Intelsat Strengthens its Media Neighborhood at 66º East

10 August 2010

Intelsat S.A., has signed a multi-year contract with Sony Pictures Television for capacity on the Intelsat 17 satellite (IS-17), enhancing Intelsat's media neighborhoods in the Indian Ocean region.

"Sony Pictures Television will be an important anchor programmer for IS-17. The satellite will be positioned at 66º E, effectively next to our successful Asian video distribution neighborhood located at 68.5º E, on the Intelsat 10 satellite , which has been serving our customers since 2001," said Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat's Vice President, Global Sales. "IS-17's enhanced transponders include linear C-band capacity and multi-continental coverage that is attractive to programmers looking to expand distribution in a region that extends across Asia and into Europe and Africa."  

Slated for launch later this year, IS-17 will provide C- and Ku-band capacity across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia. This satellite will replace the Intelsat 702 satellite and is designed to provide service for the next 16 years.