China's three main telecom operators have announced their subscriber totals for August 2009. August saw the net addition of approximately 8.1 mln new mobile subscribers, of which subscribers to China Mobile comprised roughly 5.3 mln, pushing the operator's total GSM user base to 502.9 mln. In August, a total of more than 1.3 mln subscribers used China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network services. China Unicom added over 0.8 mln new GSM subs, bringing its total to nearly 141.9 mln, and China Telecom added … [Read more...] about China: Operators announce August 2009 subscriber totals
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China: Website for 60th anniversary of PRC goes online
China - The website for the grand celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China has gone online on 22 September 2009. The website (www.60newchina.cn), constructed by People's Daily Online (PD Online), offers latest news, announcement and communications, media service as well as live broadcast in Chinese (traditional and simplified) and English, and provides journalists from both home and abroad with all the information on the grand celebration marking the 60th anniversary … [Read more...] about China: Website for 60th anniversary of PRC goes online
CNN’s coverage of PRC’s 60th anniversary celebrations
As part of its coverage to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, CNN features an exclusive in-depth, half-hour ‘TALK ASIA' interview with two of China's pioneering ‘Taikonauts' - Yang Liwei and Zhai Zhigang. The network also reports live from Tiananmen Square on October 1, bringing the morning's military parade, President Hu's speech and the evening's gala and fireworks to its viewers in more than 250 million households around the world. Beijing-based … [Read more...] about CNN’s coverage of PRC’s 60th anniversary celebrations
AsiaSat 5 commences service
Hong Kong - The brand new AsiaSat 5 communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) began commercial service on September 17, at the orbital location of 100.5 degrees East with enhanced power, coverage and connectivity, for advanced satellite broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services across Asia Pacific. Following its launch on August 12 and the successful completion of in-orbit testing to verify the satellite's performance and integrity, … [Read more...] about AsiaSat 5 commences service
GT Satellite Systems and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign multiple transponder deal for Russian DTH platform on ABS-2
GT Satellite Systems S.A. (GTSS) and Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced that they have signed a long term, multiple transponder deal to provide GTSS with expansion capacity on the new ABS-2 satellite scheduled to be launched in 2012. As part of the multi-year contract, GTSS will significantly expand its existing capacity on ABS-1 by leasing multiple Ku-band transponders on the ABS-2 Russia/CIS Beam for further expansion of its TV distribution services from the most popular CATV channels … [Read more...] about GT Satellite Systems and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign multiple transponder deal for Russian DTH platform on ABS-2
India’s pay-TV will grow 60m by 2013: report
The Indian economy is weathering the worldwide downturn far better than almost any major country and is forecast to grow 4.3% this year and 6.5% the following year. While that is lower than past rates, it remains much better than Western Europe and the US, according to a new study from Screen Digest. Screen Digest predicts that the TV market will see growth too - with the number of TV households rising from 133m last year to 191m by 2013, outstripping increases in the population and households … [Read more...] about India’s pay-TV will grow 60m by 2013: report