Intelsat, Next Step Sign Deal for DTH TV Platform in Thailand

Intelsat and Next Step signed a multiyear deal for the start of direct-to-home TV platform Freeview HD in Thailand using Ku-band capacity on Intelsat's Horizons 2 satellite, Intelsat said in a news release Friday. It said Horizons 2 relocated to 85 degrees east and its beam was repositioned to better serve Next Step and the Thai market.