LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 14, 2016--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced today that
BBC World News, a leading global news TV channel, has renewed and
expanded its contract for use of multiple Intelsat premier video
neighborhoods and the IntelsatOne® terrestrial network to distribute
high-quality standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) content
across several continents.
Under the multi-year agreement, BBC World News will be delivered to
millions of viewers in the Americas and Asia via four of Intelsat’s
premier video neighborhoods:
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Galaxy 13 at 127˚ West – a North America cable distribution
neighborhood utilized by the world’s top programmers to deliver
premium HD channels
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Intelsat 19 at 166˚ East – a Pacific Rim cable distribution
neighborhood and South Pacific Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform
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Intelsat 20 at 68.5˚ East – a cable distribution and DTH neighborhood
and transcontinental hotspot from Europe to East Asia, and the number
one video neighborhood serving India
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Intelsat 21 at 302˚ East – a Latin America cable distribution
neighborhood with the highest cable head-end penetration on the
continent
“Information is critical to any community and by leveraging Intelsat’s
globalized network, we’re able to reliably deliver high-quality content
that keeps millions of viewers up to date on the latest events happening
around the world,” said Karen Schmidt, Intelsat’s Vice President of
Marketing. “Intelsat’s strong regional neighborhoods and the IntelsatOne
terrestrial network provide our customers with flexible, cost-effective
and secure, distribution solutions, enabling them to efficiently expand
their coverage and reach.”
The IntelsatOne terrestrial network, featuring more than 36,000 miles of
leased fiber and eight strategically located teleports around the globe,
will provide uplink services for the distribution network. IntelsatOne
will also provide dual and geographically diverse fiber routing from the
BBC World News playout facilities.
“The world’s top programmers require access to the highest levels of
cable and DTH penetration around the globe,” said Kurt Riegelman,
Intelsat’s SVP, Sales and Marketing. “Our leading video neighborhoods in
the Americas and Asia will allow clients such as the BBC to reach more
viewers in more markets and offer them the chance to grow their
businesses.”
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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 BBC World News
BBC World News and BBC.com, the BBC's commercially funded international
24-hour English news platforms, are owned and operated by BBC Global
News Ltd.BBC World News television is available in more than 200
countries and territories worldwide, and over 433 million households and
1.8 million hotel rooms. The channel's content is also available on 178
cruise ships, 53 airlines and 23 mobile phone networks. BBC.com offers
up-to-the minute international news and in-depth analysis for PCs,
tablets and mobile devices to more than 85 million unique browsers each
month.
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Source: Intelsat
Intelsat
Michele Loguidice
Director, Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
+1 703-559-7372
michele.loguidice@intelsat.com