Playboy Asia Channel HD launches on AsiaSat

Playboy Plus Entertainment has launched HD service Playboy Asia Channel on the AsiaSat 5 satellite platform.   

Lanny Huang, general manager, Asia Pacific, Playboy Plus Entertainment said, “We are proud to launch HD Playboy Asia, the first channel targeting the adult audience in Asia. The 24/7 linear HD channel will include a unique blend of content including Playboy originals and  the addition of our highly-acclaimed Digital Playground movies, offering extreme cinematic experience to our viewers.”

From AsiaSat Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong, the HD Playboy Asia Channel is uplinked to AsiaSat 5 at 100.5° East through a C-band DVB-S2 MCPC platform for delivery to over 50 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the CIS. AsiaSat also provides encryption services to the channel from its teleport.