Singapore - GlobeCast is extending its service range in Asia with the upcoming launch of a playout and media management centre at its regional headquarters in Singapore. Scheduled for October, the launch follows GlobeCast’s acquisition of Pacific Century Matrix in Hong Kong, and [...]
Hong Kong - Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has announced the appointment of Arlene Kahng as general counsel. She assumes responsibility for all legal matters associated with developing and operating satellite-based businesses. Prior to joining ABS, Kahng was associate general [...]
What have been ABS’s most significant deals and developments in the past 6-12 months? In the past 12 months, ABS has seen unprecedented growth of our business. We achieved our fill factor from 50% to 90% and increased the amount of television channels available on our satellite [...]
“we have made some notable achievements over the past year. In the area of satellite transponder leasing, we renewed the contracts with several major customers and added new clients from the broadcast sector that successfully expanded the broadcast neighbourhood of our satellite [...]
The launch of MEASAT-3 (M3) allowed MEASAT to support the growth of core DTH customers in Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, towards the end of 2007 we reached agreement with Antrix, the commercial arm of the ISRO, to support the launch of the Reliance DTH platform in India. Reliance [...]
the purpose of the study was to analyse regulation of the satellite services industry in 21 countries across Asia, divided by size and value into primary markets and secondary markets. Although the focus was to examine key aspects of regulatory effectiveness – and not to simply [...]
May Yin Oh Senior Director of Business Development for Greater China and India, Qualcomm MediaFLO Technologies. Mobile television is now a reality in 12 Asia-Pacific countries and consumer demand in Asia is growing faster than the rest of world. ABI Research estimates there will [...]
Singapore – NL Yellow River Satellite TV, a US$50 million joint venture between China Yellow River Television & Broadcasting Media (CYRTB) and Singapore’s Net Leader Holdings, is targeting a Q3 launch to some 220million people in China and Southeast Asia. A Net Leader spokeperson [...]
Singapore – NL Yellow River Satellite TV, a US$50 million joint venture between China Yellow River Television & Broadcasting Media (CYRTB) and Singapore’s Net Leader Holdings, is targeting a Q3 launch to some 220million people in China and Southeast Asia. A Net Leader spokeperson [...]
UBI World TV, multi-cultural subscription TV and radio broadcaster has brought on board international sports TV channel Setanta Sports to offer professional live sporting entertainment from around the world to subscribers in Australia. Targeting migrant homes across Australia, [...]