The Eutelsat Group and the Honduran company Cable Color LLC have signed a new multi-year contract to extend the capacity for video transmission services over Central America on Eutelsat’s EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite.
Cable Color, a major cable operator in the region, is a long-standing Eutelsat customer and this new agreement underlines its continued confidence in the quality of broadcast services provided. The 117° West site is the premium TV region for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of the main networks and content providers. 300 TV channels, 50 of which are in HD, are currently broadcast to around 110 million TV homes 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.
Commenting on the new agreement, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Senior Regional VP, Media Sales Americas, Eutelsat Group, said: “It has been a privilege to work with Cable Color as they continue to be one of our most valued customers. We are honored to be able to offer their services on our premium satellite E117WA, which plays a key role in the delivery of video content across Latin America.”
Stefano Racciatti, General Manager of Cable Color, added: “We are pleased to be able to rely on our long-standing partner Eutelsat to provide our customers with high quality and reliable service continuity throughout the catchment area.”
