Eutelsat and Globecast Renew Partnership to Further Drive HDTV Growth at The HOTBIRD Video Neighbourhood
14 September 2017 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
First impact: TRT World launches in High Definition from the
popular HOTBIRD position
Regulatory News:
Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL)
and Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, have
renewed capacity on a multi-year basis at the HOTBIRD video
position.
Building on the longstanding relationship between the two
companies, the agreement will stimulate growth at the leading pole
for satellite TV in Europe, Western Russia and the Middle East.
Furthermore, it will accelerate the transition to High Definition
for channels broadcasting within the extensive footprint of
Eutelsat’s unique video hub.
TRT World now in HD
Within the framework of the agreement, Globecast has signed a
first contract for HD delivery of Turkish TRT World from the
HOTBIRD neighbourhood. TRT World belongs to TRT Group, Turkey’s
national public broadcaster. Launched in November 2016 and
featuring an exclusively English-speaking line-up, the
international news channel is leveraging HOTBIRD’s distribution
capabilities to reach millions of satellite homes in Europe,
Western Russia and the Middle East. Its launch underlines the HD
dynamic, particularly at the HOTBIRD neighbourhood where one
channel in four (275 channels) is now in High Definition and
where HD has grown by 30% over 12 months.
Philippe Bernard, CEO at Globecast commented: "It's rewarding
for us to continue our relationship with Eutelsat, given our long
history as a trusted technology partner. Satellite distribution is
one of our core strengths, and we’re excited to be able to grow
sales and usage of HOTBIRD’s capacity through this deal whilst
delivering high quality HD content for TRT World.”
Michel Azibert, Eutelsat’s Chief Commercial and Development
Officer, added: “Building on our longstanding collaboration
with Globecast, this agreement underpins our ambition to focus
efforts on key technological and commercial partners. The
agreement between Globecast and TRT World further anchors
HOTBIRD as a benchmark video hub featuring extensive reach and
delivering 1,000 channels in more than 30 languages.”
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About Eutelsat CommunicationsEstablished in 1977,
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced
operators of communications satellites. The company provides
capacity on 39 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and
broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and
Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video,
data, broadband and government communications to be established
irrespective of a user’s location. Headquartered in Paris, with
offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a
workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are experts
in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest
quality of service.For more about Eutelsat please visit
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