LONDON — GlobeCast and Japan International Broadcasting, Inc. (JIB) announced that NHK WORLD HD has launched on the Sky and Freesat platforms in the U.K. GlobeCast provides re-encoding, uplink, and capacity on Eutelsat's EUROBIRD™ 1, bringing the channel to a new community of more than 10 million Sky subscribers, and over a million Freesat viewers. Available on Sky EPG channel 507, NHK WORLD HD is a 24/7 English language channel produced by JIB and NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, fed live … [Read more...] about NHK World HD takes off on Sky
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GlobeCast and NETIA at CommunicAsia 2011
Singapore - GlobeCast and NETIA will be exhibiting jointly at CommunicAsia, June 21-24, held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The two companies will jointly display products and services for broadcasters, content creators, and other players in the content value chain. The theme of the booth will be technologies for multiplatform delivery, encompassing the media management aspect of handling large volumes of content, as well as the methods used for global delivery of this content. Special … [Read more...] about GlobeCast and NETIA at CommunicAsia 2011
GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform
Paris - GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EUROBIRD 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite was chosen for its potential to reach over five million Direct-to-Home and cable homes. The platform is ideal for channels that want to reach a large audience, with a neighborhood of flagship broadcasters … [Read more...] about GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform
MEASAT & GlobeCast starts the year with new channels
Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) announced that an agreement was signed with GlobeCast to distribute two new channels, TV5Monde Asia and Travel Channel. The two new channels are being broadcasted across Asia, Australia and the Middle East via the MEASAT-3 satellite. MEASAT-3 is collocated with the MEASAT-3a satellite at the prime hot slot of 91.5°E. … [Read more...] about MEASAT & GlobeCast starts the year with new channels
Travel Channel prepares for regional HD launch
Singapore - Travel Channel International and GlobeCast announced the successful migration of Travel Channel's Asia signal from Asiasat to GlobeCast's capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite. The move was initiated to support the channel's HD launch later in the year while allowing it to expand to new territories and platforms in the Asia-Pacific region. Travel Channel joins a major broadcast neighbourhood, side-by-side other GlobeCast clients on MEASAT-3, such as Fox Crime, FX, Fashion One HD, … [Read more...] about Travel Channel prepares for regional HD launch
MEASAT and Globecast sign new distribution deal
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today that an agreement was signed with GlobeCast to distribute two new channels, TV5Monde Asia and the Travel Channel. The two new channels are being broadcast across Asia, Australia and the Middle East via the MEASAT-3 satellite. MEASAT-3 is collocated with the MEASAT-3a satellite at the prime hot slot of 91.5°E. The satellite’s strong neighbourhood is able to bring these international channels to a wide audience across the region. … [Read more...] about MEASAT and Globecast sign new distribution deal