TV5MONDE Style HD Launching on AsiaSat

April 13, 2015 World Screen Top Stories

HONG KONG: The Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has agreed to carry the newly launched lifestyle channel TV5MONDE Style HD.

The 24-hour channel has programming focused on fashion, luxury and design, food and drink trends, architecture and cultural and historical heritage. The channel airs in French with subtitles offered in English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.

William Wade, the president and CEO of AsiaSat, said, “Over the past two decades, AsiaSat has developed a successful partnership with TV5MONDE. The debut of this new HD channel on AsiaSat further strengthens our collaboration and we are proud to be the choice of TV5MONDE for their service expansion. We are committed to working closely with TV5MONDE to ensure a successful rollout of this new service in the Asia Pacific.”

Yves Bigot, the CEO of TV5MONDE, added, “AsiaSat has been our long-standing partner since we launched the first TV5MONDE channel for Asia, TV5MONDE Asie in 1996. We are excited to further expand our partnership with AsiaSat with this new thematic HD channel. AsiaSat provides best-in-class satellite platforms and cost-efficient transmission solutions. We look forward to introducing Asian viewers to the best ‘art of living’ programming from TV5MONDE productions and our French-speaking partner channels on one of Asia’s leading TV satellites.”