Intelsat 19’s coverage
Image credit: Intelsat

[Via Satellite 09-18-13] Discovery Communications has signed a new capacity agreement with Intelsat. As part of the multi-transponder agreement, Discovery will use the distribution power of the Intelsat 19 video neighborhood to expand the reach of its more than 190 worldwide television networks, including its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region.

Located at 166 degrees east, Intelsat 19 hosts the leading video neighborhood in the Pacific Ocean region, and reaches more than 37 million pay TV subscribers. The satellite offers primary C-band distribution for many of the world’s programmers, and a Ku-band DTH platform that serves customers in Australia and New Zealand.