SatLink Brings Hope Channel to
Africa
May 27, 2008
SatLink Communications Ltd.,
announced the launch of
Brazilian spiritual channel,
Hope Channel’s Novo Tempo (Canal
de Esperan?a TV) in the
Portuguese language to Africa.
SatLink is partnering with
GlobalView Networks to broadcast
this channel to African
audiences on the Intelsat 10
satellite.
Hope Channel is a family
friendly television network
spanning the globe with eight
global channels. Its Portuguese
channel, Novo Tempo, broadcasts
from Jacarei, Brazil. Novo
Tempo's programming is produced
in Brazil and viewed on over 165
cable outlets, more than 50
television rebroadcast stations,
satellite, and internet. Now,
with SatLink’s access to Africa,
the channel
is expanding from the Americas
to reach the more than 17
million Portuguese speakers on
the continent.
Networks, broadcasters and
channels from around the globe,
like Hope Channel, are joining
SatLink due to its capabilities
to provide channels with
worldwide coverage. With its
Middle East teleport’s more than
70 antennae and a fully linked
global fiber network, SatLink
offers an
effective solution for global
content distribution.
According to Brad Thorp,
President of Hope Channel, “The
African market can now tune in
to our messages of hope and love
in Portuguese. With SatLink
enabling us to add this
important region to our
broadcast reach; we believe that
these messages will make a
difference.”
“At SatLink, we bring clients a
total global content
distribution experience. With
more channels reaching out to
wide-spread audiences, our
platforms reach across the globe
to fit their needs,” commented
David Hochner, CEO of SatLink
Communications. “We are proud
that Hope Channel has chosen to
transmit with us and look
forward to more dynamic
international channels joining
our growing neighborhoods
worldwide. “