Los Angeles, CA – BabyFirst, the US-based 24/7 commercial-free educational channel for babies distributed in Asia by HBO, has expanded its reach to include leading operators NexMedia, AORA and Megamedia in Indonesia, and CEPCO in Cambodia. BabyFirst can now be seen throughout Indonesia via AORA on channel 114 and on NexMedia (formerly known as MAC) on channel 101. MegaMedia will launch the BabyFirst service in Indonesia later this year. In addition, CEPCO will offer the BabyFirst channel … [Read more...] about BabyFirst grows in Asia
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Food Network continues Asian expansion
Cannes – Scripps Networks International announced that Food Network Asia is making its debut in Indonesia this October. The lifestyle channel will launch in high-definition (HD) on Indonesian Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service, aora, on channel 840. Hud Woodle, Acting General Manager of Food Network Asia, said the latest deal, the channel’s fifth launch in Asia, marks the network’s continued expansion in the region, where it is currently distributed in Singapore, the … [Read more...] about Food Network continues Asian expansion
Celestial Pictures expands its reach in Indonesia with AORA
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures has signed a carriage deal with AORA, a newly launched national satellite television provider in Indonesia. With the addition of Celestial Movies (CM) to AORA’s basic package, audiences can now access the latest Chinese and Asian blockbuster films along with AORA’s lineup of international pay-TV channels. In reaching an agreement with Celestial Pictures, AORA becomes the fourth platform in Indonesia to carry CM, following Indovision, Telkomvision and … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures expands its reach in Indonesia with AORA
MEASAT distributes Fashion One as the 14th HD channel; AORA joins MEASAT’S DTH neighbourhood
Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) announced that an agreement was signed with GlobeCast for the distribution of Fashion One HD channel via the MEASAT-3 satellite. MEASAT, together with GlobeCast, will bring the Fashion One to the Asia Pacific region, broadcasting through MEASAT’s hotbird MEASAT-3 satellite. The addition of Fashion One increases to 14 the number of high definition channels on MEASAT’s HD video neighbourhood. Fashion One HD features a selection … [Read more...] about MEASAT distributes Fashion One as the 14th HD channel; AORA joins MEASAT’S DTH neighbourhood
SPE Networks – Asia expands distribution in Indonesia with AORA
Hong Kong - SPE Networks - Asia has strengthened its presence in Indonesia as it brings its quartet of pay-TV channels, including the two newer networks - AXN BEYOND and Sony Entertainment Television - to a second pay-TV service, AORA. The new carriage deal inked with AORA sees AXN and AXN BEYOND being launched on 15 August 2009, while Animax and Sony Entertainment Television will be made available to subscribers in AORA's second launch phase targeted for later this year. … [Read more...] about SPE Networks – Asia expands distribution in Indonesia with AORA
Tiger Gate announces series of launches for new KIX and Thrill channels
Hong Kong - Tiger Gate Entertainment announced that action channel KIX and thriller/horror/suspense channel Thrill are now available on three platforms in Indonesia: Indovision, Okevision, and Aora. The channels are expanding their distribution as part of a strategy to serve the pan-Asian marketplace of more than 600 million pay-TV homes. As the first step in its planned territory-by-territory rollout, Tiger Gate launched KIX and Thrill in Indonesia on August 1 on Indovision and Okevision, the … [Read more...] about Tiger Gate announces series of launches for new KIX and Thrill channels
