Asian Television Network International LimitedTSXV: SAT

ATN wins the exclusive Canadian rights for 2006 Pakistan vs. India cricket

· Issued by Asian Television Network International Limited via CNW
TORONTO, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - Asian Television Network International Limited
(ATN) (TSX-SAT), is delighted to announce it has secured the exclusive
Canadian Broadcast Rights for the Allianz CUP to telecast the Three Cricket
Test Matches and Five One Day Internationals between Pakistan and India
commencing Thursday January 12th 2006 in Pakistan. The Test Matches will be
shown live exclusively on ATN across Canada and will be rebroadcast on the CBN
channel. ATN plans to soon announce its distribution plans for the five ODI's.
To subscribe to ATN or CBN or for more details abut the test matches
please visit our website www.asiantelevision.com or contact your local service
provider. While ATN will telecast the games live, CBN will rebroadcast the
entire series. The series that will take place in Pakistan during January and
February 2006 is expected to be one of the biggest sporting events and is
expected to attract several hundred million viewers worldwide. ATN is the
largest distributor of world-class cricket across Canada.

ATN operates twelve channels: ATN our flag ship channel with the best of
ZEE TV programming, ATN B4U (Bollywood 4 You - our Movie channel), ATN - ZEE
Cinema, ATN - ZEE Gujarati, ATN-Aastha, ATN Bangla, ATN-Alpha ETC Punjabi, 
ATN-Jaya TV, ATN-ARY, CBN (Commonwealth Broadcasting Network - Caribbean
channel), and SET Asia - Sony Entertainment Television, NDTV 24/7 English news
channel from India.