UWItv enters Panama with +Mobile TV

UWItv enters Panama with +Mobile TV

University of the West Indies, Jamaica Regional Headquarters. Wednesday, July 10, 2024— Panama is the latest addition to UWItv’s growing network of broadcast regions. Recently, Cable & Wireless Panama’s +Mobile TV signed an agreement to bring the 24/7 programming of the official multimedia platform of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to more viewers in Central America and around the world. As an extension of UWItv’s partnership with FLOW, viewers can watch the university channel on +Móvil TV 521 channel throughout Panama and will be able to enjoy UWItv’s highly informative content, promoting innovation and positive transformation in the region and driving investment.

Panama is UWItv’s second territory in Central America, following its entry into Belize in 2021. Providing television content in Panama is of great significance, given the long history between the Caribbean and Panama, marked by immigration, trade and diplomatic relations. This important connection between the Caribbean and Panama is particularly evident in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and most recently, Barbados.

Professor Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, said: “Flow continues to be an indispensable partner for the University of the West Indies, pushing us beyond the boundaries of what we could have imagined for UWItv. This academic industry project has had a transformative impact on the University, helping the world gain a deeper understanding of our core business and revolutionizing our performance. At the University of the West Indies, we are always looking to the future and having partners like Flow who support us is vital.”

Speaking about the alliance, Janet Caroo, Managing Director of UWItv, said: “We are excited about the prospect of ‘crossover’ bringing the two regions closer together through digital broadcasting. We look forward to sharing our existing programming, as well as new content opportunities inspired by Panamanian culture.”

+Lourdes González, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Móvil TV, stressed: “We are a participant of UWItv, which enriches the analysis by exposing viewers to international financial realities through televised dialogue, bringing an inestimable educational value to the commercial offering of Cable & Wireless Panama.”

This expansion to Panama is the second expansion of the UWI-FLOW service through 2024. Earlier this year, the UWItv channel was included as part of FLOW’s expansion to the 117-channel HubTV network in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

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About the University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies has been a key force in all aspects of development in the Caribbean and has been at the heart of all efforts to improve the well-being of the people of the region for 75 years.

UWI began as University College London in Jamaica in 1948 with 33 medical students. Today, UWI is a global university of international renown with nearly 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona from Jamaica, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Mountain in Barbados, The five islands of Antigua and Barbuda and Global Campusand A global center established in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

The University of the West Indies offers more than 1000 Certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options exist Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it has access to the largest pool of intellectual and professional knowledge in the Caribbean, working to address critical issues in our region and around the world.

The University of the West Indies is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in the world by the most reputable ranking agencies. Times Higher Education (THE). Since UWI first appeared in the Times Higher Education rankings in 2018, it has performed well across a number of categories, including the World University Rankings, the Golden Age University Rankings (50 to 80 years old), the Latin America Rankings and the Impact Rankings, which are noted for their response to the world’s greatest concerns, as outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including good health and well-being, gender equality and climate action.

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