Shop Latino TV Selects Intelsat for its North American Cable Distribution Platform

“Intelsat Ltd., the worlds leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that it signed a multi-year agreement with Shop Latino TV for program distribution into the North American cable market through Intelsats premiere Galaxy neighborhood.

Under the agreement, Intelsat will provide complete hybrid transmission services for Shop Latino, TVs first 24-hour Hispanic shopping network. Programming will originate from Shop Latino TVs Miami, Florida studios and backhauled via Intelsats fiber network to Intelsats teleport in Ellenwood, Georgia. From there, Shop Latinos signal will be uplinked to Intelsats Galaxy 13 satellite, providing access to thousands of cable headends throughout North America.

“We believe that the time is now for the launch of the only Hispanic shopping network serving the growing U.S. Latino community. Intelsat provides us with the best distribution and delivery system for our new channel airing nationwide,” said Ciro Espinosa, COO Shop Latino Network. “Shop Latino TV requires a distribution platform that provides long-term business growth and reliability for our network. Without a doubt Intelsat meets both, and our distribution partners agree.”

“We are pleased that Shop Latino TV entrusted us to deliver an end-to-end solution for its new channel launch into the North American cable market,” said Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Intelsats Vice President, Latin America. “Our highly coveted North American cable neighborhood is unrivaled in the industry providing access to approximately 8,500 cable headends. Likewise, our excellence in serving unique customer requirements is unparalleled enabling us to be the satellite service provider of choice for existing and emerging business opportunities. We look forward to continue building a long-term relationship with Shop Latino TV.”

Shop Latino TV joins a prestigious lineup of marquee customers on Galaxy 13 that includes HBO, TV Japan, British Broadcasting Corporation and Turner Network Television. In addition, Galaxy 13 is Intelsats premiere HD neighborhood.

About Shop Latino TV

Shop Latino Network is the only Spanish-language television shopping service catering to the U.S. Hispanic audience. Shop Latino TV offers a distinctive style and approach to the television shopping industry. In addition to bringing high quality products to its Hispanic and bi-lingual audience, the company will be hallmarked by its unique program of community involvement and civic support for its customer base. Shop Latino Network is a joint venture between DRTV sales veterans Grupo Innova from Mexico, and Home Shopping Hispano. Launching on July 7, 2007, SLTV is available for full-time or part-time distribution. For more information please visit www.shoplatinotv.com.”

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