Multi Channels Asia Lands Malaysian Carriage Deal

SINGAPORE: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) has secured a carriage agreement with the Malaysian cable operator Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN) for eight channels, including NDTV 24/7.

Also included in the pact are Bloomberg Television, KidsCo, NDTV Good Times, NDTV India and Outdoor Channel as well as Havoc 24 and Motorvision. ABN will be delivering these eight services for pay TV in Malaysia.

Gregg Creevey, the managing director of MCA, said, "We are pleased to link up with ABN as the latest entrant in the Malaysian pay-TV sector. Malaysia is one of the most important pay-TV markets in South East Asia and getting increasingly competitive. In working with MCA, ABN will be able to deliver a number of key channels across multiple genres and demographics."