Panamsat has launched Pasport, a global, on-the-spot broadcasting service that will facilitate the transmission of breaking news and live events around the world.

Leveraging the power of Panamsat’s 24-satellite fleet with its 22,000 mile video fiber network, the new service gives broadcasters and video content producers access to Panamsat’s global hybrid network from virtually every corner of the globe.

The company issued a release claiming that Pasport enables it to combine its fiber service capabilities that stretch from Europe to Singapore, with over 400 satellite paths on 14 global satellites. This has resulted in what it claims as the world’s largest and most complete broadcast contribution network.

This has eased the connectivity to existing satellite uplink facilities. Now locations that previously could not access satellites directly are able to connect to the Panamsat fleet on a more efficient and cost effective basis.

In addition to improving network access in media-intensive markets such as Paris, London, New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore, the new initiative marks the first time that Panamsat has owned technical and network facilities in Europe.