Intelsat to provide seven satellites to enable the upcoming
television special, spanning five continents, 23 destinations and
multiple time zones
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2017--
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network and leader in integrated satellite communications and TV5MONDE,
the France-based international television network, are partnering to
broadcast Le Tour du Monde de la Francophonie [The Grand Tour of the
World of Francophonie] on Sept. 21. The live, 24-hour television
broadcast will feature interviews with French culture experts from five
different continents, in 14 subtitled languages and multiple time zones,
reaching approximately 318 million television households around the
world.
The tour broadcast requires a complex global network infrastructure to
support the contribution of live interviews from 23 different countries,
13 of which will be backhauled to the TV5MONDE broadcast center in Paris
using seven Intelsat satellites: Galaxy 28, Intelsat 19, Intelsat 20,
Intelsat 901, Intelsat 905, Intelsat 906 and Intelsat 33e. TV5MONDE will
also use the IntelsatOne® network which includes IntelsatOne teleports
and the IntelsatOne MPLS fiber network to complement the Intelsat
satellites.
“Le Tour du Monde de la Francophonie requires an exceptional technical
mechanism to bring in real-time interviews from different parts of the
world to our millions of viewers,” said Yves Bigot, TV5MONDE CEO.
“Effectively reaching a broad audience over 24 hours in multiple
subtitled languages and time zones is not an easy task, and we are
delighted to have a partner like Intelsat to help us flawlessly execute
our plan. Intelsat’s global footprint and expertise in video
contributions makes them the right partner to help achieve our goal to
reach, educate and celebrate the vibrancy of French culture around the
world.”
“To effectively fulfill TV5MONDE’s vision to create and broadcast an
event honoring French culture to audiences worldwide requires a flexible
and reliable network infrastructure that has been tested and proven to
reach global audiences,” said Rhys Morgan, Intelsat’s Managing Director,
Europe Sales. “The Le Tour du Monde de la Francophonie live broadcast
will be a great demonstration of the depth and breadth of Intelsat’s
globalized network and the outstanding media contribution services that
are hosted on our global fleet.”
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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.
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Intelsat
Shannon N. Booker
Corporate Communications Manager
+1-703-559-7536
shannon.booker@intelsat.com