LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2018--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, today
announced that the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru
(TV Peru), a leading Peruvian TV broadcaster, has signed a new and
expanded contract to enhance its Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
offering in Peru and to strongly position the company to distribute its
programming internationally.
Under the multi-year agreement, TV Peru renewed C- and Ku-band services
on Intelsat 14, the company’s latest video neighborhood in Latin
America, located at 315°E. TV Peru will rely on Intelsat 14 to
distribute high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) content to
its television stations and affiliates in Peru as well as to provide
contribution services for sports and news-gathering.
In addition, TV Peru will utilize C-band satellite solutions on Intelsat
11 to launch a new, international HD channel in Peru. By choosing to
expand to Intelsat’s highly penetrated Intelsat 11 neighborhood located
at 317°E, TV Peru joins a select group of top tier programmers. Intelsat
11 distributes more than 200 channels, with over 95 channels in HD. The
reach of Intelsat 11 will enable TV Peru to cost effectively expand its
content distribution to other parts of South America, North America and
Europe. Intelsat’s unique capabilities in managed services will allow TV
Peru to downlink its content from Intelsat 14 and then uplink this
content to Intelsat 11 for distribution to cable head-ends, via the
company’s teleport in Ellenwood, in the United States.
“TV Peru needs a reliable and comprehensive broadcast solution to launch
our international high-definition programming,” said Hugo Coya, CEO of
the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru. “Intelsat is a
trusted, long-time partner and the obvious choice for distributing our
TV Peru International channel to new viewers throughout the Americas and
Europe. Intelsat’s unique dual satellite solution and managed service
will enable us to quickly and cost effectively grow our audience.”
“The unprecedented reach of our Latin America video neighborhoods
enables media companies such as TV Peru to economically grow their
business,” said Rob Cerbone, vice president and general manager of media
at Intelsat. “The flexibility, reliability and efficiency of our global
network infrastructure will allow TV Peru to confidently launch a new
international channel, broaden their reach and delight viewers across
three continents with premium, high quality and entertaining content.”
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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.
About the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru
The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru, also known as TV
Perú, is the largest broadcast television network service in Peru with
300 TV stations. In Lima, the network’s VHF is channel 7. The station
was founded on 17 January 1958 with the aid of UNESCO in a joint
investment with the Peruvian Government, under the name Radio y
Televisión Peruana (RTP). In March 2010, TV Perú launched
its high-definition signal (using ISDB-TB) with the government
of Japan who provided the equipment for the high-definition signal. On
December 2017, TV Perú launched its TV Perú Internacional channel via
satellite initially for distribution in the United States. Since then,
it has expanded to Spain and Italy, as well as neighboring countries
where there is a Peruvian diaspora, such as Chile and Argentina. TV
Perú's headquarters are in Lima, Peru.
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Adam Nicholson
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adam.nicholson@intelsat.com