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HBO Latin America
Group to Expand HD Channel Line Up Via Intelsat
Distribution Network
12 September 2014
Intelsat S.A. has signed a new and comprehensive
satellite distribution agreement with Intelsat which
will optimize its reach across Latin America.
Under the new multi-year, multi-transponder agreement,
HBO LAG will now leverage capacity from three of
Intelsat’s premier satellite neighborhoods to distribute
programming to cable, direct to home and IPTV providers
throughout Latin America. Intelsat will also provide
HBO LAG with a teleport restoration program using the
company’s teleport facilities in Ellenwood, Georgia, and
Riverside, California along with the company’s
terrestrial network, IntelsatOneSM.
The three satellite video neighborhoods, Intelsat 21
located at 302°E, Intelsat 11 at 317°E, and following
its launch scheduled for 2015, Intelsat 34 at 304.5°E,
will allow HBO LAG to increase the high definition (HD)
channel line-up and provide access to millions of
viewers throughout Latin America.
“Providing top tier programming to the Latin America and
Brazil markets is central to the HBO LAG mission, and
Intelsat’s video neighborhoods are unmatched in terms of
distribution and reach. Our Intelsat distribution
network will provide HBO LAG with increased coverage and
redundancy, helping cable head end penetration, and
improving our business opportunities in this fast
growing region,” said Emilio Otermin, SVP Technology and
Operations of HBO LAG. “Given our long-standing
relationship with Intelsat, we recognize the high
quality, resiliency and flexibility of their satellite
services, making them the ideal platform to support our
operations in Latin America.”
“HBO LAG had very specific goals with respect to its
distribution in the Latin America region, not the least
of which was optimizing reach and enhancing operational
performance. Intelsat is uniquely positioned to offer
programmers of the caliber of HBO LAG with distribution
solutions that maximize viewership and advance their
growth objectives. Just as important, our media
distribution platforms are built to deliver enhanced
reliability and improved network redundancy, addressing
operational goals,” said Carmen González-Sanfeliu,
Intelsat’s Vice President, Latin America & the
Caribbean. “Alongside Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 11,
Intelsat 34 will reach millions of viewers; with close
to 700 channels, including over 60 HD channels and about
80 of the top 100 pay TV channels in region, making our
Latin America media neighborhoods the most powerful in
the region.”
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