RRSAT LAUNCHES NEW HD PLATFORM ON EUROBIRD™ 9A
RRsat Global Communications Network has launched a new DVB-S2 HDTV platform on Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD™ 9A satellite, which from 9 degrees East provides coverage of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The new service will also extend Eutelsat Germany's KabelKiosk platform, which delivers free and subscription channels to German and European cable network operators.
Four channels are already broadcasting on the RRSat HDTV platform: Fashion TV’s FTV HD, and the children’s channel Bebe TV are broadcast free-to-air. The sport and culture channel, HD1, and live music channel i-concerts HD are encrypted.
RRsat Global Communications Network, a global satellite & fibre distribution service provider, offers end-to-end solutions, including uplink, downlink, turnaround, playout and production services for television, radio and data channels. Their new playout facility provides end-to-end HD playout services, including high resolution graphics and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. They have also recently upgraded SNG services, to provide occasional users with the same high quality HD broadcast as TV channels. Through its proprietary "RRsat Global Network," composed of satellite and fibre transmission capacity and the Internet, RRsat offers high-quality, flexible global distribution services for content provide |
HDTV CHANNELS BROADCASTING THROUGH EUTELSAT’s EUROBIRD™ 9A SATELLITE BOOSTED BY SUNDANCE CHANNEL HD AND MEZZO LIVE HD
The diverse range of HD channels broadcast by the EUROBIRD™ 9A satellite took a leap forward with
the arrival of Sundance Channel HD and Mezzo Live HD. Additional HD channels are
gearing up to join the EUROBIRD™ 9A video neighbourhood in the coming months,
including Trace Sport HD, whose launch was announced by Trace at MIP TV
in Cannes.
The launch of Sundance Channel HD on EUROBIRD™ 9A is a satellite first in Europe.
Owned by Rainbow Media and targeting an audience from 18 to 49, the channel will
leverage the satellite’s exceptional coverage to reach out to cable operators in Central
Europe, starting with UPC in Poland. The playout
and uplink of the channel is managed by Telefonica from Madrid.
Broadcasting round the clock in Full Native HD,
Mezzo Live HD’s content includes operas, classical concerts, ballets and jazz concerts,
with 270 hours of new programming and at least ten live events in the first year. Co-owned by Lagardère Active and France Télévisions, the
programming of Mezzo Live HD is separate and complementary to Mezzo SD.
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