PARIS and TBILISI, Georgia, March
22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
JSC Global Contact Consulting, the Georgian media company, today
announced it has selected Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris:
ETL) for a new satellite broadcasting platform called Global TV.
The company has signed a multi-year lease for capacity on the
powerful EUTELSAT 36B satellite, using the widebeam footprint that
provides premium coverage of Georgia, surrounding regions and as far as
Western Europe. JSC Global Contact
Consulting will initiate satellite broadcasting this month,
starting with four Free-to-Air channels and progressively expanding
to include both Georgian and international channels.
In order to accelerate access to the new platform, JSC Global
Contact Consulting plans to install several thousand dishes across
Georgia over the next two years
that will be pointed to EUTELSAT 36B at 36° East.
Zurab Bazlidze, Director General of JSC Global Contact
Consulting, commented: "The EUTELSAT 36B
satellite quickly emerged as the platform of choice for
our new venture. It combines the power we need for DTH broadcasting
with exceptional coverage of our chosen regions. We can launch our
new platform confident that the service and support provided by
Eutelsat will accelerate the success of this new broadcasting
initiative in Georgia."
Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat's Chief Commercial
Officer, added: "We
welcome JSC Global Contact
Consulting onto the powerful EUTELSAT
36B satellite that offers strong
opportunities for continued growth.
Satellite broadcasting in Georgia is poised to enter a new
era and we look forward to building a longstanding relationship
with our new partner."
About Eutelsat Communications
(http://www.eutelsat.com)
Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.
With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of
Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 31 December 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting 4,500 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also provide a
wide range of services for TV contribution, corporate networks and
fixed and mobile broadband markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ
over 780 commercial, technical and operational professionals from
30 countries.
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