Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), a premier satellite solutions provider, yesterday announced that Nepal Television (NTV) has selected AsiaSat7 to distribute a bouquet of five high definition Nepali channels to serve audiences both nationally, and across Asia and Oceania.

These five television channels, which are free-to-air, include general entertainment channels  NTV and NTV Plus, and news channels NTV News, NTV Kohalpur and NTV Itahari.

This collaboration marks a major milestone in AsiaSat’s extension of broadcast services in Nepal,  the satellite company said in a media statement.

The high-powered coverage of AsiaSat7 will support Nepal’s Nepal’s state broadcaster NTV’s service expansion in the remote mountainous regions, demonstrating the power of satellite in connecting the unconnected with a variety of top-watched entertainment programmes, news and information.

NTV can also leverage AsiaSat7’s strongest South Asian channel neighbourhood and exceptional audience access to reach out to overseas audiences, including millions of Nepali people working and residing across the region.

“We are proud to be a partner of choice for Nepal Television to support their service expansion to a broader Nepali community across the country and abroad.  We look forward to working closely together with NTV to deliver high-quality programming that will contribute to enhancing the social wellbeing of their people through free access to entertainment and news, and to achieving unprecedented growth and success on the international stage,” said Roger Tong, AsiaSat CEO.

NTV, Nepal Television’s flagship channel, is the oldest national terrestrial television channel and one of the most-watched television channels in Nepal that offers a unique blend of entertainment, news and information programmes.