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TIBA - TELEPUERTO Sign New Agreement WITH SES NEW SKIES
The Hague, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 18, 2009 SES NEW SKIES has announced that TIBA - Telepuerto Internacional Buenos Aires, has signed a new multi-transponder, multi-year agreement for satellite capacity on the NSS-806 satellite at the orbital location of 319.5 degrees East. With this new 7 year agreement, TIBA now has a total of 187.4 MHz on NSS-806 under contract. TIBA, an Argentine company founded in 1992, is a leading Latin American provider of satellite, telecommunications and full management content services for television signals. TIBA owns teleports equipped with state-of-the-art technology in Argentina, and today provides operations to prestigious broadcasters and has on board more than 120 television channels such as Disney Channel, Disney Play House, Jettix, ESPN, ESPN +, Fox, Fox Life, FOX HD, National Geographic, Baby TV, Utilisima, Nat Geo Music, Universal Channel, Telefe, Canal 7 Argentina, TeleSur, Peru TV, and Panamericana among others. Norberto Alvarez, CEO of TIBA, stated: "SES NEW SKIES has been providing TIBA with reliable and performing satellite capacity for years. In the wake of the celebration of our 16 anniversary and the inauguration of our new facilities in Buenos Aires, we are glad to renew and extend our access to NSS-806 in order to support the growth of our customers and to provide much-asked for extra bandwidth to allow for the introduction of HDTV offers in Latin American cable networks." Dolores Martos, Vice President Sales Latin America and Caribbean at SES NEW SKIES, said: "NSS-806 at the orbital location of 319.5 degrees East is a leading video neighborhood for Latin America and the Caribbean. We look forward to a continued fruitful collaboration with TIBA and to a steadily growing number of programme choices at this orbital position." Related Links TIBA The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Sirius XM Radio May File For Bankruptcy
Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2009US satellite radio giant Sirius XM is considering filing for bankruptcy, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The newspaper, citing "people in involved in the process," said Sirius XM, formed last year through Sirius Satellite Radio's buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio, had hired advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing. |
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