Nilesat enlists PCCW Global to deliver content
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 04 July 2017

PCCW Global is set to deliver TV channels to and from Egypt following a memorandum of intention between the Hong Kong communications company and Middle East satellite operator Nilesat.

The company will install its Global TV Network (GTVN) solution in Nilesat facilities to ensure TV and media content are delivered cost-effectively and reliably, to provide a better end-user viewing experience. The GTVN solution covers more than 90 countries via PCCW Global’s satellite network.

The alliance will utilise the satellite and teleport services of Nilesat along with PCCW Global’s telecommunications and media experience to ensure optimal GTVN delivery between Egypt and the rest of the world, the companies said.

“We are excited by this initiative which will allow us to explore mutually beneficial business opportunities between ourselves and Nilesat, said Sameh Sobhy, vice president of MENA, PCCW Global. “Nilesat has strong presence in video distribution leveraging many TV channels across the MENA region. And now, Nilesat will be able to expand its coverage into other parts of Africa and Middle East via PCCW Global’s specialised TV network reach. PCCW Global will also be able to utilise the Nilesat satellite fleet to deliver Asian TV channels into the Middle East region.”

Hamdy Monir, chief technical officer of Nilesat, added: “As we increase our collaboration with PCCW Global, we are excited by the opportunities created to deliver new international TV channels to the MENA region, as well as extending our own reach beyond [the] region. Regional users will also benefit from the availability of a variety of accelerated and diversified media formats.”