Satellite TV News in The Asia Pacific

Situated high above the Asia Pacific region are a number of geostationary satellites retransmitting hundreds of television and radio services, some encrypted and some not. This page outlines the principal sources of tv news available to viewers with a satellite tv system, discusses the services, and their content. It concentrates on English language news services.

Types of Satellite Television News Stations

Satellite television Stations broadcasting news include Government funded stations (which may or may not include advertising) and Private Commercial Stations. Some stations operate as 24 hour news channels whilst others carry a mix of news and other programming.

Principal Satellite TV Stations transmitting news in English

Free to air satellite tv news stations transmitting in the Asia Pacific region include:

* Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
* CCTV-9 (People's Republic of China)
* Australia Network
* BBC World (United Kingdom)
* NHK World TV (Japan)
* Bloomberg TV (United States of America)
* VOA TV (United States of America
* DW-TV (Germany)
* Euronews (France}

This is by no means a complete list of English language news services. Many foreign language tv stations e.g. [http://www.ljbc.net/ Jamahirya Satellite Channel] from Libya, transmit a daily news bulletin in English.