Zuku today announced that it will carry STAR channels across Wananchi’s cable and DTH platforms immediately, as part of a drive to increase its TV offering. Zuku’s one year carriage agreement with STAR will see four channels – STAR Plus, Gold, News and One, being broadcast. The channels will be carried on cable and DTH platforms, initially in Kenya only, then eventually in Uganda and Tanzania, and beyond that in other territories in Wananchi’s footprint. The deal means … [Read more...] about Zuku continues expansion drive
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Trace leaves HD mark in Asia
Hong Kong – TRACE Sports HD has launched in Asia, bringing stories about sports celebrities to Asian sport enthusiasts via the Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) 5 satellite and is available to all distributors across the Asia-Pacific region. TRACE features up close, factual and lifestyle entertainment content exclusively dedicated to sports celebrities. With unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access to the world’s sporting elite, it is the gateway to the lives of … [Read more...] about Trace leaves HD mark in Asia
Zuku Zees Indian content potential
Zuku, the service package from Wananchi Group, today announced it will carry Zee channels across Wananchi’s cable and DTH platforms from now, as part of a drive to increase TV offering. The three year carriage agreement with Zee Network will see three channels - Zee Cinema, Zee Zing and Zee Punjabi, carried across all cable and DTH platforms. The agreement with Zee marks the presence of a big brand in Indian entertainment for Wananchi, reaching out to the substantial Indian community in … [Read more...] about Zuku Zees Indian content potential
Satellites on the up
Hong Kong – The satellite industry is poised for on-going growth in the region, according to experts at the recently concluded CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore. With delegates and speakers drawn from around the world, the CASBAA Forum provided a platform for the global and regional leadership to review the key issues affecting the industry including market demands, regulatory issues and the challenges provided to the sector by other telecoms and TV distribution services. … [Read more...] about Satellites on the up
MEASAT expands satellite fleet
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Global has entered into a contract with Astrium SAS for the procurement of the MEASAT-3b satellite. The agreement was executed by a MEASAT Global subsidiary company. Based on the Eurostar E3000 platform, MEASAT-3b will provide an additional 48 Ku-Band transponders to the 91.5°E orbital location. Designed to operate in tandem with the MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a spacecraft, the new satellite will provide high powered Ku-Band capacity for Direct-To-Home (“DTH”) … [Read more...] about MEASAT expands satellite fleet
