Globecast World TV, a division of France Telecom, is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Intelsat Americas 5 satellite.
(Several of these channels are encrypted and require a subscription)
Free-to-air channels on Intelsat Americas 5 can be received in most parts of the United States and southern Canada with a 75 cm (30") diameter dish and any MPEG-2 DVB compliant free-to-air receiver. For pay channels, Globecast provides subscribers with a company-labeled General Instruments-brand receiver.