Nonthaburi, Thailand: Shin Satellite Plc. (SATTEL) today announced that the Company has just signed a transponder leasing and teleport services contract with Direct Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (DMC), from Pakistan. A DMC television station, Roshni TV, will become the first, news, infotainment and educational programming channel based Pakistan.
Thaicom 3 will transmit Roshni TV programs throughout Pakistan and other countries using its C-Band global beam. Roshni TV will also use the world class facilities at the Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.
“When choosing our satellite partner, we look for the best quality of service with value for money. We decided to use Shin Satellite as it provides us with complete, one-stop-shop transponder and teleport services at a reasonable price. In addition, the Thaicom-3 satellite is currently a hotbird platform in Pakistan with a large viewer base. We will broadcast using digital channel compression from the Thaicom Teleport Center.” said Moshin Mukhi, Director of Operations of Direct Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd.
“Our vision is to bring back the days of good intellectual humor,” continued Mr. Mukhi. “With constructive and result oriented critique, involving our viewers in a thought process to raise their understanding of the current global scenario. We foresee ourselves as a socially responsible corporate citizen, working to achieve an end to social conflicts and cultural gaps.”
“Our objective is to provide scientific, social and cultural information to the Pakistani masses at home, and abroad. With Thaicom 3’s global beam, we can bring Roshni TV to viewers in many countries. In addition, our news reporting team is one of the largest in the country and without any support from periodicals or daily print media; Roshni TV is all set to take the country and viewers by storm,” said Mr. Mukhi.
Mr. Pradeep Unni, Vice President of Shin Satellite added, “Many do not realize that Thaicom has been transmitting many Pakistani television channels since 2004. The Company is honored that Roshni TV has chosen Thaicom 3 satellite as its platform. Our Thaicom and DTH Center is one of the best teleport centers in the region equipped with advanced compression technology. We provide not only teleport facilities, but also full turnkey solutions At present, we have more than 30 channels from South Asia, including Pakistan, India, Nepal, Maldives and Bangladesh, operating at our teleport. Next year, we will continue to expand our video services in South Asia with the forthcoming THAICOM 5 satellite, due for launch mid-2006.”
Roshni TV will commence test transmissions at the beginning of January 2006. Presently, Shin Satellite serves 11 television channels from Pakistan, including UNI Plus, KTN, APNA, Sindh TV, VIBE, Rung TV, Labbaik, KTN 2 (Kashish TV), Quami Akhbar (Dhoom TV), TV2DAY, and ROSHNI TV.
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Mrs. Janaskorn Pongchabubnapa or Ms Piyanuch Sujpluem, Investor and Public Relations, Shin Satellite Plc, 41/103 Rattanathibet Rd., Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand. Tel. (66 2) 591-0736 to 49 Ext. 8495 or 8494 Fax. (66 2) 591-0724, email:
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Shin Satellite contact:
Ms. Nuchsara Thoundthad,
Public Relations, Shin Satellite Plc,
41/103 Rattanathibet Rd., Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand.
Tel. (66 2) 591-0736 to 49 Ext. 8493
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