Occasional Use (OU) Broadcast Services & Special Events

A Single-Platform,
Global Broadcasting Solution

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Leading Provider for Occasional Use (OU) Services

Intelsat, the only satellite operator offering dedicated OU capacity, provides the world’s leading OU services to meet the intricate needs of broadcasters. With a 24/7 customer support center, a global team of on-site production and transmission personnel, ground infrastructure of leased fiber, teleports and video processing equipment linked with the largest satellite fleet, Intelsat is available where and when a need arises, with the regional knowledge and expertise to provide tailored end-to-end broadcast services, regardless of event or distribution reach.

• Intelsat was the first to deliver the World Cup Soccer Championships to millions of viewers worldwide, and this summer, in collaboration with its media partners, is providing a single-source solution for affordable, on-site broadcasting services for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
• Intelsat is the only satellite operator to provide coverage of all Olympic Games since 1968. More than 25,000 hours of programming was delivered for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, reaching four continents
• Intelsat transmitted the three most-watched 2008 European Soccer Championship games in Spanish TV history to more than 17 million viewers during the broadcast of Spain’s appearances in the final rounds
• Intelsat rocked Live Earth, the global concert for climate change in 2007, transmitting more than 80 hours of high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) programming from eight global venues to four continents
• Intelsat’s network delivered more than 600 hours of the 2007 World Cup Cricket matches to Asia, Africa and Europe