Teleport Access Services Inc. (TAS) announced the successful launch of a new DVB-S2 DTH platform on AsiaSat 4 to distribute television and radio programs to audiences in Australia and New Zealand. 

This new platform is the first DVB-S2 distribution platform launched to serve the entire Australasia region. From the orbital location of 122 degrees East, it currently delivers over 30 television and radio channels, broadcasting programs in Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Cambodian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi and Telugu languages and dialects. With the use of a full 54 MHz Ku-band transponder and the more efficient DVB-S2 technology, the new platform is expected to carry an expanding array of premier programming to serve multiple markets across Australasia.
 
TAS operates this joint MCPC DVB-S2 platform with AsiaSat, and provides fiber connectivity, turnaround, uplink, playout and encrypted services for broadcasters. Dish antennas as small as 60-70 cm and 1.1-1.2m can be used in parts of Australia and New Zealand respectively.