Intelsat S.A., one of the world’s leading providers of satellite services,
announced Sunday that Discovery Communications has signed an
agreement to use the company's Intelsat 19 satellite. As part of the
multi-transponder agreement, Silver Spring, Md.,-based Discovery will
use Intelsat
19 to expand the reach of its more than 190 worldwide television
networks, including its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region.
Located
at 166 degrees East on the Earth's equator, Intelsat 19 hosts the
leading video neighborhood in the Pacific Ocean region, and reaches
more than 37 million Pay TV subscribers. The satellite offers primary
C-band distribution for many of the world’s leading programmers,
and a Ku-band Direct-To-Home platform that serves customers in
Australia and New Zealand.
Discovery
has more
than two billion cumulative subscribers in over 220 countries and
territories.
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