Bermuda, 18tth January 2016 – ABS announced today at PTC 2016 that FSM Telecommunications Corporation (FSMTC) has extended its partnership with ABS for the ABS-6 satellite. FSMTC has contracted additional capacity to provide connectivity to its neighbouring islands in the Micronesia states. The contract follows shortly after the initial agreement in July 2015.

FSMTC currently provides internet connectivity via ABS-6 to support commercial and government entities, as well as serving educational institutions and communities helping economies and giving social benefits. The additional capacity will connect predominantly the Chuuk Atoll region and the rest of the underserved regions of FSM. The service will offer communications for mobile, education and general connectivity access.

John Sohl, CEO of FSMTC said,” We are extending our presence and reach in this region to deliver on our promise to provide affordable connectivity services across FSM. ABS, our preferred partner has supported us and understands our goal to continually serve our customers with reliable satellite communications”.

“We are proud to be a part of FSMTC’s business growth as it ventures out and expands its subscriber base. Competitive pricing has been a key value proposition that ABS offers all our partners. It’s essential for us that our partners can also grow their businesses so we can grow with them,” said Tom Choi of ABS. We are confident that we can bring about change and provide the basic needs of communications to all islands of the Pacific.”

You can find the latest information on ABS website at: http://www.absatellite.com/2016/01/19/fsmtc-expands-bandwidth-connectivity-with-abs-to-underserved-regions-of-the-federated-states-of-micronesia-fsm/

Munich, Germany / Mumbai, India; 18 January 2016: India’s leading media conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today announced its foray into Germany. The company also shared its plans to launch a free-to-air television channel for this market by mid-2016. This FTA channel, for the first time, will bring high-quality Bollywood films produced by the Indian film industry as well as popular Indian television series to German screens, 24-hours a day. The new channel´s core target group will be females between the ages of 19 and 59. The channel is planned to be available on the most important satellite and cable platforms. Friederike Behrends will be responsible for business operations in the German-speaking area.

Amit Goenka, CEO-International Broadcast Business, ZEEL: “Our foray into Germany is a major step as part of our international expansion strategy. The objective is to establish a lasting presence and grow in the German television market. With our highest levels of entertainment and new content, we are confident of being able to offer our German viewers an attractive enrichment to the existing range of television offerings.”

Neeraj Dhingra, CEO Europe at Asia TV Ltd. (Zee TV): “The launch of the channel will signify ZEEL´s entry into one of the world´s most important television markets, in which the Bollywood genre is still barely represented as yet. With 210,000 hours of programming and more than 3,500 film titles, our endeavor is to delight the German audiences with Indian content.”
“We also welcome Friederike to the ZEE family. She brings with her a rich experience and in-depth knowledge of Media, Broadcasting and TV content. Her extensive international and national industry expertise will help us not only to cement our presence in the German market, but take it to greater heights;” Dhingra added.

Friederike Behrends: “Bollywood content offers a much broader spectrum than is known on German television. The aim is to enhance Germany´s entertainment offerings by introducing an entirely new genre. We intend to capture the hearts of German viewers with Bollywood. We are currently engaged in intensive talks with German TV-platform operators with a view to expanding the reach as quickly as possible on a broad scale via all transmission paths.”

Until recently, Friederike Behrends was the Senior Strategy Advisor for the international streaming provider Magine, being responsible for its German market entry in 2014. From 2008 to 2012, she was Managing Director of WDR media group digital GmbH and the full-service internet agency webCOLONY in Cologne. She took over these positions after becoming a member of the Board of Directors at Bild.-T-Online.de AG & Co. KG, where she had worked since 2001. Previous career stages included a period at Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH.

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About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL):

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 210,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 959 million viewers across 169 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &tv, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, Zee Q and Zindagi. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamil. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &tv HD, Zee Café HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD, Ten HD and Ten Golf HD. ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates its own digital platforms with OTT offerings on Ditto TV and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com

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18 Jan, 2016 – Indian digital platform Sony Liv has won the exclusive local rights to stream action from the Australian Open to online and mobile viewers.

Live matches from the tennis tournament, which runs from 18-31 January, will be available for free to view on the Sony Liv Android and iOS app as well as on www.sonyliv.com.

Key highlights and special moments of every match along with interviews and press conferences will also be available on demand on the online video platform.

Read more at Rapid TV News

18 Jan, 2016 – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) will get a strategic investor in its majority-owned subsidiary India Webportal Pvt Ltd.

