Intelsat S.A., a provider of satellite services, and GlobeCast, a content management and delivery company, announced the launch of the Intelsat New Dawn Ku-band Multi-Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) media platform for Africa today (1 March 2012).<\/p>\n
As part of the IntelsatONESM terrestrial network, Intelsat said that the platform provides a cost-effective solution for both regional, and international programmers wishing to expand their distribution to cable, and Direct-to-Home (DTH) services across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
Intelsat boasts that it already offers more than 800 television channels to the African continent.<\/p>\n
GlobeCast will provide ground and uplink services for the platform from its facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Customers can contribute content to the platform from anywhere in the world, Intelsat said, either via Intelsat\u2019s global satellite fleet and the IntelsatONE network, or through the GlobeCast\u2019s backbone network that spans five continents.<\/p>\n
The Intelsat New Dawn MCPC media platform is Intelsat\u2019s fourth Ku-band MCPC platform on the IntelsatONE network, bringing to 16 the total number of Intelsat MCPC platforms.<\/p>\n
The platform is based on DVB-S2 modulation and MPEG-4 compression technology, and can be received with sub-1 meter antennas in much of its coverage area.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the most exciting things about this new platform is that our broadcast customers can now uplink directly from Africa to a prime position for the DTH market in our region of the world,\u201d said Alan Hird, CEO of GlobeCast Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith our global satellite capacities and fiber network, the content can easily come from anywhere worldwide to GlobeCast\u2019s facility in Johannesburg. We expect this to quickly become a key neighborhood for broadcasters in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new Intelsat New Dawn MCPC platform offers programmers in Africa and throughout the world complete end-to-end solutions for delivering content to their affiliates and consumers in sub-Saharan Africa,\u201d said Jon Osler, Intelsat\u2019s managing director for Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe addition of this platform supports entry for new channel carriers and adds to our global portfolio of content distribution solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n
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