ABS signs multi-year broadcast solutions agreement with FIC Philippines

This service will start in the second half of 2013 on ABS-1 satellite and will transition to ABS-2 after it is launched later this year.

ABS has made a significant investment on the ground infrastructure and in the installation of digital television playout facilities in Subic Bay, Philippines and Hong Kong.

The Subic Bay facility was enhanced with its services tailored to support FIC’s Philippines operations. FIC signals will be relayed to ABS’ Subic Bay teleport where the channels will be uplinked to ABS-1 satellite. ABS will provide a comprehensive integrated broadcast 24/7 solution for FIC.

FIC has been customising channels for local audiences and localising its playout for its channels and feeds in the Philippines.

“Asia is not one market, but rather a diverse region with many countries, each with their own tastes and preferences when it comes to TV viewing,” says Jude Turcuato, general manager of FIC Philippines. “Through this partnership with ABS I’m pleased that we can now further tailor our channels to suit Filipino viewers and serve them even better.”

“The Philippines is an emerging broadcasting market in Southeast Asia and we see there will be more players looking at developing localised feed for the Philippines for their channels,” said Tom Choi, CEO of ABS.