As a result of this, ZEEL’s stake in India Webportal could fall below 51 per cent. While it currently holds 51 per cent stake in the joint venture, the remaining 49 per cent is with New York-headquartered Penske Media Corporation (PMC).

The ZEEL board has approved the proposal of induction of a strategic investor in India Webportal. As part of the proposal, India Webportal will issue convertible preference shares to the investor. This might result in potential dilution of its shareholding in the JV below 51 per cent, ZEEL said.

Read more at Television Post

15 Jan, 2016 – Singapore: Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch returns to primetime TV in an all-new comedy, Angel From Hell. Meanwhile, RTL CBS Extreme HD will premiere Bear Grylls: Mission Survive on 20 February.

Angel From Hell centres on Amy (Lynch), a colourful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into a dermatologist’s organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her “guardian angel”. The new sitcom will premiere first and exclusively on RTL CBS Entertainment HD on 5 February.

Read more at On Screen Asia

Paris, 15 January 2016 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that the EUTELSAT 9B satellite is on track for launch by an ILS Proton rocket on 28 January. Lift-off of the five-ton satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space is scheduled at 04:19 am Baikonour time (January 27 – 22.19 GMT, 23.19 CET). The first of three Eutelsat satellites to launch in 2016, EUTELSAT 9B will be followed into space by EUTELSAT 65 West A and EUTELSAT 117 West B.

High-capacity video satellite

EUTELSAT 9B is a high-capacity Ku-band satellite for the 9° East position that sits at the crossroads of Europe’s leading video neighbourhoods. Overall Eutelsat capacity will increase to 50 physical transponders (47 equivalent 36Mz transponders)to take this neighbourhood to a new level of performance. EUTELSAT 9B will address high-growth broadcast markets through one pan-European footprint delivering wide coverage and four regional footprints serving Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Nordics with the Baltics and Ukraine. The satellite will replace EUTELSAT 9A that has built a diverse line-up of over 350 channels, of which 100 in High Definition, broadcasting to cable, DTH and DTT homes across Europe and serving clients that include M7 for the KabelKiosk and AustriaSat Magyarország platforms as well as OTE, AFN, Arqiva, Globecast, Media Broadcast and RR Media.

Opening a SpaceDataHighway

EUTELSAT 9B also hosts EDRS-A, the first node of the European Data Relay System (EDRS) for ESA and Airbus Defence and Space. This new SpaceDataHighway will significantly speed up the flow of information between low-orbit satellites and their ground stations, improving reaction time for a wide range of operations such as disaster monitoring, emergency operations and coastal and maritime surveillance. The EDRS-A payload hosted on EUTELSAT 9B comprises a laser communications terminal and a Ka-band inter-satellite link that will retrieve high volumes of data sent from low orbit satellites as well as airborne platforms and a Ka-band antenna to transmit the data from geostationary orbit to EDRS ground stations.

January 18, 2016, Singapore – FOX Sports Asia has increased its commitment to bringing viewers the best possible
access to the world’s top sporting events by making all 411 matches available LIVE on its network for the Australian
Open, the first Grand Slam event of 2016, to tennis fans in Asia*. FOX Sports’ coverage will exceed 200 hours of
LIVE in-studio production from Singapore with all matches being shown LIVE across its flagship FOX Sports and
FOX Sports 2 channels, as well as on-the-go on the FOX Sports Play app and on online on foxsportsasia.com.
Tennis fans will be able to catch multiple matches in a variety of camera angles with the seamless addition of the
FOX Sports Play offering a seamless experience and unprecedented access across platforms.

FOX Sports’ LIVE broadcast will also be complemented by studio shows, helmed by their resident tennis presenter,
Jason de la Peña, along with pundits that include former World Number 9, Paradorn Schrichipan, current professional
and Asian Games Gold Medallist, Danai Udomchoke, Singapore’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, Stefanie Tan and
Malaysia’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, Adam Jaya.

The team on-site at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne include Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles
Champion and former World Number 7, who will provide viewers with her insights amidst the action. Paula Malai Ali,
a familiar face on FOX Sports, will also be reporting on-site, to not only provide exclusive interviews, but also give an
up-close perspective of what makes the Australian Open such a unique grand slam.

