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  • AsiaSat taps into HERMES Live’s streaming service

    AsiaSat taps into HERMES Live’s streaming service

    NEW DELHI: Satellite solutions provider Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has signed up Hong Kong-based live-streaming platform HERMES Live as its technology partner. Under the deal, HERMES Live will provide seamless live streaming service to AsiaSat customers across the world.

    The announcement comes at a time when digital transformation is fast reshaping the way audiences consume content. The partnership will enable AsiaSat to fulfil the ever-increasing demand of customers to distribute content flexibly and affordably while attaining the maximum reach. HERMES Live provides professional, broadcast-grade video-streaming for live events, including live sports, conferences, performances and education to a wide audience across all devices. It also allows simulcasting to social media channels.

    The platform has seamlessly broadcasted several major events to a global audience, including one of the region’s most anticipated charity concerts of popular Hong Kong singer Eason Chan, which was organised earlier this year in July. The event was streamed to as many as 100 media platforms across the globe.

    It also helped livestream the annual general meetings for listed companies, with Tricor offering Hong Kong’s first and only full-function platform that enables electronic general meetings with live streaming. Apart from this, it has also provided seamless coverage of virtual conferences, interviews and commercial events including Hong Kong FinTech Week 2020, Entrepreneur Day 2020, and Sotheby’s Hong Kong Sales Live Auction.

    “It is important for us to keep pace with digital transformation by growing our services into new areas that complement our core competencies in providing the best-in-class satellite capacity and transmission solutions. We are delighted to have HERMES Live as our technology partner to offer streaming service as part of our end-to-end media solutions,” said Ina Lui, senior vice president, commercial, business development and strategy of AsiaSat.

    “We’re excited that AsiaSat has selected HERMES Live as its technology partner to complement AsiaSat’s media solution portfolio with this innovative and technology proven platform to deliver streaming service based on customers’ specific requirements,” said Wilson Yuen, chief executive officer of HERMES Live Technology Ltd.

    AsiaSat's powerful stream of satellites – which includes AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7, AsiaSat 8 and AsiaSat9 – provides access to over two-thirds of the world's population.  The new streaming service will add to AsiaSat’s end-to-end media and broadcast solutions which includes transponder capacity from some of Asia’s hotbird satellites, signal uplink, turnaround and downlink, multi-channel per carrier (MCPC) distribution platforms, fibre connectivity, playout and broadcast facilities, equipment hosting, ground equipment such as bandpass filters available for full time and occasional use.

  • AsiaSat 6 to provide video services in China

    AsiaSat 6 to provide video services in China

    MUMBAI: AsiaSat 6 has received a permit to provide video services in Mainland China.

     

    The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People’s Republic of China (SAPPRFT) has recently given permission for AsiaSat 6 to serve Chinese broadcasters for video distribution to cable headends in China.

     

    Shanghai Interactive Television Co (SiTV), a subsidiary of Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co., has signed a contract with CITICSat, which holds the exclusive right to market AsiaSat 6 capacity in China to broadcast 10 High Definition (HD) pay TV channels.

     

    “AsiaSat satellites have been serving this market with high-quality satellite services since 1990. This new permit marks a major breakthrough for AsiaSat with our re-entry into the video services market in China. We are thrilled to work alongside CITICSat in offering broadcast clients in China a better choice for high quality satellite capacity to support advanced HD broadcasting,” said AsiaSat president and CEO William Wade.

     

    “We welcome SiTV on board AsiaSat as they become the first in a list of future Chinese broadcast customers. With their service launch later in January, AsiaSat 6 is able to provide strong support for the development of HD broadcasting in China,” Wade added.

     

    AsiaSat 6, an advanced Space Systems/Loral 1300 series satellite, is designed to provide excellent power and region-wide coverage at its nominal orbital location of 120 degrees East. With its high-powered C-band transponders and a design life of 15 years, AsiaSat 6 offers high quality capacity to the growing China video market.

  • Asia Satellite Telecommunications holdings limited announcement of annual results

    Asia Satellite Telecommunications holdings limited announcement of annual results

    MUMBAI: Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (‘AsiaSat’ – SEHK: 1135), Asia’s leading satellite operator, today announces its 2013 annual results for the year ended 31 December 2013.

    A YEAR OF CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

     

    Financial Summary:

    *  Turnover from continuing operations    HK$1,498,631,000*    -16%

    *   Profit attributable to shareholders from continuing operations HK$747,520,000 -4%

    *  Earnings per share from continuing operations    HK$1.91 -4%

    *   Proposed final dividend per share

    *   Proposed special dividend per share    HK$0.80 HK$1.50    No change +50%

     

    * 2012 turnover included HK$311 million as a one-off revenue resulting from the enactment of the Finance Act in India in May 2012. Excluding the one-off revenue, the 2013 turnover achieved was relatively flat when compared with the previous year

     

    Operational Highlights:

    *  AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 on schedule for launch in mid 2014 to provide new C and Ku-band capacity for business growth

    *  AsiaSat 7 to fully replace AsiaSat 3S in Q2 2014 to offer enhanced power and coverage at 105.5?E

    *  Commencement of the preliminary design phase for AsiaSat 9, the AsiaSat 4’s replacement in 2017 to provide new coverage and services at 122?E

    *  New customer acquisitions and service expansion of existing customers reinforced AsiaSat’s leadership position in broadcasting service

    AsiaSat’s Chairman, Sherwood P. Dodge, said, “The launch of AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 will provide new revenue streams, as customers take advantage of the increased capacity which these powerful new satellites will bring.”

     

    “Acquiring new business in 2014 will remain a top priority. Our expanding satellite fleet and reputation for providing quality and reliable satellite capacity together with our commitment to our customers puts us in an excellent position to develop new business opportunities. The market remains highly competitive, but I believe our able management team and our high – quality services will enable us to move the business forward in 2014.”

     

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  • Asiasat to launch 2 satellites, expand fleet to 6 in 2014

    Asiasat to launch 2 satellites, expand fleet to 6 in 2014

    MUMBAI: Space launch company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and AsiaSat has inked an agreement to launch in 2014 two communications satellites using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

     

    The regional satellite operator in Asia will, thus, expand its fleet from four to six satellites in 2014.

    Asiasat president, CEO William Wade said, “We are pleased to have SpaceX as our launch partner for the two upcoming missions. We look forward to the timely and successful launches of AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8, thereby expanding our fleet from four to six satellites in 2014 to provide more high quality and comprehensive satellite services in the Asia-Pacific region”.

     

    AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 are scheduled to launch in the first half of 2014 from SpaceX’s launch complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA.

    Asiasat 6 will have 28 high-powered C-band transponders while Asiasat 8 will have 24 Ku-band transponders and a Ka-band beam. The high-powered transponders on the satellite will enable the use of small antennas on the ground. The two SS/L 1300 satellites will serve Asia, the Middle East and Australasia.

    SpaceX CEO, CTO Elon Musk said, “SpaceX is proud to be the choice of AsiaSat, a pioneer in advancing satellite communications in Asia. We are producing the most advanced launch vehicles in the world, and the international launch market has responded–commercial launches now represent over 60 per cent of our upcoming missions.”