[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] Cambodian DTV Network Ltd. is launching a new direct-to-home (DTH) service in Cambodia, Shin Satellite announced April 3.
    The Shin Satellite subsidiary will launch Techo-DTV, which will be the first satellite television network service that provides DTH television programming to every household in Cambodia.
    The viewers will be able to receive all local channels and some international channels, with a pay TV service becoming available in the near future. The price is $75, including a 60-centimeter Ku-band satellite dish and set-top-box unit.
    “The Techo-DTV service will not only be focused to provide the existing Khmer channels but to be equipped with the potential capability to develop new programs for long-distance education to rural areas,” Nuthapong Temsiripong, general manager of Cambodian DTV Network, said in a statement.