TELCOM
Satellites
TV to
Launch a
New DTH
Platform
with ABS-3A
at 3°W
in
Nigeria
28th
June
2017
ABS and
Telcom
Satellites
TV
(TSTV)
signed a
multi-transponder
agreement
to
deliver
a
Direct-to-Home
(DTH)
broadcast
service
into
Nigeria
on
ABS-3A.
The new
platform
is
scheduled
to be
launched
on 25th
July
2017 and
will be
distributed
on
ABS-3A
satellite,
Africa
beam
which is
located
at the
prime
video
neighborhood
of 3°W.
The
service
will air
over 100
TV
channels,
and the
number
is
expected
to grow
to 150
soon
after.
Audiences
will be
able to
enjoy
unbeatable
innovations,
local
and
foreign
content
and the
best of
entertainment
programmes.
“TSTV is
providing
a ground
breaking
option
from a
dominated
marketplace.”
said
Bright
Echefu,
the
Managing
Director/CEO
of TSTV.
“We are
excited
to
partner
with ABS
in
delivering
an array
of high
quality
programming.
Our
vision
is to
provide
premium
video
experience
to
Nigerians
at
affordable
prices.
Our
services
will
enable
the
viewers
to
experience
HD and
SD video
and
internet
surfing
at the
same
time. We
are the
first
indigenous
local
operator
in the
region
to
launch
such a
premium
platform
with a
variety
of
services
to
Nigerians,
who have
been so
far
paying
exorbitant
prices
to
foreign
operators.”
“The
addition
of the
Nigeria
DTH
platform
from
TSTV has
undoubtedly
strengthened
ABS’
presence
in
Africa,”
said Tom
Choi,
CEO of
ABS.
“TSTV
has the
right content
and
premium
product
to
satisfy
the
growing
demand
of
Nigeria.
We
hope ABS-3A
can
assist
them to
take
Nollywood
to great
heights.
ABS has
strategically
located its
newly
launched
satellites
at prime
video
neighborhoods
at 3°W,
75°E and
159°E.
We have
successfully
developed
DTH
platforms
across Africa,
Bangladesh,
Nepal,
Indonesia,
South
Asia and
Russia/CIS.
Our goal
is to
bring
quality
and
affordable
entertainment
to a
wider
population.”
The
ABS-3A
satellite
is a new
pillar
for high
profile
broadcast
contribution in
Africa,
MENA,
Europe,
and the
Americas.
Its wide
Ku-band
Africa
beam has
extended
new
possibilities
for
video
distribution
across
the
region.
The
orbital
slot of
our beam
at 3°W
gives an
advantage
to
Nigeria
due to
its high
elevation
angle
and
clear
line of
sight
across
the
country.
