ANZ Teleport and
Broadcast Launches New Direct-to-Home Platform on Intelsat
System
(18 June 2007) Intelsat Ltd., the
world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that
New Zealand-based ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. selected the Intelsat
platform on which to launch a new direct-to-home television
service.
Under the multi-year agreement, Intelsat will provide
ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. with capacity on the IS-8 satellite, which
has high performance coverage of ANZ's initial targeted service region in New
Zealand. The IS-8 also has the ability to distribute DTH programming to other
South Pacific nations as ANZ's business grows.
"As a new provider in the
region, we needed to go with the strongest operator who could supply us with
superior capacity today and grow with us over the long-term," said Hon. Matt
Robson, General Counsel, ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. "Intelsat's IS-8 SW
Pacific Beam also covers other markets beyond New Zealand, giving us the
ability to address new DTH opportunities in a cost-effective
manner."
"Regional programming is one of the leading business growth
drivers for international broadcasters today," said David Ball, Intelsat's
Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific. "Our IS-8 satellite provides strong
coverage within the South Pacific region and we are happy that ANZ Teleport
& Broadcast Ltd. views Intelsat as the right transmission partner for
building its near- and long-term business."
ANZ Teleport & Broadcast
Ltd. is now among Intelsat's more than 25 DTH platforms it supports
world-wide.
About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of
fixed satellite services (FSS) world-wide and is the leading provider of these
services to each of the media, network services and government customer
sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to
information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business
potential by providing them access to unrivalled resources with ease of
business and peace of mind. An extensive customer base, including some of the
world's leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations,
Internet service providers and government/military organisations, utilises our
services. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world
is closer, by far.
(source: Intelsat)