Building
on its growing viewership, the DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform launched
earlier this year for the Caribbean brings 60 new channels to offer
targeted TV packages and expand reach
LUXEMBOURG -Friday 14 September 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Aiming to enhance the variety of its TV package with
Spanish-speaking content and new English-speaking channels, satellite TV
provider Kiwisat is delivering 60 new channels to Caribbean audiences,
of which 50 are in HD (High Definition), using SES’s satellite SES-10.
Under
the long-term extension agreement announced by SES, Kiwisat is leasing
additional capacity to transmit the 60 additional channels via SES-10,
which is already delivering Kiwisat’s current TV package of about 130
channels. This brings the new Kiwisat content line-up to about 190
channels, of which about 140 are in HD, with a mix of content in three
languages: English, French, and now Spanish.
Launched
in April this year on SES-10, Kiwisat offers the largest HD bouquet in
the Caribbean region. By extending its channel line-up, Kiwisat will be
able to offer different targeted TV packages adapted to the islands’
population and main language. With the support of resellers across the
Caribbean, this will allow the platform to cater to various consumers’
needs in the region and reach a wider audience.
"With
these new channels, we are not only bringing an even wider array of
choice than before to viewers, but we are also offering more high
picture quality content," said Andrew Wang, CEO of Kiwisat. ‘’With more
channels, more reception equipment, and more points of presence in the
Caribbean islands, we are on the path to exponential growth, and we are
very pleased that our partner SES is accompanying us on this journey."
"We
could not be more excited about Kiwisat’s success!’’ said Jurandir
Pitsch, Vice President, Sales & Market Development for Latin
America and Caribbean of SES Video. "As the first DTH platform designed
for the Caribbean, Kiwisat has won viewers’ hearts with its accessible,
top-quality TV entertainment offer, and now it’s ready to expand. We are
very proud to contribute to our customer’s growth, and to help bring
more content in high resolution to audiences in the Caribbean."
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partnership between SES and the Luxembourg government, and O3b, the only
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