Media news
April 4, 2008
VIA KI: Cambodia, working in conjunction with Shin Corp, gets its first digital television channel.
The national Television of Kampuchea (TVK) and the Cambodian DTV Network Limited (CDN), a branch of the Shin Satellite Company from Thailand, here on Thursday launched Techo-DTV, the first satellite TV network of Cambodia.
“From now on, people in all the corners of Cambodia will be able to watch all programs of our TV networks easily through this satellite TV network,” said Khieu Kahnarith, Cambodian government spokesman and Minister of Information.
The service is $75 per month. That’s wrong, says The Nation.
“After buying the US$75 (Bt2,400) DTV set, viewers can watch all local Khmer channels for free. The service includes some foreign channels, and customers can subscribe to local pay TV in the near future.”
In related news, The BBC is launching a new radio station in Siem Reap.
The BBC will be reaching even more audiences with the launch of a new FM and a new radio partnership. British Ambassador David Reader today signed for the launch of BBC 99.25 FM in Siem Reap which will broadcast the BBC’s internationally famous radio programmes 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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