| MUMBAI:
Asiasat and Indiasign, India’s broadcast services provider and systems integrator,
have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly launch a C-band multiple channels
per carrier (MCPC) platform on Asiasat 2’s pan Asian coverage beam.
This will offer
broadcasters a one-stop transmission solution to distribute television and radio
services to cable and satellite networks, terrestrial stations, hotels and individual
home viewers across Asia and Australasia. This
new MCPC platform on Asiasat 2 will be operated by Indiasign’s teleport in
New Delhi where it will provide uplink and distribution services to Indian broadcasters
through Asiasat’s C-band transponder capacity on Asiasat 2.
Indiasign COO Anoop Bhatia says, “We are very excited to have forged a new
partnership with Asia’s leading satellite operator to offer premium broadcast
solution to broadcasters in India. Asiasat operates a very successful satellite
fleet that enjoys the best audience access in India and across Asia with premier
broadcasters Star, Zee and Sahara One onboard. "
We look forward to launching this new AsiaSat 2 MCPC platform from our New Delhi
teleport to offer broadcasters in India the highest quality and most reliable
satellite uplink and distribution solutions for accessing the massive audiences
in India and beyond.” Asiasat
CEO Peter Jackson says, “We are very pleased that we have further expanded
our service portfolio to Indian broadcasters through our collaboration with Indiasign.
India has Asia’s most exciting broadcast market and we see a surge in demand
from local broadcasters for more comprehensive and cost effective broadcast solutions.
"The
launch of this new MCPC platform will meet the requirements of broadcasters in
India and at the same time further expand AsiaSat’s exciting line up of South
Asian programming”. | 
