Mediaset Launches Three of Its HD Channels on HOTBIRD, Eutelsat's Flagship Video Position in Italy
15 Februar 2018 - 12:13PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Elettronica Industriale, a subsidiary of the Italian group
Mediaset, has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with Eutelsat
(Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) to accelerate its transition to
High Definition (HD).
Thanks to this contract, the three flagship channels of the
Mediaset Group (Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete 4) will be broadcast
simultaneously in SD and HD on the free tivùsat television package
operating from HOTBIRD, Eutelsat's satellite hotspot for the
Italian market.
Located at 13° East, the HOTBIRD position is a reference video
neighbourhood in Italy, particularly suited to DTH. Out of a
thousand channels being broadcast from this position, more than 300
are in HD.
Michel Azibert, Chief Commercial and Development Officer at
Eutelsat, said: “The signing of this new contract reinforces the
commercial links with two of our historic Italian partners,
Mediaset and tivùsat. The switchover of several Mediaset channels
to HD is part of the image quality enhancement trend currently
sweeping the broadcasting community who want to provide viewers
with the best visual experience available.”
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broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH
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