ESPN Relies on Teleglobe's Millenium Broadcast Network
ESPN, one of the world's leading 24-hour sports news networks, is relying on Teleglobe's Millennium(sm) broadcast network for the weekly transmission of programming material from European soccer matches. Carried over Teleglobe's intercontinental fiber optic cable and satellite network, ESPN will use this programming in its ninety minute 'European Football Weekly' show. Teleglobe will also carry for ESPN transmissions of upcoming Brazilian soccer matches for the second consecutive season.
'Teleglobe is proud to provide broadcast programming via our extensive digital MPEG-2 4:2:2 based broadcast network facility to ESPN, one of our premier clients. Through our extensive global transmission backbone, Teleglobe provides a full range of international broadcast transmission services whether on a full-time, occasional use or events services basis,' said John Cahill, president, Teleglobe USA Inc.
ESPN is one of a growing list of broadcasters who rely on Teleglobe for the transmission of sporting events. In the past several months, Teleglobe provided live transmission of the 1998 World Cup Soccer Games in France to The Sports Network (TSN) and le RÚseau Des Sports (RDS) in Canada, live transmission of the Good Will Games in New York City to TVNZ in New Zealand, and live global transmission of The Grand Prix in Montreal.
'Teleglobe provides ESPN with the convenience of one-stop coordination of our transmission needs, whether it be point-to-point or point-to-multipoint,' said Maureen Callahan, Manager, Network Traffic, ESPN Inc. 'The Teleglobe staff provides excellent service and is extremely knowledgeable in their field of business.'
Through Teleglobe's INTELSAT signatory status, as well as its new high-speed Millennium(sm) ATM broadcast network, Teleglobe offers highest quality, low-cost transmission from the far reaches of world, with the rapid turnaround demanded by the fast-paced broadcast environment. Launched in January, Teleglobe's Millennium service is a technological breakthrough which sends video formatted in the MPEG-2 4:2:2 standard for high definition and digital TV over a bandwidth-efficient undersea ATM fiber optic backbone between Europe and North America.
Teleglobe now ranks among the world's top three providers of intercontinental digital television transmission services, supporting the broadcast transmission needs of nearly 80 of the industry's leading television broadcasters. As the sole provider of MPEG-2 4:2:2 digital broadcast transmission over ATM, Teleglobe also ranks as the number one provider of transatlantic fiber optic based broadcast services.
Teleglobe is recognized as a world leader in intercontinental telecommunications. The Teleglobe network -- ranked second largest in the world -- includes submarine cable and satellite facilities linking North America with over 240 countries and territories, meeting the global connectivity needs of established and emerging wireline and wireless carriers from around the world, as well as those of Internet service providers, multinational corporations and broadcasters. Teleglobe Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TGO.'
For more information:
John Murray, Teleglobe Corporate Communications, 1-703-821-4857, jmurray1@teleglobe.com
'Teleglobe is proud to provide broadcast programming via our extensive digital MPEG-2 4:2:2 based broadcast network facility to ESPN, one of our premier clients. Through our extensive global transmission backbone, Teleglobe provides a full range of international broadcast transmission services whether on a full-time, occasional use or events services basis,' said John Cahill, president, Teleglobe USA Inc.
ESPN is one of a growing list of broadcasters who rely on Teleglobe for the transmission of sporting events. In the past several months, Teleglobe provided live transmission of the 1998 World Cup Soccer Games in France to The Sports Network (TSN) and le RÚseau Des Sports (RDS) in Canada, live transmission of the Good Will Games in New York City to TVNZ in New Zealand, and live global transmission of The Grand Prix in Montreal.
'Teleglobe provides ESPN with the convenience of one-stop coordination of our transmission needs, whether it be point-to-point or point-to-multipoint,' said Maureen Callahan, Manager, Network Traffic, ESPN Inc. 'The Teleglobe staff provides excellent service and is extremely knowledgeable in their field of business.'
Through Teleglobe's INTELSAT signatory status, as well as its new high-speed Millennium(sm) ATM broadcast network, Teleglobe offers highest quality, low-cost transmission from the far reaches of world, with the rapid turnaround demanded by the fast-paced broadcast environment. Launched in January, Teleglobe's Millennium service is a technological breakthrough which sends video formatted in the MPEG-2 4:2:2 standard for high definition and digital TV over a bandwidth-efficient undersea ATM fiber optic backbone between Europe and North America.
Teleglobe now ranks among the world's top three providers of intercontinental digital television transmission services, supporting the broadcast transmission needs of nearly 80 of the industry's leading television broadcasters. As the sole provider of MPEG-2 4:2:2 digital broadcast transmission over ATM, Teleglobe also ranks as the number one provider of transatlantic fiber optic based broadcast services.
Teleglobe is recognized as a world leader in intercontinental telecommunications. The Teleglobe network -- ranked second largest in the world -- includes submarine cable and satellite facilities linking North America with over 240 countries and territories, meeting the global connectivity needs of established and emerging wireline and wireless carriers from around the world, as well as those of Internet service providers, multinational corporations and broadcasters. Teleglobe Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'TGO.'
For more information:
John Murray, Teleglobe Corporate Communications, 1-703-821-4857, jmurray1@teleglobe.com