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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite From: satnews@cix.compulink.co.uk (Darren Ingram) Subject: Satnews 112-1 Cc: satnews@cix.compulink.co.uk Reply-To: satnews@cix.compulink.co.uk Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1993 15:05:52 +0000

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PAS-4 LEASES GO TO SOUTH AFRICA

The South African Broadcasting Corporation and M-NET have signed two long-term transponder leases with PanAmSat for the launch of a direct- to-home satellite service in the country.

Three Ku-band transponders will allow the SABC and M-NET to launch the service late in 1995, dependent on the successful launch and deployment of PAS-4, PanAmSat's satellite destined for location in the Indian Ocean Region.

Digital compression will be used to increase the number of channels carried on the DTH network. Presently satellite television reception in South Africa is restricted to C-band through large antennas, although the DTH service will allow 90 cm antennas to be used.

"We are thoroughly pleased. We will provide the SABC and M-NET a very high quality solution for DTH broadcasting," said Fred Landman, president of PanAmSat.

"Millions of viewers will be able to tune into broadcast feeds received directly and easily on premises. We feel South Africa is on the edge of an explosive growth in broadcasting, and PanAmSat is the only global satellite system designed to meet this demand with the latest innovative satellite service."

PAS-4 will be a second-generation Ku-band satellite. PanAmSat will launch PAS-2 for the Asia-Pacific region in May 1994 with PAS-3 for the Atlantic Region in December 1994. The three new satellites, once deployed, will be used for the ORB-X global satellite networking programme planned by PanAmSat as an 'Intelsat buster.' [stuff deleted]


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