Singapore – Cable operator StarHub is revising its residential cable TV monthly subscription rates by an additional $2, before GST, from August 1. Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions and Content, explained that this rate revision is necessary because of rising
Hong Kong – The satellite industry is poised for on-going growth in the region, according to experts at the recently concluded CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore. With delegates and speakers drawn from around the world, the CASBAA Forum provided a platform for the global
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. reached a milestone this week with its high-definition services. The company confirmed a deal with Encompass Digital Media to distribute the ESPN HD and STAR Cricket HD channels in Asia. Jarod Lopez, Director of Sales, Broadcast
Luxembourg - Intelsat S.A. confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a $1.3 billion fleet investment program in the Asia-Pacific region. The program is designed to refresh and expand satellite capacity available for media programmers and communications providers
Hong Kong – Pakistan’s ARY Digital Network has signed a new agreement for one 36 MHz C-band transponder with Asia Satellite Telecommunications on AsiaSat 3S to deliver a bouquet of up to 11 satellite channels across the Asia-Pacific region. ARY Digital Network's offerings on
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Global has entered into a contract with Astrium SAS for the procurement of the MEASAT-3b satellite. The agreement was executed by a MEASAT Global subsidiary company. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform, MEASAT-3b will provide an additional 48 Ku-Band transponders
Hong Kong - Content costs are the number one concern affecting overall business in 2011 (71.4%) followed by distribution costs and regulatory environment (both 42.9%), according to a recent survey conducted by CASBAA on platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of
Kuala Lumpur - The MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT) Group has signed an agreement with THAICOM Public Company Ltd for the Malaysian payload of the THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR) satellite. The agreement was executed by a MEASAT subsidiary. The agreement allows a MEASAT subsidiary company to
Hong Kong - Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced the major expansion of its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. The project consists of a 900 square metre addition for equipment and a 600 square metre area for additional TVROs, and the construction of
Singapore - StarHub will launch a dedicated ScreenSingapore Channel on its TV platform on channel 101 from 7pm on June 1, till midnight on June 19. ScreenSingapore Channel will air snippets of the film event's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Masterclass and 'In
