The Eutelsat Group and Honduras-based Cable Color have signed a new multi-year agreement to extend capacity for video transmission services over Central America on Eutelsat’s EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite.
Cable Color, a cable operator in the region, is a long-standing Eutelsat customer and this new agreement underlines its continued confidence in the quality of broadcasting services provided.
The 117° West location is the premium TV region for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of the most important networks and content providers. 300 TV channels, 50 of which are in HD, are currently broadcast to around 110 million TV households, and strong cable headend penetration includes over 1900 cable headends in Latin America and the Caribbean. 117° West is also a growing free-to-air TV region with 100 TV channels broadcasting unencrypted, including channels from major regional public and private broadcasters.
José Ignacio González-Núñez, Senior Regional VP, Media Sales Americas, Eutelsat Group
Working with Cable Color has been a privilege as they remain one of our most valued customers and we are honored to be able to offer their services on our premium satellite E117WA, which plays a key role in delivering video content across Latin America.
Stefano Racciatti, General Manager, Cable Color
We are pleased to be able to rely on our long-standing partner Eutelsat, who offers our customers high-quality and reliable service continuity throughout our catchment area.
