Hong Kong – Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. announced a channel distribution agreement with VTC Multimedia Corporation to distribute six of its channels on VTC’s newly launched Direct to Home (DTH) platform. VTC will distribute Turner’s flagship channels, CNN International and Cartoon Network, as well as HLN, Boomerang, TCM Turner Classic Movies and, newcomer to Asia, truTV. Distribution to VTC’s potential subscribers will begin on 1 July 2010. VTC will launch its new DTH television service using Asiasat5. The service will provide subscribers throughout Vietnam with the best of both worlds – a compelling mix of VTC’s well established local channels and a variety of popular international channels from news, kids and factual entertainment to Hollywood movies. In the Philippines, Turner Entertainment has appointed Asian Cable Communications Inc (ACCION) as the truTV distributor to support nation-wide coverage of the channel. Celebrating its network premiere in July is hit series Surf & Rescue: Dewey Beach (Sunday nights), a brand new series that takes an ‘actual’ look at what it means to be a beach lifeguard when summer vacationers hit the sand and surf. Additional programming highlights on truTV include all-new episodes of World’s Wildest Vacation Videos, Speeders and Party Heat.