Intelsat’s Globalized Network provides contribution, distribution
services for 24-hour global streaming event hosted by former U.S. Vice
President Al Gore
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2016--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced today that
it is providing global network services for The Climate Reality
Project’s “24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward.” Intelsat’s
contribution services will be used to gather video from remote locations
around the world for the program. Intelsat resources will also be used
for distribution during the duration of the event, which will be
streamed to millions of viewers around the globe.
The live event, hosted by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, will begin
at 6 p.m. EST on Dec. 5. Each hour will explore the climate landscape in
one of the 24 largest CO2-emitting countries on Earth. The broadcast
will feature interviews with thought leaders, policymakers, scientists
and experts as well as guest appearances by marquee artists.
Intelsat is leveraging its Globalized Network, which includes its global
satellite network and IntelsatOne fiber and teleport services. Intelsat
will contribute video from multiple sites, including Tokyo, Mexico City,
Paris, and South Africa, supporting the broadcasting of the event to
more than 75 countries via traditional platforms such as Sky Mexico in
Latin America, IBA in Israel and WION in Asia, as well as streaming of
the event globally via the website 24HoursofReality.org.
“The world has taken a tremendous step to address the climate crisis
with the Paris Agreement, and 24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward will
be both a celebration of this achievement and a bold call to action on
solutions," said Ken Berlin, president & CEO of The Climate Reality
Project. “There is much more work to be done in order to solve this
crisis once and for all, and we are thrilled that Intelsat will be
supporting our broadcast to help bring the message of climate action to
audiences around the world."
“Intelsat has a lengthy history of broadcasting global events that both
capture the imagination and bring attention to important issues,
including the Olympics, the 1969 moon landing, Live Aid in 1984 and Live
Earth in 2007,” said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat’s Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing. “As the media sector evolves to serve both
traditional viewers and deliver entertainment and information to viewers
in new ways, our Globalized Network is perfectly suited to manage the
distribution of video from multiple locations in multiple content
formats to multiple platforms. We look forward to supporting this event
with our combination of the latest in technology and our decades of
broadcasting expertise.”
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized Network,
delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and broadband services
anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized Network combines the
world’s largest satellite backbone with terrestrial infrastructure,
managed services and an open, interoperable architecture to enable
customers to drive revenue and reach through a new generation of network
services. Thousands of organizations serving billions of people
worldwide rely on Intelsat to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity,
multi-format video broadcasting, secure satellite communications and
seamless mobility services. The end result is an entirely new world, one
that allows us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries
and transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.
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Intelsat
Dianne VanBeber, +1 703-559-7406
Vice President,
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
dianne.vanbeber@intelsat.com