MediaCorp regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia will offer a live telecast of the funeral of Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. Coverage will include the procession from the Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore, to the lying-in-state proceedings and funeral ceremony:
1) Lying in State (“Farewell to Lee Kuan Yew, Lying in State Ceremony” 25 – 28 March 2015)
2) State funeral (“Farewell to Lee Kuan Yew” 29 March 2015, 2pm)
CNA says all the coverage will be made available to the international media and news agencies. Selected daily news coverage will be uploaded for the Asiavision News Exchange for participating members, which can be accessed by submitting a request at the Channel NewsAsia website. Video clips can be used free of licensing charge within 14 days from the time of broadcast or upload by Channel NewsAsia. After 14 days, use of the footage will be priced at prevailing licensing fees.
All of the funeral proceedings will be shown live on Channel NewsAsia and streamed
on Channel NewsAsia’s website (www.channelnewsasia.com) and YouTube channel
(https://www.youtube.com/user/channelnewsasia). There will be no relay or upload of recordings of these live coverage. Broadcasters wishing to use the coverage will need to record the proceedings off the Channel NewsAsia international feed.
The Channel NewsAsia International coordinates are:
Channel NewsAsia International
AsiaSat 7 @ 105.5°E
Satellite transponder: 3H
Downlink frequency: 3706 MHz
Symbol Rate: 6MSym/s
FEC:
3/4
Video Format: MPEG-2 (Free to Air)
Modulation: DVB-S/QPSK