Intelsat and Encompass Deliver Award-Winning NASA TV Ultra High Definition Channel to Latin America
April 21 2017 - 7:07AM
Business Wire
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first
Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite
communications, announced that as a result of its partnership with
Encompass Digital Media, NASA TV became the first linear Ultra High
Definition (UHD) channel available on Intelsat’s system for Latin
American cable operators. Encompass delivers end-to-end video
solutions worldwide to broadcast and media companies.
NASA TV provides coverage of NASA missions, launches, news
conferences and special events. NASA TV, already using Galaxy 13
for North America distribution, is the newest addition to
Intelsat’s four satellite Latin America cable distribution
neighborhood, which currently delivers 77 of the 100 most watched
channels in the region. The UHD channel is hosted on Intelsat 14
located at 315 degrees East. NASA TV is being added to the
company’s line-up of the most powerful and coveted media
neighborhoods in the region, expanding programmer’s ability to
deliver top content to all of Latin America.
“Our DVB-S2 MCPC broadcast platform on Intelsat 14 is an optimum
solution for customers who want to introduce UHD and 4K programming
into the region,” said Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Intelsat’s
Regional Vice President, Latin America & the Caribbean. “NASA
TV’s presence on Intelsat 14 demonstrates Intelsat’s position as
the leader in bringing innovations in media distribution to its
customers who serve the continent using Intelsat’s Latin America
C-band neighborhoods. Our globalized network enables programmers to
expand their distribution footprint.”
“We are pleased to see the expansion of NASA viewers into Latin
America and to be delivering the channel in 4K is especially
exciting,” states Vince Matherne, Chief Commercial Officer at
Encompass. “It is an honor to continue to support NASA’s missions,
and Intelsat’s fleet of global satellites provides the ideal
distribution footprint for not only increasing NASA’s reach but
also advanced transmission solutions.”
Supporting Resources:
- Intelsat Media Services:
http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/media/
- Intelsat Latin American Video
Neighborhoods:
http://www.intelsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/7153-LATAM_Video-Neighborhood_2017.pdf
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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