(21 April 2009 3:05 pm)

MUMBAI: Fox Pan American Sports, the Spanish-language sports programming venture, has signed a multi-year contract for capacity with fixed satellite services provider Intelsat.

As per the deal, Fox Pan American Sports will launch its new high-definition (HD) channel on the Intelsat Network's IS-805 satellite, located at 55.5° W, to distribute its HD programming throughout Latin America.

"Latin America is a large territory with passionate sports fans who demand to watch their favourite local and international teams throughout the year. Our single platform HD rollout will set a new standard in live event sports programming in Latin America that will significantly benefit our viewers," says Fox Pan American Sports COO Jim Ganley.

Fox Pan American Sports delivers Fox Sports in Latin America and Fox Sports en Español throughout the Americas.

"Sports continues to lead in the proliferation of HD and we are now witnessing a growing demand for such HD programming in Latin America," says Intelsat VP (Latin America & Caribbean) Carmen Gonzalez -Sanfeliu.

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