PLDT’s PGN ties up with Malaysian firm

MANILA, Philippines - Pilipinas Global Network Limited, a unit of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), has tied up with Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia to distribute the Aksyon TV International and Kapatid TV5 channels to over 120 countries.

PGN Limited president and chief executive officer Claro Carmelo Ramirez said the company would use Measat-3’s global beam to distribute the channels across Asia Pacific, Australia, the Middle East and Eastern Africa.

“PGN Limited will leverage on Measat-3’s excellent coverage to expand international distribution of Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International,” Ramirez said.

Kapatid TV5 is a 24-hour general entertainment Tagalog language channel and prides itself in its ability to capture the pulse of the Filipino people. AksyonTV International is a 24-hour Tagalog language channel dedicated to bringing the latest in News and Philippine Sports.

 “Measat-3’s established orbital location is already accessible to many pay TV operators and we look forward to bringing our homegrown content across to more Filipinos all over Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa,” he added.

PGN Limited is a British Virgin Islands company that is 60 percent owned by PLDT and 40 percent owned by ABC Development Corp.

Raj Malik, senior vice president for sales and marketing of Measat, said the company is pleased with the partnership with PGN Limited to bring Aksyon TV International and Kapatid TV5 channels to Filipinos abroad.

“Measat is pleased to welcome PGN Limited to Asia’s premier video neighborhood. We wish PGN Limited much success in bringing high quality Filipino programming to audiences across Asia and Africa,” Malik said.

PGN Limited earlier tied up with Dubai-based Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) to distribute its channels into the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa.