Mexico’s leading broadcaster TV Azteca will continue to use Eutelsat’s premium 117°West TV neighbourhood across the Americas.
The new multi-year satellite capacity agreement continues a decade long partnership between TV Azteca and Eutelsat Group.
Operating a video multiplex to deliver its HD channels to digital TV towers and cable head-ends across Mexico, TV Azteca is using Eutelsat 117 West A’s C-band coverage of the region to distribute its satellite television service. The new resources on Eutelsat 117 West A will potentially allow TV Azteca to provide a broader range of video services, extending their current reach by accessing new and untapped markets in the region.
José Ignacio González-Núñez, Eutelsat Group Senior Regional VP, Media Sales Americas, said: “We are delighted to announce a continuity in our commercial relationship with one of our most important partners in Mexico, which values the strong local and regional presence we have. At Eutelsat Group, we are committed to reinforcing such a relationship, not only in Mexico but beyond, over other latitudes as well”.
Eutelsat Group’s 117° West location is the premium TV neighbourhood for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of major networks and content providers.
Around 400 TV channels, 80 in HD, are currently distributed to over 110 million TV homes across the continent. 117° West is also a growing free-to-air TV neighbourhood with 100 TV channels broadcasting in the clear, including channels from key regional public and private broadcasters.
