[Satellite TODAY 01-04-10] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) for multiple Ku-band transponders on AsiaSat 5, the operator announced Dec. 31.
VTC will use the capacity to support a new premium DTH service in Vietnam in early 2010. AsiaSat 5 will distribute up to 30 HD and 70 SD television channels to households in Vietnam.
“AsiaSat 5 provides powerful coverage to enhance our DTH service to our home market and the transponder capacity to expand our line-up of HD and SD premium television channels to viewers across the country,” Thai Minh Tan, general director of VTC, said in a statement.
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