Euronews has signed two agreements to expand its presence in Southeast Asia. It has increased its Malaysian distribution by +70%, joining one of the country's major operators, Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN), to increase its digital cable distribution with 50,000 new subscribed households. The Malaysian "Basic Pack" subscribers now have access to Euronews' English and soon also to its Arabic service. This agreement will extend Euronews’ broadcasting on top of its existing broadcasting via … [Read more...] about Euronews expands in South-East Asia
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Asian territory updates on bid for EPL
According to todayonline.com, StarHub plans to re-negotiate for the rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL), now known as Barclay’s Premier League, as a way to maintain its competitive edge. The report quoted Chief Executive Neil Montefiore as saying, "When we took the Euro Cup on an exclusive basis, we priced it around S$60-S$70 depending on when you bought it. Generally, the feedback was that was too much, so I think we'd have to price significantly below that on a monthly … [Read more...] about Asian territory updates on bid for EPL
Multi Channels Asia inks major channel deal with Asian Broadcasting Network
Multi Channels Asia (MCA), one of Asia-Pacific’s leading distributors of independent pay TV channels, recently concluded a major channel carriage agreement with new Malaysian cable television operator Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN). The eight-channel carriage agreement includes established names such as Bloomberg Television, KidsCo, NDTV 24/7, NDTV Good Times, NDTV India and Outdoor Channel. In addition, MCA has achieved launches for Havoc 247 and Motorvision—both being new … [Read more...] about Multi Channels Asia inks major channel deal with Asian Broadcasting Network
Succeeding in Malaysia’s increasingly competitive TV market
Virat Patel The consumer is the winner More and more players are challenging Malaysia’s incumbent pay-TV operator (Astro) and its FTA broadcaster (Media Prima). They believe that the 50% of Malaysian households that do not subscribe to pay-TV will come into play as technology innovation reduces access costs and as household incomes rise. Telekom Malaysia (TM), Maxis, YTL, ABN and several other niche players have either launched new services or have them in the pipeline. As is … [Read more...] about Succeeding in Malaysia’s increasingly competitive TV market
