Solomon Star News reports that football fans in Papua New Guinea will watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup live on local television – thanks to Click Pacific Limited. In accordance with its sub-license to broadcast the greatest show on earth, Click Pacific has begun to further sub-license the 64-match tournament to television stations in PNG and across the Pacific region. Managing director Richard Broadbridge said negotiations were well underway with stations in PNG, Fiji, Cook Islands and … [Read more...] about Pacific Islands to receive 2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasts
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Dentsu wins broadcast rights in Asia for upcoming Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it that has reached an agreement with Dentsu Inc. for the Olympic broadcast rights in 17 countries across Asia for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (2014) in Nanjing, China. Dentsu has acquired exclusive gatekeeper broadcaster rights for the three editions of the Games in … [Read more...] about Dentsu wins broadcast rights in Asia for upcoming Olympics
ITV Choice enters Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong - ITV Choice, part of ITV Studios, has launched on Papua New Guinea’s pay-TV platform, HiTRON. The channel is now available as part of the HiTRON Top Shelf Pak, on channel 113. The deal marks the first time that ITV Choice has expanded its reach to include the Pacific rim, and further extends the channels footprint in the Asia Pacific region. ITV Choice is now available in over 11 million households across 40 countries. The HiTRON deal distribution agreement was handled by long … [Read more...] about ITV Choice enters Papua New Guinea
SES and Pactel sign additional capacity deal for Pacific region
Luxembourg – Global satellite communications provider Pactel has broadened its partnership with SES via a multi-year capacity deal on NSS-6. Under the new capacity expansion deal, Pactel will utilise multi-transponder capacity on two SES satellites -- NSS-9 at 183 degrees East and NSS-6 at 95 degrees East. Pactel, a longstanding SES customer, will use the additional capacity to expand its voice and data service offerings within the Pacific region, enabling it to provide remote businesses … [Read more...] about SES and Pactel sign additional capacity deal for Pacific region
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