Case Study: Rede Amazonica reduces operating costs with Intelsat video distribution services

Rede Amazonica cuts operational costs by 30% with Intelsat

Rede Amazonica, the largest TV network in Northern Brazil, faced a major challenge when mandated to switch from analog to digital broadcasting. The costly infrastructure upgrades threatened their ability to produce new content and remain competitive against new pay-TV and OTT providers. They needed a cost-effective connectivity solution to link their 13 remote stations and distribute digital video. Vendor Intelsat provided managed video distribution services using a DVB-S2 MCPC platform.

Intelsat's solution used three uplinks and C-band distribution from a single city to consolidate 13 HDTV feeds for distribution. This allowed Rede Amazonica to accelerate its digital conversion by a year and reduce operational costs by over 30%. The Intelsat 14 satellite made high-quality programming accessible to millions, simplified content distribution, and freed up resources for Rede Amazonica to invest in more content to compete in the market.

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