Channel NewsAsia Renews on AsiaSat 3S

29 August 2012

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 networks, terrestrial television stations, hotel networks and private viewers under AsiaSat 3S’s region-wide C-band footprint, which reaches more than 50 countries. From January 2013, Channel NewsAsia will start broadcasting “live” news 24 hours a day, as part of its plans to serve a wider international audience.

“We have enjoyed our long standing relationship with AsiaSat. We’ve been on the satellite since 2003 and it has served our viewers in the region well. As we look to extend to more markets in the next phase of the channel’s growth, we are happy to continue this partnership with AsiaSat,” said Woon Chuk Chan, Vice President, Channel Distribution, Channel NewsAsia.

William Wade, President and Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat said, “We are very pleased to extend our long-term partnership with Channel NewsAsia. We appreciate the vote of confidence for our service. We look forward to continuing to support the expansion initiatives of Channel NewsAsia, bringing ‘live’ news around the clock to Asian viewers through the exceptional access and power of AsiaSat 3S.”