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Apart from continuing opportunities for cable TV growth, TVA charts the impact of long-distance delivery via cable.

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WWE smacks down in Asia
Cable, 1 June 2008

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is no stranger to the Asia Pacific, with loyal fans strewn across the region from Japan and Korea, through South and Southeast Asia, down to Australia and New Zealand. Recently, Taj TV’s Ten Sports brought WWE Superstar The Great Khali back [...]

High five for AsiaSat
Cable, 1 June 2008

“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 [...]

Meeting digital demands
Cable, 1 June 2008

The recent deployments of PPV and even VOD/SVOD have been primarily driven by platforms looking for competitive advantage, and to reduce subscriber churn. And as demand for applications surges in the region, emerging technologies such as IPTV and mobile TV are opening up new [...]

Asian markets benefit from Open Skies policy
Cable, 1 June 2008

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 [...]

The case for DTT
Cable, 1 June 2008

There is much talk about the ‘digital dividend’—the potential rewards for governments through spectrum auctions following the closure of analogue TV services. There are also consumer benefits, with the introduction of additional channels, interactive content, better quality pictures [...]

Singapore kick-start for NBCU channels’ July launch
Cable, 28 May 2008

Singapore - A carriage deal with Singapore’s StarHub in July will be the first in a series across the region for NBC Universal Global Networks’ SCI FI and Universal Channels. The third SCI FI channel in the region, as well as the first Universal Channel, will debut on StarHub [...]

StarHub channel repackaging expected this week
Cable, 27 May 2008

Singapore – Changes to StarHub Digital Cable’s offering packages are expected to be announced later this week and rolled out end-May 2008. Channels in the Family Plus (higher) tier are expected to be re-grouped by genre and sold as different packs – with some migrating to newly-created [...]

Discovery to integrate India and Asia
Cable, 26 May 2008

Delhi/Singapore – From July 1, 2008, Discovery Networks International will integrate its businesses in India and Asia, promoting Rahul Johri, senior vice president, advertising sales, Discovery Networks India, to senior vice president and country manager, to take on management responsibility [...]

AAAN’s The Biography Channel to roll out in Singapore and the Philippines
Cable, 26 May 2008

Singapore – AETN All Asia Networks’ (AAAN) The Biography Channel (BIO) is set to debut May 27, 2008 in Singapore on StarHub Digital Cable and on various cable operators in the Philippines. BIO is the third channel to roll out from AAAN, the JV between A&E Television Networks [...]

AXN Beyond set for Singapore bow
Cable, 26 May 2008

Singapore – StarHub and SPE Networks-Asia will launch AXN spin-off channel AXN Beyond on StarHub Digital Cable from May 27, 2008. Singapore becomes AXN Beyond’s third territory, adding to Hong Kong’s now TV and SkyCable in the Philippines. AXN Beyond offers a mix of programming [...]