Pacific Television Center Welcomes Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Paul Koretz

Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production company, recently hosted Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Paul Koretz at the companys Motor Avenue headquarters. The visit was part of the Community Day in CD5 tour, focusing on local businesses that support economic development in the 5th council district of Los Angeles. One of seven businesses chosen to participate, PacTV was selected not only for the high-tech nature of its broadcast operations, but also for its recent expansion, supporting job opportunities and economic development in the area.

A resident of 3440 Motor Avenue for more than 20 years, PacTV has been a leading transmission and live production provider to the global broadcast industry since 1980. Earlier this year, PacTV announced that it completed the acquisition of its current building. This purchase cements the future of the companys physical location and is a positive investment in the neighborhoods economic future. Over recent years, Motor Avenue and the surrounding area have been evolving into a major business hub, with an increase in many corporations calling the area home.

Richard Neri, president of PacTV, hosted Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Koretz, giving them a tour of the companys Master Control Room (MCR), HD studios and its 15-dish satellite farm. The trio spent time discussing PacTVs history in the area, highlighting how the company evolved from an adhoc broadcasting start-up into a state-of-the-art HD-ready, full service global content aggregation studio.

ABOUT PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTERFor more than 30 years, Los Angeles-based Pacific Television Center has been a leading transmission and live production provider to the global broadcast industry offering its clients around-the-clock support and services in fiber connectivity, satellite coordination, receive and records, multi-format tape play outs, live shots, satellite media tours and voiceovers. On a local level, its broadcast facility in Los Angeles connects to the ATT Hollywood Hub and The Switch Los Angeles; in New York, it connects to Encompass/Waterfront, The Switch New York and Azzurro; and in London, its facility has multiple circuits to and from The BT Tower.

Additional services include remote production via PacTVs ENG truck, Downlinks on Demand and a fiber network to several countries including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada and France. The companys solid reputation has led to successful relationships with major networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN, CNN, BSkyB and BBC in the UK, Network TEN in Australia and Sky in New Zealand as well as top carriers including AboveNet/Zayo, SingTel, Intelsat, SES World Skies, British Telecom, Colt, Nexion and Level 3/VYVX. For more information regarding Pacific Television Center, visit www.pactv.com.

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