International cable companies may consider looking to an international cable association in their country to work together on guidelines and regulations of the industry. Propriety and television quality are certainly an issue with networks pushing the bar on what they can get away with. Cable international TV can encompass sports, soap operas, news programming and prime time, but all of which has an obligation to the viewer to offer quality programming that is age appropriate during the times it is run during the day or night.

International cable TV affiliations work together for self regulation as well as to promote their programs worldwide. Consider how CSI Miami is most watched international show on the planet. Promoting your programming internationally can be just as important or even more so that promoting it domestically.

To make the most of international cable television associations:

1. Find the international cable association in your country.

2. Consider membership to the international cable association in your country.

3. Look to networking with other international cable companies.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Check out international cable companies and international cable television associations in Europe

European countries offer many international cable television associations and cable company opportunities. Consider membership or advertising with one of these organizations.

I recommend: Find out about membership to the British Cables Association (BCA). Learn about Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) Europe Membership Application. Contact Cable Europe for more information.

Check out even more international cable TV affiliations and companies

Reach farther than the traditional international cable association groups like Great Britain, France or Italy. Check out cable and satellite international companies in Asia, Australia or Western Europe for more variety.

I recommend: Find out about membership to the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). Look at the English translation on information the Lithuanian Cable Television Association. Find out about corporate governance Austar United Communications Limited (AUSTAR), one of the subscription television providers in Australia.

Consider the international cable companies in our own country

While not international to us, US international cable companies and international cable network associations are part of an international network to the rest of the world. Join one of these organizations to help promote American television abroad.

I recommend: Attend an event of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Look at industry affairs of the American Cable Association. Check out conferences, events and sponsorships of Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  It usually never hurts to be a part of multiple international cable television associations, but make sure that your group by-laws do not prohibit you to cross network between groups.
• •  Reading up on your group's international cable association by-laws is also another great way to familiarize yourself with your groups rules and regulations within, as well as it should be the first place that you look to for questions or to settle an internal dispute.