June 17, 2010 Turner Bouquet On VTC DTH In Vietnam
HONG KONG - Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. today announced a channel distribution agreement with VTC Multimedia Corporation to distribute six of its channels on VTC’s newly launched Direct to Home (DTH) platform.
One of Vietnam’s largest broadcasters, VTC will distribute Turner’s flagship channels, CNN International and Cartoon Network, as well as HLN, Boomerang, TCM Turner Classic Movies and, newcomer to Asia, truTV. Distribution to VTC’s potential subscribers will begin on July 1, 2010.
Ian Carroll, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. said, “Turner offers a range of news and entertainment options that is second to none in delivering an attractive proposition for our partners to market to their consumers. Vietnam is a dynamic market and Turner’s agreement with VTC is a major achievement. We look forward to working with VTC to continue to develop satellite television over the coming years.”
VTC will launch its new DTH television service using Asiasat5. The service will provide subscribers throughout Vietnam with the best of both worlds - a compelling mix of VTC’s well established local channels and a variety of popular international channels from news, kids and factual entertainment to Hollywood movies.
Le Van Khuong, VTC Vice President & CTO commented, "Turner is a world leader in producing internationally popular television channels so we are extremely pleased to sign this agreement for six Turner channels. CNN is the world leader in news, while Cartoon Network is the most popular kids’ channel across Asia. Turner’s newest channel truTV offers our viewers something that is unique and which we believe will resonate particularly well with our viewers.”