Ten Sports extends its reach across Asia and the Pacific

Ten Sports has also renewed its license agreement with Telkomvision in Indonesia as the network starts an expansion drive into emerging markets of the Pacific.

Ten Sports, owned by the Dubai-based Taj Television Limited, is now available via Digicel's Cable Pacific Limited, a leading cable platform for TV channels in Tonga and on Hitron, a leading cable platform in Papua New Guinea. Worldwide - Ten Sports is currently available in more than 75 million cable and satellite homes in over 75 territories.

The new service provides thousands of cricket fans based in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Tonga a chance to view international cricket matches from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe to which Ten Sports holds exclusive multi year rights.

Viewers will be able to enjoy Pakistan's and New Zealand's tours to Sri Lanka which will feature a triangular ODI series involving India.

Mark Denton, Vice President International Sales commented, "We are delighted to be able to offer Ten Sports to the cricket starved audiences across the Pacific region which have traditionally found great difficulty in accessing such services and we are confident that this is the first of many such deals in the region."

David Butler, CEO of Digicel, added:

"This is a momentous occasion for Digicel Tonga, as we are the first country to launch Digitv in the Pacific region. We acquired the TV business 12 months ago and have invested extensively to create a world class television service. Digitv is committed to providing an international and local mix of programming to suit everyone in Tonga. We are especially delighted to have Ten Sports on board and are looking forward to working with them in the future."