Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced on August 1 an agreement with Pilipinas Global Network Limited (“PGN Limited”) for capacity on MEASAT-3.

Under the terms of the agreement, PGN Limited will use MEASAT-3’s global beam to distribute the Aksyon TV International and Kapatid TV5 channels to over 120 countries across Asia Pacific, Australia, the Middle East and Eastern Africa.

“PGN Limited will leverage on MEASAT-3’s excellent coverage to expand international distribution of Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International,” said Claro Carmelo “Ito” Ramirez, President & CEO, PGN Limited. “MEASAT-3’s established orbital location is already accessible to many pay-TV operators and we look forward to bringing our home-grown content across to more Filipinos all over Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa.”

“MEASAT is pleased to welcome PGN Limited to Asia’s premier video neighbourhood,” said Raj Malik, SVP – Sales and Marketing, MEASAT. “We wish PGN Limited much success in bringing high quality Filipino programming to audiences across Asia and Africa.”