Hispasat distribution for Mexico cinemas
S
panish satellite
telecommunications operator
Hispasat has announced a longterm agreement with the Mexican
satellite service provider Spacenet to
distribute movies and live shows over
the country’s main movie networks. As
a result, the more than 500 Mexican
movie theatres covered by Spacenet’s
services will be able to receive topquality content with added speed and
efficiency, thanks to the power of
Hispasat’s satellite Amazonas 3, which
will assign a transponder to this service.
The two companies have consolidated a
two-year-old relationship for the distribution of
audiovisual content in theatres, a relationship
which in 2014 made it possible to show
the Brazil Football World Cup matches on
screens throughout Mexico. Thanks to this
agreement, it is expected that a broader and
broader range of live events will be broadcast
over this platform, and that both producers
and independent theatres will be able to
benefit from this flexible form of audiovisual
distribution. Spacenet and Hispasat are also
working on extending this service to a number
of movie theatres in other countries throughout
Latin America.
Satellite is shaping up to be a highquality alternative to the traditional movie
distribution model with the process less
material-based, eliminating hardware and
achieving a drastic simplification of the
logistics as well as the time it takes to bring
movies to theatres. Satellite also heightens
security during shipment, as the risk of
equipment loss or breakage is no longer an
issue. By simply installing a small antenna,
theatres can now receive movies directly from
distributors in a short period of time.
Ignacio Sanchis, chief commercial officer
at Hispasat, said the agreement marked the
culmination of a long-term collaboration
relationship with Spacenet in the field of
content distribution for movie theatres.
“Hispasat takes great satisfaction in being
able to use the numerous capacities and the
versatility of its satellites to provide novel
services which add value to all kinds of
companies – in this case, those related to the
movie industry – and which bring culture and
entertainment closer to all citizens, along with
many other activities related to our daily life.
the next step is, together with Spacenet, to put
these benefits within reach of movie theatres
and private citizens in other countries in Latin
America”.
Telefónica TV lags in LatAm
Telecommunications
company Telefónica
remains Latin America’s
fifth largest pay-TV group,
according to research from
group has launched OTT
VoD services in Argentina,
Brazil and Chile.
According to Dataxis,
between Q4 2007 and Q3
Dataxis. As of Q3 2014, the
Spanish company ranked
behind America Móvil,
DirecTV Latin America,
Televisa and Clarín.
As of Q3 2014 Telefónica
had 3.19 million pay-TV
subscribers in the region.
This figure also includes
the company’s OTT paid
accounts. Telefónica’s
traditional