Cambodian Television Network
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Cambodian Television Network (CTN) was launched in March 2003 as a joint venture between local conglomerate the The Royal Group
The Royal Group
The Royal Group, headquartered in ASEANs Cambodia and chaired by Kith Meng, is an investment and development company with numerous interests including but not limited to:Telecommunications and information technologies...

 and Stockholm
Stockholm
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-based Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group
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, this free-to-air terrestrial television channel Cambodian Television Network (CTN) is now part of Mobitel
Mobitel
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. CTN provides viewers with a variety of entertainment and educational programmes, which includes home-grown documentaries, computer learning programmes and sitcoms. The channel has also bought rights to Sunday English Premier League football matches, European comedies and Asian and South American dramas. International news is transmitted to CTN's broadcast facility at Srok Takhmao via satellite from London
London
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, enabling the channel to offer up-to-the-minute international and Asian news. CTN is known for its modern look. CTN offers Cambodians at home and overseas a daily look through what's happening in Cambodia. CTN is available in the United States through GlobeCast WorldTV at a cost of $24.99 per month along with National Television of Cambodia (TVK). It is also available through the website at a cost of $19.95 per month.

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