PGNL Chooses MEASAT
for International
Distribution
1 August 2014
MEASAT Satellite
Systems Sdn. Bhd.
announced an
agreement with
Pilipinas Global
Network Limited
("PGN Limited") for
capacity on
MEASAT-3.
Under the terms of
the agreement, PGN
Limited will use
MEASAT-3’s global
beam to
distribute the
Aksyon TV
International and
Kapatid TV5 channels
to over 120
countries
across Asia Pacific,
Australia, the
Middle East and
Eastern Africa.
Kapatid TV5 is a
24-hour general
entertainment
Tagalog language
channel and prides
itself in its
ability to capture
the pulse of the
Filipino people.
AksyonTV
International is a
24-hour Tagalog
language channel
dedicated to
bringing the latest
in News and
Philippine Sports.
“PGN Limited will
leverage on
MEASAT-3’s excellent
coverage to expand
international
distribution of
Kapatid TV5 and
AksyonTV
International,” said
Claro Carmelo "Ito"
Ramirez, President &
CEO, PGN Limited.
“MEASAT-3’s
established orbital
location is
already accessible
to many pay TV
operators and we
look forward to
bringing our
homegrown content
across to more
Filipinos all over
Asia-Pacific, Middle
East and
Africa.”
“MEASAT is pleased
to welcome PGN
Limited to Asia’s
premier video
neighbourhood,”
said Raj Malik, SVP
– Sales and
Marketing, MEASAT.
“We wish PGN Limited
much
success in bringing
high quality
Filipino programming
to audiences across
Asia and
Africa.”