C-SPAN Joins Intelsat’s Highly Penetrated Galaxy 14 Video Distribution Neighborhood
August 09 2018 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first
Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite
communications, today announced that C-SPAN, the Washington D.C.
based suite of public affairs networks, has signed a new, long-term
contract for C-band satellite services on Intelsat’s Galaxy 14
satellite.
By choosing Intelsat’s highly penetrated Galaxy 14 neighborhood
located at 125° West, C-SPAN joins a select group of top tier
programmers. Galaxy 14 distributes more than 200 channels in North
America, with over 100 channels in high-definition
(HD). Intelsat will transport the signals from C-SPAN’s
headquarters in Washington, D.C. via IntelsatOne fiber and provide
an uplink to Galaxy 14 for distribution to cable head-ends via the
Intelsat teleport in Ellenwood, Georgia. Intelsat’s Riverside
teleport in California will provide an additional disaster recovery
uplink. C-SPAN is expected to transition its programming to Galaxy
30, a next-generation Intelsat satellite, after Galaxy 30’s planned
launch in 2020.
“The breadth and depth of Intelsat’s satellite solutions will
enable C-SPAN to efficiently provide our affiliates with reliable,
high-quality feeds of our standard and high definition television
signals,” said Roxane Kerr, vice president of technology, C-SPAN.
“We chose Intelsat’s Galaxy 14 satellite because of the strong
video neighborhood, robust protection program, cost-effectiveness,
and long-term commitment to cable distribution, demonstrated by the
Galaxy 30 replacement satellite program, ordered by Intelsat
earlier this year.”
“The unprecedented reach of Galaxy 14 enables media customers to
cost-effectively reach millions of viewers and, consequently, grow
their business,” said Rob Cerbone, vice president and general
manager of media, Intelsat. “Our hybrid satellite and fiber network
coupled with our disaster recovery program will provide C-SPAN with
the availability, resiliency and reliability needed to ensure their
high-quality programming is distributed without interruption.
C-SPAN’s long-term commitment to Intelsat is an example of the
value that our video neighborhoods deliver and the advantage of the
end-to-end solutions that we provide.”
Supporting Resources:
- Intelsat Media Services:
http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/media/
- Intelsat Video Neighborhoods:
http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/media/distribution-solutions/video-neighborhoods/
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 C‐SPAN
Created by the cable TV industry and now in nearly 100 million
TV households, C‐SPAN programs three commercial-free public affairs
television networks; C‐SPAN Radio, heard in Washington, D.C., at
90.1 FM and available as an App; and C-SPAN.org, a video‐rich
website offering live coverage of government events and access to
the vast archive of C‐SPAN programming. All funding for C-SPAN
operations is provided by cable and satellite television
providers.
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IntelsatMichele Loguidice, +1 703-559-7372Director, Corporate
Communicationsmichele.loguidice@intelsat.com
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