27 May 2010
SES WORLD SKIES, has signed a multi-year agreement with AUDIO VISUAL COMPANY JSC (AVG), a joint stock company of An Vien Group, to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for their new direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service in Vietnam.
AVG
plans
to
initially
offer
up
to
80
channels
of
television
programming
in
Vietnam,
with
service
scheduled
to
begin
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2010.
At
launch,
the
service
will
utilize
two
and
a
half
transponders.
AVG
has
an
option
for
one
more
transponder,
which
it
expects
to
exercise
in
mid-2011.
States
Pham
Nhat
Vu,
CEO
of
An
Vien
Group:
”We
selected
SES
WORLD
SKIES
high-powered
NSS-6
satellite
because
of
its
optimal
DTH
coverage
of
our
target
market.
SES
is
also
a
large
satellite
operator
with
a
fleet
of
44
satellites
and
several
more
under
construction;
therefore
we
felt
that
a
relationship
with
such
a
large
and
stable
partner
will
ensure
that
our
DTH
business
will
be
protected
and
secure
as
we
grow
this
business
in
Vietnam.”
Scott
Sprague,
Senior
Vice
President,
Sales
at
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
added:
“Vietnam
is
one
of
the
fastest
growing
pay-TV
markets
in
Asia-Pacific.
SES
WORLD
SKIES
is
proud
to
have
partnered
with
the
only
fully
private
pay-TV
operator
in
Vietnam,
and
plans
to
support
AVG’s
fast
and
robust
growth
strategy
in
that
market.”
