AXN Dramas CSI and Leverage Perform Ahead of the Competition

Singapore, 25 September, 2012 – Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia’s flagship channel AXN has seen the latest seasons of its key dramas including the crime procedural franchise CSI and heist series Leverage top ratings across Asia.

As Asia’s home of the CSI franchise, AXN offers the latest seasons of all three series first and exclusively. Since 1 January 2011, the franchise has delivered a collective reach of 60 million viewers across Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and India. Most recently, the premiere of the 10th season of CSI: Miami in August was the No.1 rated show for pay-TV 4+ audiences and professionals, managers, executives and businessmen (PMEB) audiences in its timeslot, with a 137 per cent lead and four times the ratings of the closest advertising supported network respectively.

Another AXN favourite, Leverage starring Timothy Hutton, has seen strong viewership across Southeast Asia. The drama series, now in its fourth season, claimed the No.1 spot in its timeslot, over all advertising supported channels for pay-TV audiences in Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines for its premiere broadcast from July – September 2012.

“The enduring popularity of the CSI franchise is phenomenal and its stellar ratings reaffirm AXN’s leadership position, offering the best TV crime procedurals. Leverage’s steady following over four seasons make it another top draw drama. In the months ahead, we are expecting even bigger things as AXN continues to roll out a whole new slate of thrilling programming including The Voice Season 3 which broadcasts within days of the US telecast and the highly anticipated action series Last Resort,” said Ricky Ow, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Sony Pictures Television.

CSI: New York Season 8 which debuted in May also topped its timeslot for pay-TV 4+ viewers, delivering 2.2 and 4.2 times the ratings of the next best rated advertising supported network in its timeslot, also among pay-TV 4+ audiences, and PMEB audiences respectively.

In its 12th season that bowed in April, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, drew over 94 per cent higher ratings and 2.2 times the ratings of the nearest competing advertising supported network in its timeslot among pay-TV 4+ audiences, and PMEB audiences respectively.

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About AXN Asia

AXN offers viewers a thrilling ride with an exciting slate of programs designed to exhilarate and help them escape the humdrum of daily routine. The leading English general entertainment destination among upscale, affluent adults aged 18-39, the channel delivers first run, exclusive top-rated drama series, blockbuster features, adventure and competitive reality programs from around the world, as well as made-in-Asia original productions.

Launched first in Asia in 1997, AXN has become an international channel brand that is now seen across 60 countries globally including Latin America and Europe. In Asia, the channel is now watched by 154 million viewers in more than 104 million homes across 21 countries, including close to 50 million households on a time-block basis in China.

AXN has also been available in high-definition (HD) since March 2009.

AXN ASIA is wholly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and managed by Sony Pictures Television’s Networks, Asia, which also operates pay-TV channels beTV, Animax, Sony Entertainment Television and ONE. See www.axn-asia.com for more.

About Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia, based in Singapore, was established in 1997 as the Asia headquarters for Sony Pictures Television Networks. It operates five ad-supported 24/7 channel brands in the region which are wholly-owned by Sony Pictures.

AXN is the home of thrilling entertainment; beTV is the place to be for the best of light, engaging and easy-viewing entertainment; Sony Entertainment Television is a female-skewing channel offering ‘wickedly juicy’ shows; Animax offers anime programming for all; and ONE, the gem of Asian general entertainment, is powered by prime and current Korean content.

Media Contact
Madison Communications
Peter Ip
(852) 6275 7043
peter@madison.asia

[1] Based on combined audience reach for Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and India.

Source: Kantar Media Singapore / Philippines, AGB NMR Malaysia / Taiwan, TAM India (1 Jan 2011 – 18 Sep 2012)

[1] Based on combined audience rating ‘000 for Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Telecast details: Wed 9:05-10:00pm (Singapore, Malaysia); Wed 10:00-10:55pm (Philippines)

Source: Kantar Media Singapore/ Philippines, AGB NMR Malaysia (8 Aug-19 Sep 2012) / Kantar Media Philippines (19 Sep 2012)

[1] Based on combined ratings ‘000 for Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines.

Telecast details: Mon 10:00-10:55pm (Singapore, Malaysia)/ Sun 9:00-9:55pm (Philippines)

Source: Kantar Media Singapore, AGB NMR Malaysia (9 Jul – 17 Sep 2012) Kantar Media Philippines (8 Jul – 16 Sep 2012).

[1] Based on combined audience rating ‘000 for Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines.

Telecast details: Wed 10:00-10:55pm

Source: Kantar Media Singapore / Philippines, AGB NMR Malaysia (16 May-5 Sep 2012)

[1] Based on combined audience rating ‘000 for Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Telecast details: Tue 10:00-10:55pm (Singapore, Malaysia);Mon 10:00-10:55pm (Philippines)

Source: Kantar Media Singapore, AGB NMR Malaysia (3 Apr-28 Aug 2012) / Kantar Media Philippines (16 Apr-10 Sep 2012)

Eutelsat Communications Expands footprint to high growth Asia-Pacific markets

Eutelsat Communications Concludes Acquisition of GE-23 Expanding footprint to high growth Asia-Pacific markets

Paris, 25 September, 2012 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, today announced closure of the transaction to acquire the GE-23 satellite, associated customer contracts and orbital rights from GE Capital, having obtained all required regulatory approvals.

