[Satellite Today 10-09-09] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) and Macau Special Administrative Region‟s public broadcaster, TDM, signed an agreement for television broadcasting service across more than 50 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, AsiaSat announced Oct. 8.

            TDM Satellite Channel, Macau, a new satellite TV channel from TDM, has begun free-to air-broadcasting via AsiaSat 5, which began operations in September.

            “The launch of TDM Satellite Channel, Macau on Asia’s newest satellite, AsiaSat 5, marks a major milestone in television broadcasting in Macau,” Manuel Gonçalves, CEO of TDM, said in a statement. In addition to TDM’ s programming, we

will bring to viewers a diverse range of television content through collaboration with Chinese  broadcasters and public broadcasters from Portuguese-speaking countries. Our objective is  to establish a cross-cultural platform for China, Portuguese-speaking community and  overseas Chinese.”

AsiaSat 5 Enters Service   Satellite Today   September 22, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 09-22-09] The AsiaSat 5 satellite has entered into commercial service, AsiaSat announced Sept. 21. AsiaSat 5, a Space Systems/Loral 1300 satellite, is located at 100.5 degrees East, where it will replace AsiaSat 2. Transfer…

AsiaSat Scales Back 2009 Expectations   Satellite Today   August 26, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-09] AsiaSat Chairman Mi Zeng Xin scaled back expectations for his company s overall performance in 2009, stating that the company now expects results similar to 2008, according to a statement in AsiaSat s first-half 2009…

AsiaSat and EchoStar to Provide DTH Services in Asia   Satellite Today   June 3, 2009
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] AsiaSat and EchoStar have formed a partnership to deliver direct-to-home (DTH) services throughout Asia, the companies announced June 2. The operators aim to deliver a digital satellite television service to Taiwan…