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To: Don Dorsey who wrote (33577)	6/3/1998 1:59:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Canal Plus in Tiawan........................................... newsalert.com Business Wire - June 03, 1998 13:24 %CANAL-PLUS %NEW-YORK %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %TELECOMMUNICATIONS %ENTERTAINMENT V%BW P%BW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jump to first matched term PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1998--CANAL+, Europe's largest pay-television group and foremost provider of advanced interactive and conditional access systems, has entered the Asian market by becoming the prime contractor and principal integrator for the first digital satellite platform launched in Taiwan by Carnival Star Group, one of the reputable industrial groups in the region, the two companies announced Wednesday. Carnival Star Group will launch a direct-to-home (DTH) digital satellite platform by the end of 1999 with about 50 local and international television channels, radio channels and pay-per-view, as well as several interactive broadcasting and multimedia applications. Using Ku-Band capacity, the DTH platform will have excellent coverage throughout the region. Carnival's DTH service will utilize leading-edge technologies to enhance services, which will create new customer demand. CANAL+ has been appointed as system integrator to coordinate and manage the implementation of Carnival's digital platform. CANAL+ will also provide complete operation start-up and will assist Carnival with staff training, system maintenance, operation-required software and management support. Carnival has selected CANAL+'s MEDIAGUARD conditional access (CA) system. Carnival will also implement MEDIAHIGHWAY+, CANAL+'s advanced interactive system, to provide numerous interactive and transactional applications such as pay-per-view, teleshopping, telebanking and Internet browser capabilities.