The satellite, renamed EUTELSAT 172A, is now part of Eutelsat’s fleet, with technical and commercial teams working to ensure a smooth transition for existing customers.

Commenting on the acquisition, Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat Communications, said, “We are delighted to announce finalisation of this acquisition that brings three key assets to Eutelsat: first, a high-quality satellite equipped with a flexible payload of C and Ku-band capacity in great demand over the Asia-Pacific region. Secondly, the transaction includes orbital rights at 172° East, giving us an exceptional platform to serve dynamic markets in the region as well as headroom for further expansion. Thirdly, we are acquiring a portfolio of quality customer relationships that we are excited to serve. This satellite adds further ballast to Eutelsat’s organic growth initiatives, notably our EUTELSAT 70B satellite which is equipped with a dedicated Asian beam and on track for launch later this year.”

Built by Thales Alenia Space, the satellite was launched in December 2005 with expected performance for 15 years. From geostationary orbit at 172° East, it offers unique coverage over the Asia-Pacific region via a payload of 20 Ku-band transponders accessing five interconnecting beams and 18 C-band transponders connected to a trans-Pacific beam. Leveraging its comprehensive coverage and high-bandwidth capability, EUTELSAT 172A already offers a broad range of telecom services to a diverse base of blue chip customers.

About Eutelsat

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 29 satellites that provide coverage across Europe, as well as the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world’s three leading satellite operators. As of 30 June 2012 Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting more than 4,250 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group’s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve consumers, enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 750 commercial, technical and operational professionals. This culturally diverse staff comprises employees from 30 countries.www.eutelsat.com

For further information

Press
Vanessa O’Connor, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr
Frédérique Gautier, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr
Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 32 45, mecuer@eutelsat.fr

Investors & Analysts
Lisa Finas, Tel: +33 1 53 98 35 30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com
Léonard Wapler, Tel: +33 1 53 98 31 07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

FOX channels laud Taiwan’s digital TV market potential

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Taiwan’s digital market potential and market transparency provide an ideal environment for foreign TV channel operators, Fox International Channels (FIC) executives said Tuesday. “Cable TV here evolved faster than it did in a lot of other places,” but the actual content and channels are not much different than they were a decade ago, said Ward Platt, president of FIC’s Asia Pacific and Middle East branch. The situation has motivated the network to seek what it described as “quality productions” in Taiwan and to describe the lack of change in TV content as offering potential for the development of digital TV services here, FIC said.

Like Asia, USA grapples with OTT regulation

Internet TV Rules May Need an Overhaul

24.09.2012 – Questions about the wisdom of extending the rules that govern broadcasters and cable and satellite operators to Internet TV services, or, alternatively, rolling back regulations on traditional providers to level the playing field, figure to loom large in the next session of Congress.

A panel discussion among media experts convened by the nonprofit Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus, designed as a briefing for Hill staffers, offered a preview of the coming debate.

“The nature of this problem is that we have a classic sort of asymmetrical regulation problem, or an unlevel playing field problem, that’s developing in this country because we have very heavily regulated markets converging with very unregulated markets, and very disruptive ones at that,” says Adam Thierer, a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.

mio TV draws in TRACE to beef up sports proposition

September 24, 2012: SingTel subsidiary mio TV has inked a deal with international sports provider TRACE to bolster its existing proposition that already includes English Premier League (EPL) football.

Through the partnership, over 380,000 Singaporean subscribers will have access to TRACE programming through mio TV. TRACE Sports claims to be the first channel to focus exclusively on sports celebrities offering insights on personalities such as Manny Pacquiao, Lebron James and David Beckham.

New TV channels bring pure thrill and action

THE PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 – Two new channels that will create a balance of action and horror/suspense entertainment on pay television in the Philippines, KIX and Thrill, has been introduced by Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment.

HBO wins 23 Emmy Awards

HBO WINS 23 EMMY® AWARDS
THE MOST OF ANY NETWORK THIS YEAR

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GAME OF THRONES leads with 6 wins
GAME CHANGE receives 5 wins
BOARDWALK EMPIRE receive 4 wins

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SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 – HBO received 23 Primetime Emmy® wins during the 64th Emmy® Awards, the most of any network for the 10th year in a row. HBO’s Emmy® wins this year include:

* 6 wins for GAME OF THRONES:

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Costumes For A Series, Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Catch GAME OF THRONES Season 2 on Mondays at 10pm (9pm Thai,Jkt) on HBO Signature and on HBO On Demand in November.

