[Satellite Today 02-10-09] AsiaSat has signed a C-Band capacity deal with Fashion TV (FTV), the company announced Feb. 9. The deal is for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 to launch FTV HD, the new HD channel by FTV, in Asia. Broadcast of FTV HD has commenced on AsiaSat 2. The channel will be able to be distributed to all major cable and satellite networks, and pay-TV platforms across the region.
    FTV has also chosen RRsat Global Communication Network Ltd., a provider of content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, to provide the advanced playout and uplink services for the FTV HD channel to AsiaSat 2.
    Michel Adam, president and founder of Fashion TV, commented, “Following the successful launch of our HD service in Europe, we are delighted to work with AsiaSat, our long-term partner, to continue to roll out FTV HD in Asia. We have been using AsiaSat satellite for our Asian services since 1998, and AsiaSat has proved itself to be a highly valued satellite partner over the years. We are pleased to further extend our relationship through distributing both our high definition and standard definition channels on AsiaSat satellites.”