The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), in a collaboration with Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS), selected AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat’s prime occasional use (OU) platform, for live coverage of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Asia-Pacific. During the event coverage, ABU Sports team on the ground managed the production of live broadcast signals at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Birmingham. TBS’s expert broadcast solutions team handled the turnaround, uplinking of live … [Read more...] about AsiaSat partners with ABU and Telstra to bring the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games live to the Asia Pacific
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Euronews launches on Singapore operator StarHub
Euronews, Europe's leading international news channel, has launched recently on StarHub, a leading homegrown Singapore company delivering world-class communications, entertainment, and digital solutions. Since the summer, Euronews' English language edition has been available in HD across the whole APAC region, via Asiasat 5. StarHub is the first operator to access this functionality. StarHub customers on StarHub's Entertainment+ Pass and English Entertainment Pass are the first in the Asia … [Read more...] about Euronews launches on Singapore operator StarHub
AsiaSat distributes live coverage of 2018 Asian Games
HONG KONG – Asia Satellite Telecommunications will be supporting live coverage of the 2018 Asian Games with AsiaSat 5. The 18th Asian Games, co-hosted by the cities of Jakarta and Palembang of Indonesia, includes 40 sports, to be contested by over 11,000 athletes from 45 participating countries and regions. Live HD coverage of the Games from the opening ceremony on 18 August to the closing on 2 September will be telecast across AsiaSat 5’s C-band footprint for viewers … [Read more...] about AsiaSat distributes live coverage of 2018 Asian Games
C Music TV HD launching at CASBAA Convention 2014
Hong Kong and London – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), Asia’s satellite operator, and C Music Entertainment Limited in London, England have signed an agreement to launch C Music TV HD across Asia on AsiaSat 5 at 100.5°E from 1 November. This deal makes the multiple award-winning classical and film music-video channel available in South East Asia, Australasia and India for the first time. The addition of C Music TV HD will notably broaden the range of … [Read more...] about C Music TV HD launching at CASBAA Convention 2014
beIN SPORTS HD channels on AsiaSat 5
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced on June 11 that two high-definition (HD) sports channels of the leading global sports network beIN SPORTS are now being transmitted by AsiaSat 5 in Hong Kong and Thailand. These new additions underscore AsiaSat’s capability in accessing millions of Asian sports fans with its vast portfolio of sports programming. The two beIN SPORTS channels, named beIN SPORTS 1 and 2, feature a compelling range of … [Read more...] about beIN SPORTS HD channels on AsiaSat 5
VIVA+ launches new DTH services on AsiaSat 5
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and PT. Digital Media announced on April 22 the launch of VIVA+, a brand new prepaid direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service utilising multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5 at 100.5 degrees East to serve the fast-growing Indonesian pay DTH market. The new DTH offering will initially consist of 2 HD and 35 SD channels including the “9 Ultimate World Cup Channels” dedicated to broadcast the upcoming FIFA … [Read more...] about VIVA+ launches new DTH services on AsiaSat 5
