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  • TIBA chosen as Intelsat’s primary video sales channel

    TIBA chosen as Intelsat’s primary video sales channel

    MUMBAI: Intelsat and TIBA announced a strategic partnership on Wednesday whereby TIBA, the Latin American carrier for video, audio, data and internet services, will act as the primary sales channel for long-term Intelsat video services provided over the IS-805 satellite at 304.5ºE.

    The targets of this sales strategy include cable systems in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Both the companies expect that the collaboration will allow far more rapid expansion of the number of broadcasters on the existing Intelsat 805 video community, informs an official release.

    The IS-805 satellite currently hosts a number of regional broadcasters; it offers simultaneous coverage for the whole of South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the 48 contiguous U.S states and part of Western Europe in a single beam. Each of its C-band transponders enables television programmers to distribute to or from anywhere in the larger geographic coverage area thus providing access to TV markets serving a potential audience of over 900 million people, the release added.

    Intelsat media and entertainment unit president Jon Romm said, “By partnering with TIBA, a very well known broadcast company in this particular target region, we are able to maximize our assets by increasing the satellite’s accessibility among target customers who want to distribute programming there. We believe that taking our relationship with TIBA one step further significantly enhances our video strategy in this region and cements our commitment to providing valuable and reliable video services worldwide.”

    “TIBA is extremely proud and pleased at having been chosen as Intelsat’s primary video sales channel for long-term, cable distribution services in Latin America,” said president and CEO of TIBA Norberto Alvarez Vitale.

    He further added, “This partnership demonstrates the strong commitment of both companies to continue to build a relevant, useful and reliable video neighbourhood in this region. We believe that partnering to provide services in this manner will offer enhanced benefits to customers joining the satellite community and will make the Latin American video market more competitive.”

    This partnership strengthens the existing relationship between Intelsat and TIBA, who have collaborated since 2003 on a Latin American antenna seeding program, adds the release.

  • Panamsat and BT partner to deliver video and broadcast services in Europe and the US

    Panamsat and BT partner to deliver video and broadcast services in Europe and the US

    USA: PanAmSat which claims to be the premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite and BT Broadcast Services have announced the formation of a strategic alliance for the distribution of digital video services in Europe, the US and other markets. By leveraging and combining the power of each companys network, PanAmSat and BT now offer customers a turnkey solution for the global distribution of digital video content. 

    President and CEO Panamsat Joe Wright said, “For our large video customers, it all comes down to two issues: service reliability and global distribution of digital content. On the first, PanAmSat has the youngest and most reliable fleet in the business. On the second, our agreement with BT provides customers with one of the most extensive capabilities for the global distribution of digital video content in the market. Through the agreement with BT, we have significantly increased the breadth and depth of our offering in Europe. We can now market digital solutions for Europe, as well as provide expanded capabilities to our existing customers around the world.”

    Under the terms of the agreement, PanAmSat customers will be able to distribute video programming via BTs teleports and across their international fiber network. In addition, PanAmSat customers will be able to access a wide range of BTs broadcast services and distribution platforms in Europe. BTs customers will be able to take advantage of PanAmSats compressed digital video services, extensive satellite neighborhoods and teleports. With reciprocal access to certain resources, PanAmSat and BT will offer customers worldwide video distribution as one bundled solution. 

    Jon Romm, BTs executive vice president, broadcast sales said, “This agreement is good for our customers as it enables the facilities of both BT and PanAmSat to be offered together in a single solution to broadcasters and content owners all over the world. The synergies of our networks provide a winning formula.”

    BT Broadcast Services claims to be one of the worlds leading suppliers of global broadcast solutions, providing a comprehensive range of terrestrial and satellite based multimedia transmission solutions as well as content and customer management services. 

    The group offers flexible, cost-effective tailor-made services to an international client base including broadcasters, news agencies, production companies, special event organisers, and large corporations around the world. The company claims to deliver technically advanced services based on the latest video and Internet technologies, including video streaming, digital terrestrial television, high speed Internet access via satellite and digital business TV.