Hong Kong, Sept 26th, 2012 – French-language network TV5MONDE announced today that it renewed its carriage agreement with Mongolian power player Sansar Cable LLC.
Comments Alexandre MULLER, Managing Director APAC : “Sansar Cable was one of the first platforms in Asia to carry our channel, soon after its launch in 1996.We are very pleased and grateful for Sansar Cable’s continued support of our channel.”
Back in 1995 Sansar Cable LLC was the first company to provide multi-channel cable television services in Mongolia. Today Sansar carries more than 90 digital cable TV channels and offers a basic package (78 channels @ USD 8.5/month) and a premium package (94 channels @ USD 13.5/month) to more than 62,000 subscribers in the greater Ulaanbaatar area.
Besides “TV5MONDE Asie” is widely available on Mongolian pay-tv platforms, including major offerings such as Khiimore Cable, Unitel, SkyC&C and SBN, for an estimated total of 200,000 subscribing homes and a 69% penetration of the Mongolian pay-tv market.
In Cambodia TV5MONDE will be available at launch in all of pay-tv newcomer OneTV’s packages to an estimated 70% of Cambodia’s population, or 8.3 million individuals.
OneTV is the property of Royal Media Entertainment Corporation Limited (RMEC), a joint-venture between Cambodian holding Royal Group of Companies and Russian company General Satellite. OneTV will launch a pay DVB-T service of 60 Khmer and international channels in Oct 2012 and cover Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and 6 more provinces around the country.
“TV5MONDE Asie” has also been available on analog terrestrial in the greater Phnom Penh area since 1996, serving an estimated 2 million individuals, and is widely available on cable platforms throughout the country.