New Zealand DTH service taps Intelsat

New
Zealand-based ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. selected the Intelsat platform
on which to launch a new direct-to-home television service. Under the
multi-year agreement, Intelsat will provide ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd.
with capacity on the IS-8 satellite, which has high performance coverage of
ANZ’s initial targeted service region in

New Zealand. The IS-8 also
has the ability to distribute DTH programming to other South Pacific nations as
ANZ’s business grows.

“As a new provider in the region, we needed to go with the strongest
operator who could supply us with superior capacity today and grow with us over
the long-term,” said Hon. Matt Robson, General Counsel, ANZ Teleport &
Broadcast Ltd. “Intelsat’s IS-8 SW Pacific Beam also covers other markets
beyond

New Zealand, giving us the ability to address new DTH opportunities in a cost-effective
manner.”

“Regional programming is one of the leading business growth drivers for
international broadcasters today,” said David Ball, Intelsat’s Regional
Vice President, Asia-Pacific. “

Our IS-8 satellite provides strong coverage within the South Pacific
region and we are happy that ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. views Intelsat
as the right transmission partner for building its near- and long-term
business.”

ANZ Teleport & Broadcast Ltd. is now among Intelsat’s more than 25 DTH
platforms it supports worldwide.