PanAmSat Welcomes Every Major Cable Movie Programmer to Its HD Neighborhoods
May 03 2004 - 12:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
PanAmSat Welcomes Every Major Cable Movie Programmer to Its HD
Neighborhoods Unique Sky-and-Ground Infrastructure Ensures Seamless
Delivery to 11,000 Cable Headends NEW ORLEANS, May 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat Corporation today announced that
every major cable movie programmer has introduced its HD feed on
the PanAmSat hybrid satellite and fiber network. In addition, the
company announced that its Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 neighborhood is the
first and largest in the industry, enabling cable programming
networks to bring high-quality HDTV content to over 11,000 cable
headends throughout the United States. "PanAmSat is the
unquestioned leader in HDTV delivery to cable, with 100 percent
penetration into every cable system offering HDTV signals to their
customers. PanAmSat is also the only satellite operator that
carries signals from every single HDTV movie service," said Mike
Antonovich, senior vice president, Global Sales and Marketing,
PanAmSat. "We will continue with our long-term commitment to HDTV
through additional initiatives, including our half-a-billion dollar
investment in three 'HD-ready' satellites being deployed through
2005 and our continued investment in the Power-of-Five Antenna
program, the terrestrial component to this system." PanAmSat's
commitment to the future of high-definition television is evident
in the roster of customers that has chosen the Galaxy fleet to
deliver their programming. It is the HDTV home to some of the
biggest names in cable television including: Bravo HD+, Cinemax HD,
ESPN HD, Encore HD, HBO HD, HDNet, HDNet Movies, Showtime HD,
STARZ! HD, TNT HD, WB HD and Wealth TV. PanAmSat's satellite and
fiber network is designed to enable cable programming networks to
deliver high-quality HD content quickly and efficiently to cable
operators. Two key components are integral to the success of this
program: * Galaxy 13/Horizons-1: With twice the power of its
predecessor, the recently launched Galaxy13/Horizons-1 is able to
deliver HD bandwidth- intensive content on its C-band payload
across North America efficiently and seamlessly. The satellite has
been optimized for digital and HDTV transmissions. * Power of Five:
The largest antenna program every implemented ensures that digital
and HDTV signals are delivered at the highest possible quality.
Unlike other operators, PanAmSat has engineered a complete
distribution path, starting with Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 and including
the Power-of-Five antennas. PanAmSat has qualified over 4,100
headends to receive digital and HDTV signals from five different
satellites. PanAmSat is the only operator to have invested in the
ground infrastructure to ensure maximum quality, flexibility and
distribution availability for its customers. About PanAmSat
PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ:SPOT) is one of the world's top three
satellite operators managing a global fleet of 29 satellites, 24 of
which are wholly-owned by the Company, for the delivery of news,
sports and other television programming. In total, this fleet is
capable of reaching more than 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. PanAmSat is 80.5 percent owned by The
DIRECTV Group Inc. For more information, visit the company's web
site at http://www.panamsat.com/. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. The
DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTV) is a world-leading provider of
digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite
networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. The
DIRECTV Group, Inc. is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group,
which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation Ltd.
DATASOURCE: PanAmSat Corporation CONTACT: Kathryn Lancioni,
PanAmSat Corporation, +1-646-293-7415 Web site:
http://www.panamsat.com/
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