Singapore - CASBAA’s annual Satellite Industry Forum will take place on June 17, 2013 at the Shangri-La, Singapore. The Association’s comprehensive forum on the thriving satellite market in the Asia-Pacific will examine An Industry in Transition this year, highlighting key issues top-of-mind with stakeholders in the region. This year’s forum will look into the worries about spectrum access, market access and regulatory regimes and identifying growth markets and future trends in … [Read more...] about CASBAA’s Satellite Industry Forum 2013 to highlight key issues with regional stakeholders
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CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 to be held in Singapore on June 17
CASBAA’s Satellite Industry Forum 2013 “An Industry In Transition” - organised by CASBAA and sponsored by AsiaSat, MEASAT and Space Systems/Loral, will be held in Singapore on June 17 at the Shangri-La. With opening keynote by Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, the forum aims to provide beneficial insights into the state of the satellite industry and what lies ahead. Attendees of the forum include Andrew Jordan, CEO of Eutel Asia, Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks … [Read more...] about CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 to be held in Singapore on June 17
AsiaSat announces annual results
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (AsiaSat) has announced its 2012 annual results for the year ended December 31, 2012. The company reported a turnover of HK$1,884,904,000 (up 10% from last year) – this includes a one-off revenue contribution of HK$311 million from customers resulting from the enactment of the Finance Act in India in 2012; Profit attributable to shareholders of HK$914,491,000 (up 11%); Earnings per share of HK$2.34 (up 11%); Proposed … [Read more...] about AsiaSat announces annual results
AsiaSat divests its interest in SpeedCast
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has signed an agreement with SpeedCast Acquisitions Limited for the disposal of its entire interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, SpeedCast Holdings Limited (SpeedCast). Following the conclusion of the transaction, AsiaSat will continue to be a significant supplier of satellite capacity and technical services for SpeedCast. Since its inception in 1999, SpeedCast has used AsiaSat’s satellite capacity for the … [Read more...] about AsiaSat divests its interest in SpeedCast
MediaCorp’s Channel NewsAsia renews on AsiaSat 3S
Hong Kong, 29 August 2012 – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced that regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, is continuing its distribution carriage on AsiaSat 3S. MCN International Pte. Ltd., which operates Channel NewsAsia, has renewed its contract to beam its signals in the Asia-Pacific region. Channel NewsAsia offers news programming and content with unique Asian perspectives. The channel is widely available to all Asian cable and satellite DTH … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s Channel NewsAsia renews on AsiaSat 3S
Arabic channels Dubai TV and Dubai Sports join AsiaSat 5
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced that Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) has signed a contract to broadcast two free-to-air satellite channels, Dubai TV and Dubai Sports, throughout the Asia-Pacific region on AsiaSat 5. Dubai TV, the state TV channel of the Emirate of Dubai, broadcasts events and activities taking place in Dubai and in the UAE along with local news, financial programmes and Arabic family dramas to a wide global audience. The Dubai … [Read more...] about Arabic channels Dubai TV and Dubai Sports join AsiaSat 5