Rohit D’Silva, Executive Vice President, Commercial, and Head of Sports, at FOX International Channels Asia said,
“The Australian Open is a marquee event for us and we are proud to be able to offer truly comprehensive coverage
across all screens, providing viewers across Asia unprecedented access to the first grand slam of the year ”

Richard Heaselgrave, Commercial Director, Tennis Australia said “Being the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific, it is really
exciting to see how FOX Sports has significantly increased their live and on-demand coverage across multiple
platforms. As one of our key broadcasters in the region, we are looking forward to engaging tennis fans with
compelling viewing experiences, plus all the action from Australian Open 2016.”

All matches will also feature commentary in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai, in
addition to English, which underscores the sports network’s commitment to making sports more accessible to more
fans in key markets across Asia.

In celebration of the easy going, cool & funky vibe of a tournament set to record-breaking high summer temperatures,
the theme of #HOTISCOOL will accompany FOX Sports’ coverage of the Australian Open. Hot tennis action coupled
with light-hearted moments and passionate crazy fans will showcase both the intensity of action, and entertaining
overall feel of the event.

The network also welcomes back event sponsors ANZ Bank, KIA Motors and Rolex, as well as long-term partners,
Thai Airways, who have been confirmed as partners of FOX Sports’ broadcast of Australian Open 2016.

*Territories include: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua
New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business. FIC develops, produces
and distributes 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages
across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and highdefinition
extensions reach over 1.725 billion cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FIC acquires, develops,
produces and co-produces scripted and non-scripted programming for its linear and digital platforms including the
Golden Globes nominated hit series The Walking Dead, The Bridge and Da Vinci’s Demons.

In Asia Pacific and the Middle East, FIC’s portfolio includes 30+ channel brands across all genres on both linear and
non-linear platforms, including FOX Sports, FOX, National Geographic Channel, and SCM (formerly STAR Chinese
Movies). As the region’s leading broadcaster, FIC reaches more than 580 million cumulative homes with offices in
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India,
Australia and the UAE.

For more information, please visit www.foxinternationalchannels.com.

About FOX Sports
FIC Sports networks includes FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2, the channels which deliver some of the most
compelling LIVE sport events from around the world, including the flagship sports news show FOX Sports Central;
FOX Sports 3, for fans of adrenaline-pumping sports action; FOX Sports News the first 24/7 sports news channel
dedicated to Asian sports fans; FOX Sports Play, the broadband network providing LIVE and on-demand sports
properties and additional exclusive content; FOX Sports Mobile, the mobile application that allows fans to access ondemand,
premium world-class mobile sports content and www.foxsportsasia.com, the online destination for
comprehensive sports content.

For further information, please contact:

Paul Tan
Director, Marketing (Sports)
FOX International Channels
DID: +65 6809 3364
Email: paul.tan@fox.com

SINGAPORE, 18 JANUARY 2016 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) today announced the promotion of Paras Sharma to Senior Vice President of MTV & Comedy Central Brands and Digital Media, Asia, with immediate effect. Based in Singapore, Sharma will continue to report to Mark Whitehead, Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Asia.

In his new role, Sharma will maintain his existing portfolio and take on the additional responsibility to explore the launch of new adult brands in Asia.

“Along with attracting top talent from outside the company, one of my key priorities is strengthening VIMN Asia’s existing leadership team as we enter the next phase of growth,” said Mark Whitehead. “Today’s promotion is a result of Paras’ ability to think strategically at a regional scale and his considerable contributions to the company. I am confident he will continue to be an integral part of our Company’s long-term success in Asia.”

In his two-year tenure with VIMN, Sharma has led a few accomplishments including double-digit ratings growth across Asia for both the MTV and Comedy Central brands, and worked closely with Advertising Sales to deliver local programming via two successful music events – MTV Music Evolution and MTV World Stage Malaysia.

Click HERE to download a hi res image of Paras Sharma.

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About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.4 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

Contact:
Viacom International Media Networks
Adeline Ong, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323 e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

15 Jan, 2016 – Le Eco, the Chinese group formerly known as Le TV, has picked up broadcast rights in Hong Kong to the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament. But it is not yet clear how the group will screen the matches in the territory.

The group said that it has acquired rights to all FIFA matches from 2016 to 2018, including the World Cup. It did not disclose how much it had paid for the rights.

Rights to live soccer matches – especially for the biggest championships and the English League — are among the most contested content on Asian TV as the games are capable of generating pay-TV subscriptions and VoD usage. While pay-TV operators would like to show the matches only to paying clients, governments have sometimes intervened to make viewing more widely available. For the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil, free-to-air network TVB won the rights for Hong Kong. Some 22 matches were shown free of charge, others were shown only on pay services.

Read more at Ent Group