Luxembourg, 10 August 2010
Intelsat S.A., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced that it 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.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. For over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.
