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[Via Satellite 04-07-2016] Eutelsat Americas has sold Alterna’TV, a Miami-based content distribution company, to Thema, a subsidiary of Canal+ Group for an undisclosed amount. As part of the transaction, Canal+ Group also established a long-term capacity agreement on the Eutelsat 113 West A and Eutelsat 117 West A satellites.

Alterna’TV is a content distribution platform that provides principally Latin American channels to cable and Internet TV operators in the United States. The platform currently reaches more than 10 million subscribers across the Americas. Thema is active in five continents with a portfolio of more than 100 channels distributed through international pay-TV platforms. Through this purchase, Canal+ Group is reinforcing its position in North America, where Thema established a local office in 2013.

“The acquisition of Alterna’TV marks a new step in our partnership with Eutelsat with whom we have been working since our creation. It will allow us to scale up our presence in North and Latin America and will reinforce our team and the portfolio of channels we offer pay-TV operators in these markets. It will complement the platform we already operate in Canada with Terra Terra,” said François Thiellet, CEO of Thema.