Star TV ends ties with Indovision<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Hong Kong-based Star TV has decided to stop its
\ncooperation with Indovision, which is managed by PT Matahari
\nLintas Cakrawala, in the marketing, distribution and technical
\noperation of a satellite subscription TV platform in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"We decided to terminate the cooperation because we could not
\ncome to an agreement with PT Datakom Asia, which owns PT Matahari
\nLintas Cakrawala, on a satisfactory way to move forward with our
\nalliance,\" Bruce Churchill, deputy chief executive officer of
\nStar TV, said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post
\non Thursday.<\/p>\n
With the termination of the cooperation, Star TV, whose
\nnetwork offers both subscription and free-to-air television
\nservices in Asia and the Middle East, will also stop 11 channels
\nof programming to the platform as of Friday, he said.<\/p>\n
Star TV's programs are served from AsiaSat 1, AsiaSat 2 and
\nPalapa C2 satellites.<\/p>\n
\"Star TV has made every effort to make the alliance with
\nDatakom work. We have been working with Datakom for the past
\nthree years to help build an important segment of the Indonesian
\nbroadcasting industry. Enormous investment has been made by Star
\nTV both in terms of funds, time and professional and technical
\nexpertise,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Eddi Elison, public affairs manager of Datakom, said, however,
\nthat the termination of the cooperation with Star TV would not
\naffect Indovision's services to its customers whatsoever.<\/p>\n
The programs taken out of the services by Star TV included
\nStar World, Star Movies, Star Sports, Fox News and Phoenix
\nMovies, Eddi told the Post.<\/p>\n
\"Indovision will replace them with new programs, including
\nAXN, Animal Planet (documentary\/science), I Music, Jet TV
\n(Mandarin), CCTV-4, RAI, TV5 MCM, Sony Entertainment and ART,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Eddi added that other channels, including HBO, ESPN, Cinemax,
\nHall Mark, TNT Cartoons Network and Discovery, will remain
\naccessible.<\/p>\n
The withdrawal by Star TV, he said, was caused mainly by a
\ndispute over Datakom's plan to move its transmission from Palapa
\nC2 to its own Cakrawarta I satellite, which was launched into
\norbit on Nov. 11, 1997.<\/p>\n
\"But basically Star TV's withdrawal is closely related to the
\npresent uncertain economic and political conditions in
\nIndonesia,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Churchill said, \"Even though we finally decided to split with
\nDatakom, Star TV and its parent company, News Corporation, remain
\ncommitted to the Indonesian market. We are prepared to continue
\ninvestment in the Indonesian broadcasting industry.\" (hhr)<\/p>",
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