BT Delivers BBC’s
Asian TV Feed and
Radio Services on
AsiaSat 5
5 May 2015
AsiaSat has
reached an agreement
with BT to deliver
BBC World Service
Asia feed of 33
radio channels in 21
languages.
These services
are being
distributed in
C-band on AsiaSat 5
from the orbital
location of 100.5E
to BBC’s short and
medium-wave
transmitter sites,
as well as to FM
partners and
rebroadcasters in
Asia and
Australasia. The
services which are
tailored to the
region constitute an
essential part of
BBC’s global
distribution
service. With
AsiaSat 5, the BBC
services are
reaching an
ever-growing
audience in Asia.
William Wade,
President and Chief
Executive Officer of
AsiaSat said, “We
thank BT and BBC for
choosing AsiaSat as
their long-term
satellite partner
for the distribution
of services in Asia.
BBC’s
commencement of
service has
significantly
expanded our
portfolio of
information and
entertainment
services on AsiaSat
5. This partnership
between AsiaSat and
BBC offers a diverse
range of high
quality content from
one of the world’s
leading public
service broadcasters
to a broad Asian
audience.”
Mark
Wilson-Dunn, Vice
President BT Media &
Broadcast said, “Our
successful
partnership with
AsiaSat enhances our
distribution
services to BBC in
terms of service
performance and
audience reach in
Asia. We look
forward to growing
our business with
AsiaSat.”
Nigel Fry,
Head of Distribution
for BBC World
Service Group, said,
“We are pleased to
have BT and
AsiaSat’s support in
enhancing the
distribution network
for our radio and
television services
in Asia. AsiaSat
offers the
penetration and
neighbourhood, which
is second to none.
With the powerful
AsiaSat 5, we are
able to reach the
diverse Asian
audience more
effectively.”
