Arqiva Secures
C-band Capacity on
AsiaSat for
Distributing Sports
Events in Asia and
Australasia
8 April 2014
AsiaSat has signed a
contract with Arqiva
Limited for C-band
capacity on AsiaSat
5 to distribute
sports events
throughout Asia and
Australasia.
Arqiva will use
AsiaSat 5, Asia’s
prime sports content
delivery platform,
to distribute a wide
range of elite
sports events,
including football,
cricket, volleyball
and tennis, to
broadcasters and
platform operators
across the
Asia-Pacific region.
David Crawford,
Managing Director of
Satellite & Media at
Arqiva, said, “Asia
is a strategically
important region for
us. We’ve recently
opened an office in
Singapore and
introduced a
teleport service in
Hong Kong where we
provide fibre
connectivity. Our
focus on sport is
critical to our
success in the
region and this new
relationship with
AsiaSat will provide
flexible bandwidth
and capacity for our
customers in the
Asia and Australasia
region. We look
forward to
developing our
relationship and
growing our sports
business in the
region.”
“We are pleased that
Arqiva has selected
AsiaSat to expand
its distribution
service in the Asia
Pacific. The
addition of a
quality client such
as Arqiva,
demonstrates the
value of AsiaSat for
the distribution of
major sports events
in the region.
AsiaSat’s excellent
access to major
Asian terrestrial
and pay TV platforms
meets our clients’
broadcast and
distribution needs
for servicing such a
wide region,” said
William Wade,
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
AsiaSat.
AsiaSat offers
occasional use
capacity across its
satellite fleet for
content distribution
and live coverage of
sports, breaking
news and special
events in Asia.
AsiaSat’s satellites
have become an
integral part of
many broadcasters
and media companies’
global content
delivery network for
distributing
entertainment, news
and live
international sports
events such as the
Olympics Games and
the FIFA World Cup.
