ABS and Nepal Digital Cable (NDC) have signed a multi-transponder agreement to deliver Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast service into Nepal.
The new platform will broadcast over 170 TV channels of local and international content. This new service will start in February on ABS-2, South Asia Ku-band beam at 75°E covering Nepal and neighboring South Asia countries.
“NDC is providing a ground breaking option from a dominated marketplace.” said Laxmi Prasad Paudyal, managing director of NDC. “Our subscribers will enjoy more than 170 high-quality channels, including around 50 High Definition (HD), as well as 3 Ultra High Definition (UHD or 4K) channels, the first in Nepal.”
“Our goal is not to meet the competition but go way beyond it and set a new milestone in Nepalese Pay TV Industry,” he added.
Tom Choi, CEO of ABS, said partnering with NDC to further expand their broadcasting services to Nepal will be the new addition to our existing DTH platforms in Indonesia, Russia/CIS, South Asia, Bangladesh and Africa.
“We are eager to facilitate regional broadcasters with their business growth, at our prime broadcasting orbital slots of 75°E, 159°E and 3°W, where our newly launched satellites for video broadcasting are strategically located,” said Choi. “It is our mission to deliver quality television to the wider population at an affordable cost.”
ABS-2 was launched in 2014 as one of the most powerful satellites in the Eastern Hemisphere with 89 transponders. It is a versatile SSL 1300 spacecraft, and is designed to serve DTH requirements.