ATN wins three sports channel licences

TORONTO, April 6 /CNW/ - Asian Television Network International Limited
(ATN) (TSX-SAT), Canada's largest South Asian Broadcaster and Canada's largest
Distributor of World Class Cricket, is delighted to announce it has received
approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) for three more digital television licences to better serve the appetite
for sports across Canada. The licences are for channels, which broadcast live
sporting events from South Asia and other parts of the world.
One channel will feature various sporting events like cricket, field
hockey, Asian soccer, Kabaddi, Badminton, table tennis and other popular
sports from countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.
The other two channels will be dedicated to Cricket and will carry live
matches featuring Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England,
South Africa, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. Apart from live cricket the
channels will also feature cricket highlights, interviews and specials. ATN
also intends to showcase Canadian Cricket at the national, regional and local
levels across Canada.

ATN has programming alliances with leading International Broadcasters
including ZEE TV, B4U (Bollywood 4 You), Sony Entertainment Television, ARY,
Jaya TV, and NDTV.