[September 07, 2011] |
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Intelsat's Premier Video Neighborhoods Continue to Attract World's Top Programmers
LUXEMBOURG --(Business Wire)--
Intelsat (News - Alert) S.A., the world's leading provider of satellite services, today
announced several new contracts with media customers utilizing
Intelsat's premier
video distribution neighborhoods. The agreements provide programmers
the ability to deliver content to customers across vast geographic
regions and the globe.
"With a dependable, robust network and knowledgeable personnel, Intelsat
continues to take our media customers to global audiences," said Kurt
Riegelman, Intelsat's Senior Vice President of Global Sales. "Intelsat's
strategy to reposition existing satellite assets, and to launch new and
optimized capacity to enhance our video neighborhoods, enables our
customers to expand their services in new and exciting ways."
Intelsat's global satellite fleet, combined with the IntelsatONESM
terrestrial infrastructure, continues to attract the world's top
programmers.
New Contracts in Europe
Intelsat has entered into a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with
Orion Express LLC, a DTH television services provider in Russia, for
standard- and high-definition content. To support this agreement,
Intelsat will move a Ku-band satellite to 85°E by the first quarter of
2012, leveraging its fleet to deliver extended capacity to Orion.
Once moved to 85°E, the satellite is expected to remain in service
through 2023. Its wide beam ensures consistent signal reception from
Russia's western borders to Irkutsk, a major city in Siberia.
In Eastern Europe, DigiTVs' owner, S.C. RCS and RDS S.A., renewed its
contract for capacity at Intelsat's 1°W video neighborhood. As the
leading DTH services operator in Central and Eastern Europe, RCS serves
more than 2 million subscribers across five countries.
New Commitments in the Americas
STN, Ltd., a leading broadcast-over-satellite provider, recently entered
into an agreement to offer international content to its customers in
North America, greatly expanding the reach of its programming platform.
The multi-year, multi-transponder deal will allow STN to offer the
direct-to-home content on Intelsat's Galaxy 19 at 97°W.
Portgal Telecom renewed its multi-year contract recently for the
distribution of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the nation's public
television channel, across Latin America and Africa. The content will be
provided via Intelsat 805 at 304.5°E and in Africa on Intelsat 907 at
332.5°E.
Intelsat also announced it has signed a multi-transponder contract with
Avail-TVN for C-band services on Galaxy 28 at 89°W. The multi-year
agreement will allow Avail-TVN to provide a suite of IPTV (News - Alert),
high-definition and VOD services to its customers across North America
and the Caribbean.
Anhanguera, Brazil's leading for-profit professional education company,
is migrating all of its services on C-band capacity to Intelsat 1R at
310°E. The multi-transponder deal will allow Anhanguera to broadcast up
to 50 channels from its uplink centers in Brazil, which will be received
by more than 500 distance learning centers nationwide.
Also on Intelsat 1R, Casablanca, Brazil's largest SNG service provider,
recently signed a deal for C-band service with Intelsat to provide
"Cinelive," high-definition, live content to 65 movie theaters across 23
cities. The agreement lets Casablanca create a live satellite network in
Brazilian digital movie theaters that allows for alternative content
distribution, including operas, sporting events, and corporate training.
Intelsat 1R has established itself as one of the best options for linear
C-band contribution and distribution in Brazil.
Intelsat and TIBA, Latin America's leading video carrier and content
management provider, recently announced a contract extension for C-band
capacity on Intelsat 27 at 304.5°E, replacing Intelsat 805 in late 2012
or early 2013. The multiyear, multi-transponder agreement will allow
TIBA to provide standard- and high-definition video programming to tier
1 broadcasters in the Americas and in Western Europe for the 15-year
life of the satellite. TIBA bundles its satellite broadcast services
with the space segment to provide turnkey solutions to broadcasters for
distribution of their video programming.
New Contracts in Asia-Pacific
In Asia-Pacific, Canal + Overseas S.A.S., the largest French-speaking
pay-TV operator in the French Overseas Territories, signed a
multi-transponder, long-term agreement on Intelsat 18, set to launch in
October. The satellite will provide high power Ku-band capacity to
enable high-definition DTH programming, in this case for New Caledonia,
and is Intelsat's growing neighborhood of largely French language
programming for the Pacific Ocean region.
Bharti Teleports Limited recently signed a multi-year capacity agreement
to provide video services in India and throughout Asia on Intelsat 17 at
66°E. The multi-transponder deal gives Bharti continued access to
India's growing cable headend community.
Intelsat continues to be a leader in the delivery of HD content, now
offering more than 330 channels across the globe.
For more information, visit the Intelsat booth (1.C71) at IBC 2011 in
Amsterdam, Holland, Sept. 8-14.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For
over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and
entertainment for many of the world's leading media and network
companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and
governmental agencies. Intelsat's satellite, teleport and fiber
infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for
transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization
of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular
networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications
anywhere in the world are closer, by far.
Intelsat Safe Harbor Statement
Some of the statements in this news release constitute
"forward-looking statements" that do not directly or exclusively relate
to historical facts. The forward-looking statements made in this release
reflect Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and
beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, including known
and unknown risks. Detailed information about some of the known risks is
included in Intelsat's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31
December 2010, its Registration Statement on Form S-1, and its other
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because actual
results could differ materially from Intelsat's intentions, plans,
expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to
view all forward-looking statements contained in this news release with
caution. Intelsat does not undertake any obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

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