Singapore – BBC Worldwide Channels Asia has launched BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies on Thailand cable and satellite television operator TrueVisions. The four channels are part of BBC Worldwide's portfolio of channels that showcase a mix of British
Singapore – SES S.A. announced that the SES-3 satellite is being relocated from its former location over North America to Asia, an area experiencing great demand for the satellite’s capacity. The SES-3 satellite is being relocated to 108.2° East to provide coverage of the Middle
Thailand media organization Nation Group is expanding its satellite TV business with a three year Baht 500 million (US$160,000) plan. The company plans to launch at least two more stations - Krungthep Turakij and Yaowachon Channel - taking the total number of its stations to
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. Has signed an agreement with SkyVision Global Networks, for capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite across the African region. The multi-transponder deal enables SkyVision to continue providing its existing cost effective, tier-one
Singapore – Sky News and StarHub TV are launching Singapore’s first HD news channel, Sky News HD. The channel will commence airing on StarHub TV Channel 757 on 17 January. Viewers will be able to access the richer graphics of HD on content including; live video feeds from developing
A study by US PVR service TiVo, shows LIVE TV viewership has dropped 27 per cent with viewers who use broadband connected services. Data from TiVo’s audience research unit, which tracks anonymous usage across some two million TiVo devices on a second-by-second basis shows nearly
Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Measat) has appointed Zainudin bin Abdul as Vice President of Satellite Engineering and Operations and Yau Chyong Lim as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning. In his new role, bin Abdul will be responsible for overseeing
India – BIG CBS Networks is launching the fourth channel from its stable, Spark Punjabi, on 14 January. The company previously launched three channels - BIG CBS PRIME, BIG CBS LOVE and BIG CBS SPARK, in the country. Targeting the 15-years old and above audience, the channel will
Hong Kong – India's Raj Television Network has signed a lease agreement for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 5 to broadcast a bouquet of 11 satellite TV channels in the Asia-Pacific region. Raj Television Network's channel offerings on AsiaSat 5 include its flagship Tamil entertainment
Hong Kong – Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Scott Sprague as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this new position, Sprague will be responsible for managing the global sales, marketing, and operations of value added services. Prior to joining ABS, Sprague was Senior
