Intelsat
For television broadcasters, syndicators, sports right holders and direct-to-
home (DTH) service providers,
Intelsat
is how the world watches. Each day,
over 350 TV channels and 8 DTH platforms depend on Intelsat’s seamless
solutions, global reach, premium customer service and reliability to deliver
entertainment, breaking news and sporting events to millions of viewers
around the world.
Equipped with a global fleet of 29 satellites in prime orbital locations and
a state-of-the-art worldwide ground network of teleports, video switches
and fibre, Intelsat can meet short-term and long-term requirements, any
time and any place.
Pacsat
Pacsat provides a range of services to the broadcasting and business markets,
including a full-service studio, fixed Ku uplink, Vyvx connectivity and a
digital post production facility at the company’s headquarters in
Sacramento, California.
The company’s production flyaway units contain up to four cameras,
production switcher, tape playback and character generator while its 11 Ku
band uplink trucks are strategically positioned in key cities across the USA.
Pacsat also has C-Ku flyaways based in London and Miami and has worked in
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
PanAmSat
To distribute content quickly and reliably around the world, PanAmSat uses
its global communication network to support services geared toward cable
programmers, network programmers and syndicators.
PanAmSat’s core service is the distribution of television programming, which
enables hundreds of broadcasters to reach growing television audiences
virtually anywhere in the world.
PanAmSat has established a broadcast services department dedicated to
providing international satellite services when events dictate quick action
or allow for months of planning.
The company’s multiple-channel-per-carrier (MCPC) services enable customers
to maximize the value of their satellite capacity by transmitting their video
content over compressed digital channels on a shared transponder.
PanAmSat’s multi-beam-feed programme provides the necessary hardware
for 7,000 qualified cable operators to tap into programming neighborhoods,
which include content from cable’s premier channels.
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Partner News
CBA Conference issues Guidelines
A set of
Guidelines for Public Service Broadcasters
was one of the
outcomes of the CBA General Conference held in Fiji in February.
They are available on the CBA website (
). A second
development was co-operation on Key Performance Indicators
to develop international benchmarking for broadcasters,
spearheaded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase called for more training of
Pacific region broadcasters. TVNZ CEO Ian Fraser described in a
keynote speech how TVNZ was now operating successfully under
a public remit at the same time as earning revenue from
advertising. Yogendra Pal, director of IT engineering, All India
Radio, described their recent transition to digital equipment,
while Ekwow Spioh-Garbrah, CEO Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation, looked at possible future
cooperation between telecoms and broadcasting. Relations
between broadcasters and government were covered by the
Chairman of ABC, Donald McDonald, and Barry Langridge, Head
of Asia and Pacific Region, BBC World Service.
270 people attended the conference, including 69 chief
executives, 22 chief engineers, and 104 senior executives. They
came from 54 countries and 105 organisations, including the
AIB. The CBA has 104 member organisations in 54 countries.
To discuss the benefits of belonging to the Association for
International Broadcasting, the only trade association that
represents the interests of organisations working in the
international broadcasting sector, talk to
Anver Anderson
, the
AIB Business Development Director.
You can meet Anver at
NAB 2004
- the AIB stand is C3358 - or
phone
him on +44 (0) 1245 399 965, or
e-mail
.
Details online at
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