Ready for prime time: Kathmandu tunes in to cable television

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Nepalese entrepeneur Prazwol Pradhan is at the forefront of a movement to base satellite broadcasting in Kathmandu to serve much of Asia. His Space Time Network was started in Oct 1994 to operate a cable network in the city. There are plans for opening an earth station in 1995 to beam signals to satellites. He has attracted interest from several US firms, but may face competition from the Business India media group. Pradhan hopes to turn Nepal into the Luxemborg of Asia, with the aid of restrictions in other communications centers.

Cable Television Systems, Social aspects, Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television, Nepal

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Interactive multimedia: perceptions of multimedia seem to have overtaken the reality

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Multimedia services are optimistic about their future in Asia thanks to a growing middle class and regional interest in developing the infrastructure needed to support such systems. Backers of multimedia applications expect the strongest areas to be financial services, education, entertainment, and home shopping. However, many are intended to allow people to do at home activities they prefer to leave for, such as shopping and playing video games, as an escape. Some govts also consider data networks a political threat.

Science and technology policy, Asia, Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, Interactive computer systems, Interactive media

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Just a click away

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Hong Kong Telecom hopes to offer the world's first major interactive system for home banking, shopping, and entertainment on July 1, 1996. The concept is based on a virtual mall similar to Pacific Place, but video on demand will be the first service to draw subscribers. A pilot project now underway with 400 commercial subscribers will start charging fees in July 1995. Nearly 20 tv program suppliers and 42 business partners have joined the project. However, Wharf Holdings plans to launch a competing service.

Services, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd.

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