Intelsat Inks DTH Renewals With Sentech, Orion Express

Intelsat extended media services contracts with Sentech and Orion Express, the company said in news releases (here and here). It said its new Sentech deal will bolster delivery of direct-to-home and digital terrestrial TV services in sub-Saharan Africa via Intelsat 20, and Orion Express signed a multiyear extension for direct-to-home and media distribution services in Russia via Intelsat 15. Intelsat said its Orion Express deal lasts into the 2020s and sees Intelsat performing some services that had been done by another satellite operator.