SPI International Selects AMOS-3 to Broadcast Its European Networks
May 4,
2015
Spacecom announced that it is providing SPI International with a full service uplink, encryption and capacity on the AMOS-3 satellite at the 4°W prime orbital position for SPI International's activities in Europe. This multi-year, multi-million dollar deal provides services for SPI International's European HD and SD channels. Spacecom is working closely with TTCOMM, its partner in Poland, to provide this full solution.
Spacecom announced that it is providing SPI International with a full service uplink, encryption and capacity on the AMOS-3 satellite at the 4°W prime orbital position for SPI International's activities in Europe. This multi-year, multi-million dollar deal provides services for SPI International's European HD and SD channels. Spacecom is working closely with TTCOMM, its partner in Poland, to provide this full solution.
SPI
International,
an
international
media
company,
contributes
an
array of
theatrical
films
and
television
programming
around
the
world.
In
Poland,
the
company
owns
Kino
Polska,
the
country's
number
one
movie/TV
series
channel.
Via
AMOS-3,
SPI
International
is
contributingregular
and
premium
bouquets
including thematic
premium
content,
currently
on six
HD and
five SD
channels,
to
Poland's
cable
companies
and DTH
operators.
“By
working
with
Spacecom's
AMOS-3,
we are
able to
expand
our
presence
in
Poland
and
enlarge
the
audiences
we want
to
reach.
Kino
Polska
is a
highly
important
element
of our
international
business
and we
look
forward
to
strengthening
its
core,"
reported
Loni
Farhi
president
of SPI
International.
Jacob
Keret,
Spacecom
senior
vice
president
sales
Europe,
North
America
and
Middle
East,
remarked,
“AMOS-3
provides
high
quality
service
on
powerful
platforms
around
Europe
and the
addition
of SPI
International
in
Poland
is an
important
element
for our
growth
in
Eastern
Europe.
We are
also
proud to
provide
more
than
just
capacity
to SPI
International
by
bringing
them a
full
service
uplink
plus
encryption."
At 4°W,
AMOS-3
is
co-positioned
with
AMOS-2.
This
'hot-spot'
serves
Eastern
and
Central
Europe
and the
Middle
East. In
2016,
AMOS-6
will
join the
two
satellites
further
strengthening
the 4°W
position. AMOS-6
will
have a
16 year
scheduled
life
span,
and
expand
territories
under
current
service
by
adding
Western
Europe
and
multi-beam
Ka
coverage
over
parts of
Africa
to
existing
Central
and
Eastern
Europe
and
Middle
East
coverage.
