Thomson, Malicak sign deal

Thomson, Malicak sign deal

JAKARTA (JP): PT Matahari Lintas Cakrawala (Malicak), a
private digital television operator, has selected Thomson
Multimedia, a subsidiary of the France-based Thomson SA, to
produce and retail television equipment for it.

Under a deal signed in Singapore on Thursday, Thomson
Multimedia will manufacture and market RCA-brand digital
satellite receivers for the full Indovision direct broadcast
satellite (DBS). Indovision is a trademark of Malicak.

No information was available on the value of the deal.

Malicak, one of the largest digital satellite television
providers in Asia, plans to broadcast some 40 channels in
Indonesia in 1997. The company will operate Indostar DBS
satellite which is scheduled for launching early next year. (icn)