Eutelsat 65 West A goes live
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has confirmed that its Eutelsat 65 West A satellite , launched in March , is now fully powered up and ready for service across Brazil and Latin America . The satellite inaugurates Eutelsat ’ s presence at the 65 ° West position , a premier location for broadcasting in Brazil .
Eutelsat 65 West A is a tri-band satellite built to target markets across Latin America through a combination of C , Ku and Ka bands . Its high-power Ku-band payload is optimised for Direct-to- consumers and businesses in areas unserved or underserved by terrestrial networks . Stargroup will also utilise Ka-band capacity for broadband services in Mexico , Colombia and Peru .
In order to strengthen support for clients in the Americas , Eutelsat has opened a Network Operations Centre ( NOC ) in Santana do Parnaiba in the state of Sao Paulo . The teleport hosting the NOC is also equipped with comprehensive resources for Telemetry , Command and Ranging ( TCR ) of Eutelsat 65 West A and will include radiofrequency and video monitoring tools for
Eutelsat 65 West A is a tri-band satellite built to target markets across Latin America
Home reception and corporate connectivity in Brazil , Central America , the Caribbean and the Andean region . It also features a transatlantic C-band coverage for cross-continental video contribution and distribution and a multi-spotbeam Ka-band payload . Hughes do Brasil ( Hughes ) has concluded a 15-year contract for the entire Ka-band capacity with coverage over Brazil to support the launch of its HughesNet broadband service for service quality assurance of C , Ku and Ka-band services provided through seven Eutelsat satellites providing coverage of the Americas .
Eutelsat is anchoring Eutelsat 65 West A in the Brazilian broadcasting market with an Antenna Seeding Programme designed to ensure that pay-TV and cable operators across the country are equipped to receive channels delivered by the new satellite .
Hispasat adds to Atresmedia channels
Spanish satellite operator channels it currently Hispasat , in collaboration distributes across the with Cellnex Telecom , has American continent through expanded the number of its Hispasat 30W-5 satellite . Atresmedia television
In addition to the channel Antena 3 Internacional , which Hispasat has broadcast since 2002 in SD , it will now broadcast the channels Hola TV and Atreseries Internacional . These three international channels are shown in HD .
Cellnex Telecom is responsible for receiving the three Atresmedia Internacional signals , as well as for the satellite uplink .
Medialand deal for Cisneros
Cisneros Media Distribution ( CMD ), a global distributor of entertainment content , has signed on to represent Brazil ’ s leading independent production house , medialand , and its vast catalogue of television programming and films with worldwide rights for broadcast , pay-TV , VoD , and the ‘ Big Screen ’.
“ We are very pleased to represent one of the fastest growing independent producers in Brazil as I am sure their programmes and formats will have great receptivity among the many platforms around the world ,” assured Marcello Coltro , EVP , content distribution of Cisneros Media . “ Medialand ’ s creative aspect and its highquality production value is visually apparent in their wide range of genres , all containing their unique trademark .”
Medialand has an extensive library containing ample selections in a variety of genres with concentrations in fiction , documentaries , and reality programmes with more than 30 series currently airing on different TV stations and networks in Brazil , such as Discovery , HBO , BBC , Canal Sony , AXN , Turner ( TBS , Space and TruTV ), TV Record , Globo , Globosat , NatGeo , A & E , and Lifetime , among others .
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