CGTN Channels to Switch to HD in SES and Globecast Renewal Agreement
29 September 2021 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
For the first time, three CGTN channels will be
broadcast in HD via SES’s prime neighbourhood of ASTRA 19.2 degrees
East
Audiences across Europe are now able to watch China Global
Television Network (CGTN) channels in high-definition (HD) due to a
new capacity agreement, SES announced today. Globecast, the global
solutions provider for media, has extended its partnership with SES
to deliver three CGTN channels in HD using Globecast’s media
services and SES’s satellites at 19.2 degrees East. These channels
continue to be available in SD quality.
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Under the multi-year agreement, Globecast will lease additional
capacity on SES's prime neighbourhood to deliver CGTN News, CGTN
Documentary and CGTN French, and will manage the uplinking and
contribution services for these channels. After a simulcast period,
all three Chinese public broadcaster’s channels will broadcast
exclusively in HD by the end of the year.
“As premium broadcast service provider in the European region,
when CGTN approached us with their plans to move to HD, our obvious
choice was to work with our long-term partner, SES, to identify key
positions. It’s a pleasure to start a new transponder on Astra 19.2
location with 24/7 channel monitoring services to reach large
audiences for key public broadcaster like CGTN,” said Shakunt
Malhotra, Managing Director-Asia of Globecast.
“Over the past 18 months we have seen multiple public
broadcasters renew and expand contracts with SES and our partners
because they recognise that satellite is the easiest and most
reliable way to reach the widest possible audiences. In addition,
they also want to broadcast in HD as TV viewers today expect
crystal-clear images when they turn on their TV screens,” said
Deepak Mathur, Executive Vice President of Global Sales at SES
Video. “Together with our long-term partner Globecast, we continue
to provide broadcasters and content owners with the largest
audience reach they are seeking for their content.”
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reach of 361 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on
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About Globecast
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wherever, however and whenever required. The company provides agile
and seamless content acquisition, management and distribution
services globally, constantly innovating and investing in new
technologies to create customer-centric new services. It delivers
any type of video service and supplies Content Aggregation and
Distribution services to over 250 networks.
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