Intelsat Signs Avail Media for IPTV Service Distribution.PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat today announced that Avail Media signed a contract to offer Intelsat's MPEG-4 content aggregation and delivery service - Intelsat IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. . Intelsat IPTV is an innovative service combining the strong video communities on legacy PanAmSat's fleet and the technical innovation in IPTV of legacy Intelsat. The Intelsat IPTV Super Headend will offer a lineup of more than 200 video and audio channels in MPEG-4 IP format. Developed with open-standard technology, IPTV providers such as integrators, telcos, cable systems and programmers will be able to choose from a selection of compliant conditional access systems A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. , middleware and set-top-boxes. Avail Media provides turnkey solutions, including content rights, subscriber management, middleware and local integration. As a customer of Intelsat, Avail Media will be able to offer an enhanced IPTV solution, powered by Intelsat IPTV, to its customer base consisting of telco operators fiber-to-the-home providers and independent cable operators. Avail will offer its IPTV solution starting in the second quarter of 2007. "The contract with Intelsat enables Avail Media to distribute high-quality video and audio services to our clients in a robust fashion," said Jon Romm, Executive Vice President of Sales for Avial Media. "Intelsat's high-quality distribution platform is not only the right service offering today but it also provides us an opportunity to enhance our offering as our business grows." The service will launch on satellites in Intelsat's premium North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Cable Arc, easily accessible by telcos, cable systems and other video service providers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , including Alaska and Hawaii. IPTV operators can achieve cost savings by subscribing to an Intelsat IPTV-powered solution, and at the same time be able to add to their channel lineups to suit the needs of their target audience from more than 350 channels already on Intelsat's Cable Arc satellites. "Intelsat IPTV sets the new standard for satellite IPTV. We are providing a service that can deliver a compelling proposition to all service providers in the value chain," said Vicki Warker, Intelsat's Senior Vice President, Global Marketing. "Distributors and integrators who contract with us get a quality product that they can easily integrate into their local head-end solutions; telcos and other last-mile systems receive the flexibility, service customization, cost-savings and high quality programming that enhances their local value proposition and overall consumer satisfaction; and programmers get improved access to last-mile systems and their end users regardless of whether they chose to deliver their content via our new Super Headend, or directly via their satellite leases on our cable communities." How It Works The Intelsat IPTV Super Headend receives programming from Intelsat's U.S. satellites and repackages it in MPEG-4 IP format. The service, sold on a wholesale basis to integrators, will incorporate Intelsat IPTV into a customized end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. . Intelsat IPTV-powered solutions will also allow Telcos and other video service providers in the United States to start offering high quality IPTV services quickly, and achieve significant upfront cost savings, typically millions of dollars, compared with developing their own super headend. Intelsat IPTV also offers cable MSOs an option to fully digitize To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners. their networks, helping them free up bandwidth to support new channels such as HD, VoD, broadband Internet See broadband. and interactive video services. About Intelsat Intelsat is Intelsat I (nicknamed Early Bird for the proverb "The early bird catches the worm") was the first (commercial) communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, on April 6, 1965. the largest provider of fixed satellite services worldwide and is the leading provider of these services to each of the media, network services/telecom and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them unrivaled resources with ease of business and peace of mind. Our services are utilized by an extensive customer base, including some of the world's leading media and communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , multinational corporations
Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and government/military organizations. Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far. Intelsat Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement: Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. The forward-looking statements made in this release reflect Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, including known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Intelsat's control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Detailed information about some of the known risks is included in Intelsat's quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and Intelsat's registration statement on Form S-4 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because actual results could differ materially from Intelsat's intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in this news release with caution. Intelsat does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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