MUMBAI: Toronto-headquartered Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) has received regulatory approval to add Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia), to the list of eligible satellite services for distribution across Canada on a digital basis.

ATN, in collaboration with the Canadian cable and satellite industry, will soon announce the launch date and plans for this service.

ATN owns and operates six television channels across Canada and has been awarded 16 more digital television licenses by the country's regulator CRTC. As already reported by indiantelevision.com, ATN will soon add Zee Cinema, Zee Gujarati and Zee Music to its South Asian bouquet of channels across Canada.

ATN has programming alliances with Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television, B4U, Alpha ETC Punjabi, Jaya TV, ARY Digital, Aastha TV, NDTV, ATN Bangla and Kairali.