Da
Vinci
Media
Launches
New
Channel
on
AMOS-3
23
March
2010
Spacecom
has
been
selected
by
Germany’s
Da
Vinci
Media
GmbH
to
distribute
the
Da
Vinci
Learning
Channel,
targeting
Eastern
and
Central
Europe,
over
the
AMOS-3
satellite
located
at
the
4W
orbital
slot.
Da
Vinci
Media
and
Spacecom
signed
a
long-term
agreement
for
transmission
over
the
satellite.
Produced
in
Germany,
the
educational
channel
is
uplinked
via
Budapest
for
broadcast
throughout
Hungary,
Romania,
Poland,
Slovenia,
Ukraine
and
Bulgaria.
Spacecom
is
providing
both
satellite
capacity
and
uplink
services
through
a
local
business
partner.
The
Da
Vinci
Learning
Channel’s
programming
focuses
on
knowledge
and
interactive
learning
to
facilitate
the
learning
process
and
provide
true
education.
“Spacecom’s
coverage,
range
of
services
and
rich
neighborhood
were
the
primary
drivers
behind
our
decision
to
partner
with
them
for
long-term
access
to
capacity
on
the
AMOS-3
satellite,”
said
Ferdinand
Habsburg,
managing
director
for
Da
Vinci
Media.
“Our
learning
channel
brings
not
only
the
best
of
entertaining
education
programming,
but
also
the
inspiration
to
amaze
and
enable
our
viewers
to
enrich
their
knowledge.”
“We
are
excited
by
the
addition
of
Da
Vinci
Learning
to
the
diverse
roster
of
broadcasters
Spacecom
serves.
Viewers
throughout
the
region
will
benefit
from
the
best
in
educational
viewing,
and
we
are
glad
to
bring
this
to
the
public
over
our
AMOS-3
platform,”
remarked
Amit
Karni,
VP
sales
at
Spacecom.
Spacecom
president
and
CEO
David
Pollack
commented,
“The
AMOS
constellation’
s
capabilities
over
Central
and
Eastern
Europe
allow
Spacecom
to
satisfy
a
critical
need
for
capacity
across
the
region.
The
AMOS-2
and
AMOS-3
provide
superb
coverage
and
an
exciting
channel
neighborhood.
When
coupled
with
our
reputation
for
service
excellence,
we
continue
to
see
growth
for
the
company
in
this
region.”
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