Monday, July 20, 2009

Pacific Island Cable becomes Bluesky Moana TV


Today a new face in Cable TV service in American Samoa was revealed as Bluesky unveiled the new brand and logo for Bluesky Moana TV (formerly known as Pacific Island Cable, which was acquired by Bluesky Communications in early 2009)

“Bluesky Moana TV” replaces “Pacific Island Cable” as the name and logo for Cable TV service in American Samoa. The new name and logo (Bluesky Moana TV) are a variation of, and remain consistent with the core Bluesky brand. Bluesky Chief Operations Officer, Carlos Abreu said, "We wanted a fresh name and look that signals not just a change of leadership, but symbolized a fresh start for Cable TV service in American Samoa."

The acquisition of Pacific Island Cable by Bluesky Communications in March 27th of this year is an opportunity to extend Bluesky's suite of services to the people of American Samoa. According to Bluesky Communications Chief Executive Officer, Adolfo Montenegro, "we felt it was a good fit with our existing portfolio of products and we are working on a comprehensive maintenance improvement program to take service to the next level. We will raise the bar for pay television in American Samoa and we are driving the improvements in line with Bluesky’s core values of quality and customer service.”

According to Mr. Abreu, there have already been improvements to quality of service since PIC was acquired by Bluesky due to enhancements and maintenance of the network, especially the fiber/ coaxial plant. Further, live channels have been introduced (ESPN and ESPN 2 are now both live using the latest technologies and the submarine cable). More is promised including more live channels and improved programming over the fiber optic cable.