Thanks to new distribution agreements, euronews is now available in three new countries in Asia and Oceania
In the Philippines, Skycable, launched euronews on its digital cable network on February 27th 2009. euronews is now received in 170,000 new homes including Manila. Filipino subscribers have access to euronews in English through the digital basic offer.
This agreement with Skycable is the first in this country, which has a potential of more than 9 million TV homes.
euronews has also made its first step into Indonesia via Telkomvision which distributes the channel to its subscribers since March 5th. euronews in English was added to the offer in Bali and Jakarta. In the next months, euronews will develop its distribution this country, one of the most important in the region with a potential of more than 31 million TV homes.
In Papua New Guinea, euronews was launched on the Hitron network in their digital package.
With these three new agreements, euronews strengthens its presence in the region. euronews is available free to air throughout Asia and Oceania, via the AsiaSat2 satellite.
The channel is currently distributed by Asiatic operators in Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore and Vietnam, and in Oceania by operators in Australia, New Zealand and in New Caledonia.
With the new carriage agreements in the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, euronews now reaches nearly four million homes in Asia and Oceania.