Intelsat, Sentech Expand Media Distribution Relationship on Intelsat 20 Satellite to Deliver More Content Across Africa
21 March 2017 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Intelsat (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, today announced
that Sentech, a leading broadcasting signal distributor in Africa,
has extended and expanded its relationship with Intelsat to bolster
delivery of media services in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sentech has been leveraging Ku-band services from Intelsat 20,
located at 68.5˚ East, for decades to cost-effectively deliver
Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
services in South Africa. Sentech, which reaches 8.5 million TV
households, has contracted additional services on Intelsat 20,
Africa’s top video neighborhood, to power its growth in the
region.
“As a world class signal distributor and communications
provider, Sentech is always exploring avenues and pursuing
relationships that will ensure quality broadcast services for South
Africa,” said Mlamli Booi, CEO of Sentech, said. “The contracting
of these additional services with Intelsat will allow Sentech to
expand quality media services to the rest of the African
continent.”
“Intelsat will continue to support Sentech in its efforts to be
the leading distributor of content in Africa,” said Brian Jakins,
Intelsat’s Vice President, Africa. “Satellite remains the best
means for African broadcasters to reach the widest possible
audience, and this agreement will enable Sentech to continue
connecting Africa to the world and the world to Africa.”
Supporting Resources:
- Intelsat Media Services:
http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/media/
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized
Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and
broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized
Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with
terrestrial infrastructure, managed services and an open,
interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and
reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of
organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat
to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video
broadcasting, secure satellite communications and seamless mobility
services. The end result is an entirely new world, one that allows
us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries and
transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit
www.intelsat.com.
About Sentech
Sentech is the backbone of the South African broadcast
infrastructure and services, being the premier provider of
electronic communications network services for the South African
broadcasting and communications industry. The State-owned Company
provides broadcast transmission services to the national
broadcaster, mainstream and community television broadcasters, and
over 150 Radio Stations country wide. Its infrastructure and data
communications platforms also provide services to South Africa’s
telecoms sector and mobile providers. The world class Digital
Terrestrial Television (DTT) and universal access Direct-To-Home
(DTH) satellite platform service ensures access to Digital
Television countrywide. The DTT network successfully covers 100% of
country’s population through 84% reach via the DVB-T2 terrestrial
network and the remaining 16% via the Satellite DTH network.
Sentech is now focused on developing and rolling out open-access
multiscreen platforms that will enrich SA’s digital content
distribution industry.
More about Sentech: www.sentech.co.za
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