Thaicom has announced the signing of a multi-year contract with Canal+ Overseas Myanmar, a subsidiary of Canal+ in charge of broadcasting internationally. The company is part of Vivendi SA, a media company based in France.
The contract is part of the company’s launch of a direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV service platform in Myanmar. Canal+ has leased four transponders on the Thaicom 6 satellite and broadcast platform on Ku-band that will be used to deliver a new package, of 80 channels initially.