PCTV scales up
Video services across Latin America with
multi-year agreement on EUTELSAT 117 West A
satellite
13 March 2023
PCTV, a subsidiary of
Mexico’s leading cable operator Megacable
Comunicaciones, has once again boosted its
capacity on Eutelsat Communications’ (Euronext
Paris: ETL) EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite
through a multi-year agreement. Further
strengthening a decade-long partnership between
PCTV and Eutelsat, this new agreement expands
PCTV’s Video services from Mexico to countries
across the entire Latin American region.
PCTV is an innovative
content producer and distributor, offering a
wide range of integrated media solutions to
accompany their clients. The company operates a
Video distribution platform at 117° West,
delivering TV channels to cable head-ends in
Mexico and across Latin America. The new
resources on EUTELSAT 117 West A will allow PCTV
to provide a broader range of Video services,
extending their current reach by accessing new
and untapped markets.
Eutelsat’s 117° West
location is the premium TV neighbourhood for
Latin America, offering pan-regional
distribution of major networks and content
providers. With an extremely strong cable
head-end penetration, over 92% of the top pay-TV
operators in Latin America receive their content
from 117° West. Around 400 TV channels, 80 in
HD, are currently distributed to over 45 million
TV homes. 117° West is also a growing
free-to-air TV neighbourhood with 100 TV
channels broadcasting in the clear, including
channels from key regional public and private
broadcasters.
Commenting on the contract,
José Ignacio González-Núñez, Eutelsat Americas
Video SVP, said: “Drawing on the ongoing success
of our partnership with one of our most
prominent clients in Mexico, Eutelsat is
committed to further consolidating such
relationships not only through satellite
services, but also with more comprehensive,
tailored solutions leveraging PCTV´s experience
as a performant cable operator throughout Latin
America. We are proud of PCTV’s continued trust
in our fleet and service.”
Jorge Alejandro Tanaka,
PCTV’s CEO and Head of Content Generation and
Marketing at Grupo Megacable, added: “The
partnership between PCTV and Eutelsat sets a
clear roadmap for us to stay at the forefront of
our industry by providing us with access to
their extensive, reliable and performant content
delivery solutions, including state-of-the-art
satellites in the region. With this deal, PCTV
pairs its innovative video teleport with
Eutelsat product portfolio, and I am sure this
will maintain our market leadership and assure
that our Video distribution and contribution
services exceed customer needs in every targeted
sector.”
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