Asianet Movies to launch on July 15

Cochin, July 12 (NR): Asianet, the first Malayalam satellite TV channel, is all set to launch an exclusive round-the-clock movie channel ‘Asianet Movies’ on July 15.

Asianet communications, which has a long 20 years experience in the visual media sector, creates a new history by opening the wide world of cinema to the viewers.

Asianet Movies will have a library featuring super-hit movies, classic movies and evergreen movies in addition to the most recent films. It would also air ‘new beats’ in the industry, star chats and other movie-related programmes. Apart from staple Malayalam movies, the channel would also dish out super-hit movies from Tamil and Hindi languages.

‘Spanish Masala,’ directed by Lal Jose and starring Dileep, Kunchakko Boban, Biju Menon and Daniela, would constitute the inaugural fare.

The free-to-air ‘Asianet Movies’ will be available all over India, West Asian and other countries. In Kerala, the channel is available through all major cable TV operators and leading DTH platforms.

The technical details are as follows: Satellite: IS-17; orbital location: 66 Deg east; down link polarization: horizontal; down link frequency: 4006 MHz; symbol rate: 14400 Ksps; carrier: DVB-S2; and modulation: 8 PSK