KUALA LUMPUR : More people in Malaysia will be able to tune in to Channel NewsAsia, thanks to a newly-launched IPTV service by the country's largest telco Telekom Malaysia.
The regional network will be carried on its internet services arm TM Net, as part of the basic tier channels to be launched this week.
Some 300,000 households within four residential areas in Klang Valley will be able to access TM Net's IPTV services for a start.
And Channel NewsAsia is among the 20 content providers that they will be able to watch.
Debra Soon, managing director, Channel NewsAsia, said: "I am pleased that on the 11th anniversary of Channel NewsAsia, we are signing up a strategic partnership with TM, one of the most reputable companies in Malaysia.
"We are pleased that Channel NewsAsia will be able to offer its uniquely Asian content of Asian perspectives to Malaysian viewers on TM Net, to be part of TM Net's first-year partners as it ventures into the IPTV pay TV network. We wish TM Net all the best."
Channel NewsAsia was one of the pioneer channels for TM's broadband TV trial last year, and is no stranger to Malaysian viewers.
The channel has been reporting out of Malaysia since its inception in 1999.
Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President of Consumer, Telekom Malaysia, said: "For me, it is very informative. I have been watching Channel NewsAsia and other channels; the quality of news is pretty good."
TM's subscribers will be able to enjoy all IPTV channels, including Channel NewsAsia, without additional cost till June.
The IPTV service is delivered through a high-speed Internet connection, instead of cable.
Users will need a set up box and high-speed broadband connection.
By year-end, some 750,000 households in most parts of the Klang Valley, including the commercial and industrial hubs in southern Johore and Penang, will be able to enjoy the service.
TM currently has 4.3 million fixed line customers and 1.6 million broadband users.
In 2008, it signed an agreement with the Malaysian government to develop a high-speed broadband network within 10 years.
Telekom Malaysia, which has been tasked to develop the country's national broadband initiative, has given its commitment to upgrade its infrastructure to reach at least 1.3 million households by 2012, thus providing high-speed Internet, quality voice and high-definition IPTV to more Malaysians throughout the country."
The regional network will be carried on its internet services arm TM Net, as part of the basic tier channels to be launched this week.
Some 300,000 households within four residential areas in Klang Valley will be able to access TM Net's IPTV services for a start.
And Channel NewsAsia is among the 20 content providers that they will be able to watch.
Debra Soon, managing director, Channel NewsAsia, said: "I am pleased that on the 11th anniversary of Channel NewsAsia, we are signing up a strategic partnership with TM, one of the most reputable companies in Malaysia.
"We are pleased that Channel NewsAsia will be able to offer its uniquely Asian content of Asian perspectives to Malaysian viewers on TM Net, to be part of TM Net's first-year partners as it ventures into the IPTV pay TV network. We wish TM Net all the best."
Channel NewsAsia was one of the pioneer channels for TM's broadband TV trial last year, and is no stranger to Malaysian viewers.
The channel has been reporting out of Malaysia since its inception in 1999.
Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President of Consumer, Telekom Malaysia, said: "For me, it is very informative. I have been watching Channel NewsAsia and other channels; the quality of news is pretty good."
TM's subscribers will be able to enjoy all IPTV channels, including Channel NewsAsia, without additional cost till June.
The IPTV service is delivered through a high-speed Internet connection, instead of cable.
Users will need a set up box and high-speed broadband connection.
By year-end, some 750,000 households in most parts of the Klang Valley, including the commercial and industrial hubs in southern Johore and Penang, will be able to enjoy the service.
TM currently has 4.3 million fixed line customers and 1.6 million broadband users.
In 2008, it signed an agreement with the Malaysian government to develop a high-speed broadband network within 10 years.
Telekom Malaysia, which has been tasked to develop the country's national broadband initiative, has given its commitment to upgrade its infrastructure to reach at least 1.3 million households by 2012, thus providing high-speed Internet, quality voice and high-definition IPTV to more Malaysians throughout the country."
Source from Channel NewsAsia by Malaysia Bureau Chief Melissa Goh Posted: 22 March 2010 1443 hrs
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