Under the agreement, Spanish Broadcasting System will use Intelsat’s complete network of satellite, teleport and fiber for distribution of its Mega TV network programming to cable operators, direct-to-home (DTH) providers, and free-to-air affiliates throughout the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) will transport its Mega TV content via fiber to one of Intelsat’s Miami video points-of-presence, from which the content will be backhauled via fiber to Intelsat’s Ellenwood, Georgia Teleport for encoding, multiplexing and transmission on Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 satellite at 127.0° W.
Cynthia Hudson-Fernandez, executive vice president and chief creative officer of Mega TV, said: In the global society that we live in today, it’s imperative that we have a robust network in place that provides us with strategic distribution points, in real time, allowing us to seamlessly expand into new markets. Mega TV is growing at a very fast pace, and our requirements of key viewership access in the Americas, be it DTH, cable or otherwise, could only be met through Intelsat.
