Company Draws on its Highly Successful U.S. HD Neighborhood Experience to
Deliver the World's Most-Watched Sporting Event
CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat (NYSE:
PA) announced today that it will be delivering the 2006 World Cup to every
major Latin American broadcaster for their standard and high-definition
channels across the continent. Beginning on June 9, 2006, in Germany, 31
full days of world-class matches will be beamed from Europe to soccer fans
across Latin America via the PanAmSat fleet.
"PanAmSat has always played a key role in the delivery of World Cup
soccer to fans in Latin America by providing an integrated, completely
managed end-to-end solution to both rights holders and non-rights holders
of the event," said Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, vice president, Latin America
Operations, PanAmSat. "With a phone call to PanAmSat, a broadcaster can
contract for everything from fiber and satellite connectivity, to
encryption, play-out, live-shots and SNG services in any of the 12 venue
cities hosting the games. As the leading provider of HDTV in the U.S., we
are able to share our resources and our know-how with our Latin American
customers to provide the delivery of World Cup matches in HDTV to the
region."
This year, through multiple paths on the three main video distribution
satellites for the region, PAS-9, PAS-3R and PAS-1R, millions of viewers
throughout Central and South America will view the highly anticipated
games. For coverage of the event to Latin America and the U.S.
Spanish-speaking market, PanAmSat will be supporting a number of right
holders including Televisa, TV Azteca and Univision by working directly
with them to serve their specific requirements.
With more than 15,000 hours of video transmissions booked, PASport,
PanAmSat's global broadcast services network, will be using as many as 40
paths across nine satellites: PAS-1R, PAS-2, PAS-3R, PAS-4, PAS-8, PAS-9,
PAS-12, Galaxy 3C and Galaxy 4R to deliver standard-definition and
high-definition channels of World Cup coverage.
PanAmSat's PASport Broadcast Services team works with vendors and
partners to offer customers a seamless, one-point-of-sale service solution.
For the 2006 World Cup, PanAmSat will be coordinating with leading
companies such as T-Systems, RTL, Multilink, Protel and Arqiva. In addition
to being the most extensive and advanced satellite and fiber network in the
world, PASport offers a completely integrated solution that enables the
customer to receive all the components of a service from booking, billing,
customer service and post-sales follow-up from a single supplier.
About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 23 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE:
PA) is a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network
distribution and delivery services. It transmits nearly 2,000 television
channels worldwide and, as such, is the leading carrier of standard and
high-definition signals. In total, the Company's in-orbit fleet is capable
of reaching over 98 percent of the world's population through cable
television systems, broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home operators,
Internet service providers and telecommunications companies. In addition,
PanAmSat supports the largest concentration of satellite-based business
networks in the U.S., as well as specialized communications services in
remote areas throughout the world. For more information, visit the
Company's Web site at http://www.panamsat.com.
SOURCE PanAmSat
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CONTACT:
Cathryn Lancioni, +1-203-210-8000, for
PanAmSat
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