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  • Dori to launch Telenovella channel in Indonesia

    Dori to launch Telenovella channel in Indonesia

    MUMBAI: International media company Dori Media International (DMI) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Indovision, Indonesia’s first Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) provider, to launch a Telenovela TV channel in Indonesia.

    DMI will create, produce, acquire and package all content for the channel at its own expense, which will be branded under DMI’s International brand as well as under Indovision’s brand called Vision 2. The agreement is for a minimum period of 10 years, during which Indovision will pay DMI a consideration of 50 per cent from any income derived from the channel.

    Vision 2 is expected to be launched in March 2006 as the first telenovela dedicated channel in South East Asia. The channel will broadcast between 18 and 24 hours of programming per day and will be dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia.

    DMG president and CEO Nadav Palti commented, “We are very excited to launch our first international TV channel according to the planned schedule. This is in line with our strategy to become a leading international Telenovela broadcaster. Indonesia is a key market in South East Asia, and Indovision is a natural partner for us being the largest DTH operator in Indonesia and is expected to extend the reach of the channel to millions of households in the country.”

  • PanAmSat and EWTN hatch alliance

    PanAmSat and EWTN hatch alliance

    PanAmSat has announced a 15-year, transponder lease agreement with the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) which claims to be the world’s largest religious media network. 

    The new sales agreement consists of one 36 MHz c-band transponder for follow-on capacity at 133 degrees on the G1-RR satellite for US domestic distribution. PanAmSat, the provider of global video and data satellite broadcasting services, will work with the EWTN team to help the religious network enter new markets and expand its coverage around the globe. In its 20th year, EWTN claims to have become the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting programming to more than 70 million homes in 38 countries and territories on 2,500 cable systems, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV and individual satellite users. 

    EWTN Global Catholic Network claims to have more than 20 years experience in the area of religious programming. It claims a reach of more than 70 million television homes across the globe, transmitting its signal through 12 satellites (North America, Latin America, Europe, the Pacific Rim and Africa/India) with customised channels for each continent, 24-hours a day.