Eurochannel Upgrades to HD at Eutelsat’s Key Video Neighbourhood at 16° East
16 Oktober 2017 - 12:51PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Eurochannel, the international channel dedicated to high-quality
European films and series, today announced from MIPCOM in Cannes
its upgrade from Standard to High Definition (HD) with Eutelsat
(Paris:ETL). Already a direct customer of Eutelsat for the last
five years, the channel is now expanding its capacity on the
high-power EUTELSAT 16A satellite to launch its HD version for
European viewers.
EUTELSAT 16A is positioned at Eutelsat’s 16° East key
neighbourhood, a preferred location for TV distribution to
terrestrial networks across Europe, from Reykjavik to Moscow and
Tenerife to Tbilisi. Eurochannel is currently received by more than
70 cable and IP operators in 17 countries across Europe and will
leverage EUTELSAT 16A’s reach to reinforce its European
distribution that recently extended to Russia, Lithuania and
Croatia. The upgraded HD channel will be uplinked from Bosnia via
Eutelsat’s partner teleport “TEAM:MEDIA”.
Eurochannel is an award-winning world television channel
dedicated to showing the diversity of European culture through
films and series, as well as content featuring European fashion
events, arts and destinations. Its move to HD underlines its
commitment to meeting user expectation for an enhanced viewing
experience.
About Eurochannel
Eurochannel is the award-winning world leading European cinema
Pay TV channel. For more information, please visit:
www.eurochannel.com
About Eutelsat CommunicationsFounded in 1977, Eutelsat
Communications is one of the world's leading satellite operators.
With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground
infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across Video, Data,
Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate
effectively to their customers, irrespective of their location.
Over 6,600 television channels operated by leading media groups are
broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH
reception or connected to terrestrial networks. Headquartered in
Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat
assembles 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are dedicated
to delivering the highest quality of service. Eutelsat
Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange
(ticker: ETL). For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com
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contactsJoseph de MonvallierVP Marketing &
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