MUMBAI: UTV Entertainment Television has signed a carriage agreement with satellite communication services provider Measat Satellite Systems.

As per the agreement, UTV’s Hindi movie channel UTV Movies will get a capacity on Measat-3a for the carriage of UTV Movies.

“We are pleased to announce our association with Measat as part of our growth plans in the international arena. We hope to optimise on the synergies between our content and Measat’s expertise in the satellite broadcasting space,” said UTV Global Broadcasting SVP distribution Sameer Ganapathy.

“UTV adds much spice to the growing bouquet of channels at our prime video neighbourhood of 91.5E,” said Measat VP commercial operations Terry Bleakley. “With an expansive footprint, Measat-3a is able to distribute UTV Movies across 110 countries aiding UTV Global Broadcasting mission to expand internationally.”