4KUNIVERSE^™, a new general entertainment UltraHD (UHD) channel, will be available on AsiaSat’s UHD channel ‘4K-SAT’ in mid-May on AsiaSat 4, bringing movies, TV series, documentaries and LIVE sports filmed in 4K resolution to Asian viewers.

The documentary ‘Seattle: The Emerald City’, the movie ‘The Toy Soldiers’ and TV series ‘Model Turned Superstar’ in UHD will be distributed throughout the Asia Pacific. 4KUNIVERSE™ is one of the first premium general entertainment 4K TV channels available to the global marketplace.

“4K-SAT” is available on AsiaSat 4 with the following reception parameters:

• Orbital Location: 122 degrees East
• Transponder: A4-C13H
• Downlink Frequency: 4120 MHz
• Downlink Polarization: Horizontal
• Transmission Standard: DVB-S2
• Compression Standard: HEVC
• Modulation: 8PSK
• Symbol Rate: 29.72 Msym/sec FEC: 5/6