* 5 wins for GAME CHANGE:

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Julianne Moore), Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Jay Roach), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Danny Strong), and Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Catch GAME CHANGE tonight (September 24) at 8pm (7pm Thai.Jkt) and on October 14, at 8pm (7pm Thai.Jkt) on HBO Signature and November 6, at 8pm (7pm Thai.Jkt) on HBO.

* 4 wins for BOARDWALK EMPIRE:

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten), Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series, and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role.

Catch BOARDWALK EMPIRE Season 3 when it premieres on HBO On Demand in October or on HBO from 10 October at 9pm (8pm Thai.Jkt). New episodes will air every Wednesday on HBO.

* 2 wins for HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN:

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Catch HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN on September 29 at 10pm (9pm Thai.Jkt) on HBO Signature, or October 1 on HBO On Demand, and in December on HBO.

* 1 win for VEEP:

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

Catch the encore of the final two episodes of VEEP on HBO Signature on September 26, at 10pm (9pm Thai.Jkt).

* 1 wins for GIRLS:

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series.

Catch the encore premiere of GIRLS on HBO On Demand and on HBO Signature in October.

* 1 win for CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM:

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series.

Catch encore episodes of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM during weekends on HBO Signature.

Other HBO wins include 2 wins for GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special and Outstanding Directing For Non-Fiction Programming; and one win for 2012 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY for Outstanding Picture Editing For Short Form Segments And Variety Specials. 2012 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY will be coming soon in December on HBO. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

About HBO Asia

Singapore-based HBO Asia is able to bring the best of Hollywood to Asia first because of its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood studios – Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. In addition to the proprietary and award-winning HBO Original programs that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers, HBO Asia works with a large number of major independent production companies to secure exclusive rights to a host of quality movies. HBO Asia offers five subscription movie channels with uninterrupted programming – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS and CINEMAX – as well as a subscription video-on-demand service, HBO ON DEMAND, HBO HD, the first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition in Asia, and HBO HITS HD, which delivers Hollywood blockbuster hits 24-hours a day in 100% true high-definition, available in selected territories. HBO Asia is a joint venture of HBO (a Time Warner company) and Paramount. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

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Global anti-piracy list

September 21, 2012: The US Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, which is chaired by Congressmen Adam Schiff and Bob Goodlatte, and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Orrin Hatch, has unveiled the 2012 International Piracy Watch List. In an effort to fight copyright piracy and call attention to countries where it has reached alarming levels, the Caucus highlighted the high levels of piracy and the lack of legal protections for copyright in the following five countries: China, Russia, Italy, Switzerland and Ukraine. The report also highlights Canada and Spain as countries in transition following the enactment of stronger legal frameworks for the protection of copyright in both nations.

AsiaSat Disposes of its Entire Interest in SpeedCast Holdings Limited

Hong Kong, 24 September 2012 – Asia’s leading satellite operator, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) announced today that it has signed an agreement with SpeedCast Acquisitions Limited for the disposal of its entire interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, SpeedCast Holdings Limited (SpeedCast).

Since its inception in 1999, SpeedCast has used AsiaSat’s satellite capacity for the provision of satellite-based broadband services and is currently offering high-quality managed network services in more than 30 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Following the conclusion of the transaction, AsiaSat will continue to be a significant supplier of satellite capacity and technical services for SpeedCast.

William Wade, President and Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat said, “As a founding shareholder of SpeedCast, we are proud to have helped facilitate SpeedCast’s development into a leading provider of global network and satellite communications services. We believe the disposal of this non-core asset will benefit SpeedCast’s long term growth while offering an attractive opportunity for AsiaSat to realise its investment in this successful business. The proceeds from the disposal will serve as general funds for further growth of our core business.”

SpeedCast Acquisitions Limited is 100% owned by TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm.

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About AsiaSat

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world’s population with its four satellites, AsiaSat 3S at 105.5ºE, AsiaSat 4 at 122ºE, AsiaSat 5 at 100.5ºE and AsiaSat 7. The AsiaSat satellite fleet provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Some 500 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company’s satellites offering access to over 620 million TV households across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat also provides telecommunications operators and end users services such as voice networks, private VSAT networks and broadband multimedia. AsiaSat’s latest satellites, AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8, are planned to be launched in the first half of 2014. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1135). For more information, please visit www.asiasat.com.

Media Inquiries:

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited

Sabrina Cubbon, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Tel : (852) 2500 0899
Mobile : (852) 9097 1210
Email : scubbon@asiasat.com

Winnie Pang, Manager, Corporate Affairs
Tel : (852) 2500 0880
Email : wpang@asiasat.com

Astro sets target for going B.yond

MIGRATING TO HD: Pay-TV operator aims to complete swapping customers’ set-top boxes by the end of next year

2012/09/22 -ASTRO Malaysia Holdings Bhd, which launched the prospectus for its planned RM4.6 billion initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, said it is targeting to have 100 per cent high-definition (HD) installation by 2015.

Its chief executive officer Datuk Rohana Rozhan said the company is in the midst of swapping out the technology platforms, which means migrating set-top box to the new B.yond platform.

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