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TAS To Launch Up To 50 TV Channels On NSS-11

The coverage area of the NSS-11 satellite.
by Staff Writers
The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 17, 2009
SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced at CASBAA/CommunicAsia in Singapore that it has concluded a multi-year agreement with TAS to provide three transponders on the NSS-11 satellite to distribute up to 50 Chinese television channels to cable housholds in Taiwan.

Teleport Access Services (TAS) is the leading cable programming distributor in Taiwan, with a total of 115 channels currently being uplinked to 4 different satellites.

States Yu-Chun Kuo, President of TAS: "The NSS-11 satellite provides optimal coverage of our target market in Taiwan, allowing for reliable, high-performance cable feeds to some 7 million Taiwanese cable TV households. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES."

Elias Zaccack, Vice President of Sales, Asia-Pacific at SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES, concurs: "With more than 155 TV channels on board, NSS-11 is establishing itself as a leading video neighborhood over Asia-Pacific. NSS-11 provides access to the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea. Currently, the satellite carries channels in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog and Korean. "

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