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January 13th, 2009

The Sporting Life Via MEASAT-3


MEASAT-3 satellite footprints MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has an agreement to distribute the All Sports Network HD (ASN HD) channel via the MEASAT-3 satellite.

ASN HD is a 24-hour Pan Asian sports channel featuring exclusive coverage of some of America’s biggest sports and other action events from around the world, including the U.S. National Football League, the National Hockey League, National Collegiate Amateur Association (NCAA) college basketball and football, March Madness, Motor-sports (Formula Drift, Touring Car, GT racing), Extreme Sports, and Pro Bull Riding. MEASAT supplies satcom services to Asian broadcasters, DTH platforms, and telecom operators. With the recent commissioning of AFRICASAT-1, the MEASAT fleet is able to provide satellite capacity over 145 countries representing 80 percent of the world’s population across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Australia. The fleet will be further enhanced with the launch of MEASAT-3a, providing additional capacity and in- orbit redundancy at the Company’s key 91.5 degrees East orbital video slot.