Asia’s leading satellite operator AsiaSat and the Peoples Republic of Bangladeshs national broadcaster Bangladesh Television (BTV) announced on 23 February the signing of a lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast BTV World, a television channel for overseas service across the Asia Pacific region.
This Bangla-language satellite channel will commence broadcasting on AsiaSat 3S from early March, providing daily broadcasts of news and current affairs, drama, entertainment, cultural and educational programs from Bangladesh that serve overseas audiences in the region.
“We are excited to announce the launch of our overseas television services on AsiaSat 3S. We chose AsiaSat 3S because of its excellent channel neighbourhood and strong audience penetration. AsiaSat 3S offers the regions most attractive platform for South Asian channels, as well as numerous other regional and international channels. In addition, the region-wide coverage of AsiaSat 3S enables us to extend our reach to whole of Asia and Australasia with the latest news from our country, to introduce our culture and economy, trade and tourism to the rest of the world, said Mostafizur Rahman, Director General of BTV.
BTV World is available on AsiaSat 3S in C-band with the following reception parameters: Transponder: 3V, Frequency: 3725 MHz, Polarisation: Vertical, Modulation: QPSK, Symbol Rate: 4.45 Msym/sec, FEC: 3/4