13 June 2014: I was told that executive producer Ron Moore might arrive for this interview in a kilt. And, still at the very beginning of his Scottish adventure that could run for the next eight years or more, he did. "There's nothing like walking down the streets of L.A. in a kilt," he says.

13 June 2014: Rahul Johri is happy. In the past two years, the Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive vice president and South Asia general manager has seen Discovery Science's ratings rise six times. Sister channel, Animal Planet, is up by 77%. And the joy is spreading.

13 June 2014: The best thing that has happened to the satellite industry in Asia so far this year is..."DTH operators driving up more bandwidth requirements, increasing demand for satellite. We all know that broadcast and DTH is taking a lot of capacity in Asia.

13 June 2014: Asia's satellite industry is - mostly - in a good space right now. HD migration is in full swing. Digital terrestrial master-plans are playing out. Mobile/broadband and connectivity demands are soaring.

13 June 2014: What industry bosses said and heard at APOS"There's a place for bundling, unbundling, subscription, pre-paid, free, adex..."Rohana Rozhan, CEO, Astro

13 June 2014: Asia's satellite industry by numbers30%The percentage average annual growth of satellite company ABS every year over the past six years.