Together with the industry's leading broadcasting groups and producers, we are united in providing the best technology for experiencing high definition television (HDTV).
:: HD Channels via Eutelsat
BROADCAST SERVICES :: HDTV
:: Delivering more than 100 HDTV channels, Eutelsat broadcasts 42% of HD channels available in Europe.
:: Boosting HDTV development at nine key orbital locations.
:: Since the launch of high definition in Europe in 2005, Eutelsat has been this industry’s innovator. Over the last 12 months, we have doubled the number of HD channels broadcast via our satellites.
:: 97% of our HDTV streams are broadcast in MPEG4, 79% through the advanced DVB-S2 standard
Eutelsat provides end-to-end broadcasting solutions, including encoding, encrypting, multiplexing and uplinking, via our teleports in France and Italy or our worldwide network of partner teleports.
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THE HDTV MARKET :: 62% of HDTV awareness in Europe1 :: 70 million installed HDTV screens in Western and Eastern Europe and the Middle East2 :: Over 10 million households plan to adopt HDTV over the next 12 months1 :: Satellite to remain the main delivery platform for HDTV2 |
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HDTV CHANNELS BROADCASTING VIA EUTELSAT
Find out which channels you can receive in our list of HD channels broadcasting via Eutelsat.
WHAT IS HDTV?
HDTV has a screen
ratio of 16:9, and is normally provided with 5.1 independent
channels of CD-quality stereo surround sound (also referred to as AC-3).
The video signal enables an increased image resolution by offering up to 1080 active lines and 1920 pixels per line, instead
of the 576 lines and 720 pixels per line provided by the PAL TV standard.
The increased resolution at progressive scan instead of
interlaced makes the picture extremely sharp.
CASE STUDIES
| RUSSIA'S PLATFORMA HD CONTINUES TO GROW Following on from the successful launch in 2008 of Platforma HD at Eutelsat’s 9° East orbital location, the pay-TV operator is continuing its rapid expansion across Russia’s dynamic media landscape with the launch this year of over 20 channels in HD and SD. more> |
HD AND VOD FROM KABELKIOSK Eutelsat KabelKiosk is to launch HDTV and VOD content for cable networks. The KabelKiosk HD-package will deliver up to ten High Definition channels, including entertainment, music, documentary, youth and lifestyle content. more> |
(1) Source: GFK, TNS, CSA, Eutelsat Analysis (2) Source: Screen Digest, 2008-2012
