Kuala Lumpur– MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd (“MEASAT”) and PLANETCAST Media Services Limited (“PLANETCAST”) announced an agreement providing PLANETCAST with premium video distribution services across India. The agreement looks to increase in particular HD and 4K/UHD offerings in India with the potential to expand across the Asia Pacific. Under the terms of the agreement, PLANETCAST has signed for capacity on MEASAT- 3a’s global C-band beam.

The satellite is located at 91.5°E, Asia’s preferred HD and 4K/UHD neighbourhood. PLANETCAST is a market leader in providing managed services to the broadcasting industry in India and neighbouring countries with a rapidly growing footprint across Southeast Asia. Through this agreement, PLANETCAST is able to leverage MEASAT’s industry-leading video expertise and can now offer top-class HD and 4K/UHD video distribution solutions from the region’s leading video hotslot.