PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, announce the signature of a three-year contract for two 36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A satellites.
The new capacity will be used for professional video services in order to boost GlobeCast's response to increasing requirements from client broadcasters and news agencies to deliver live coverage of sports, breaking news and special events across Europe.
As a market-leader in end-to-end services for satellite contribution links, GlobeCast's choice of additional Eutelsat satellite capacity brings extra flexibility for worldwide seamless delivery of content. The additional resources on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A will in particular support GlobeCast's response to the increase of contribution links in High-Definition that have grown fourfold over the last year.
Using Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles and flyaway antennas, GlobeCast (a subsidiary of France Telecom) will leverage the new capacity for a full suite of occasional services in Standard Digital and High-Definition. GlobeCast's Europe-based fleet comprises 39 SNG vehicles and Flyaways of which seven are located in the UK, 10 in Italy and 22 in France. GlobeCast also provides global coordination services (logistics, dedicated teams, accreditation) and distribution by satellite or fibre to platforms located on five continents.
GlobeCast and Eutelsat are exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam from 11 to 15 September: GlobeCast stand - 1 B.40; Eutelsat stand 1 D.59.
About Eutelsat Communication:
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 30 June 2009, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting almost 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 123 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 610 commercial, technical and operational employees from 28 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com/
About GlobeCast :
A subsidiary of France Telecom, is a leading global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery. The company operates a secure global satellite and fiber network to manage and transport 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year. Top-tier broadcasters and content providers of all sizes turn to GlobeCast for ingest, aggregation, transmission and repurposing of content for delivery to direct-to-home satellite platforms; cable, IPTV, mobile and broadband headends, as well as corporate and digital signage networks. GlobeCast's fleet of SNG trucks deploys globally to support coverage of the biggest news and sporting events each year in SD and HDTV formats. Borders are non-existent when it comes to GlobeCast's services, thanks to the company's 11 teleports and technical operations centres as well as its 17 offices in Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. http://www.globecast.com/
For further information Eutelsat: Press Vanessa O'Connor Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr Frederique Gautier Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr Investors Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30 investors@eutelsat-communications.com: For further information Globecast Tracey Milham tracey.milham@globecast.com +44-207-753-3617
Eutelsat Communications
CONTACT: For further information Eutelsat: Press, Vanessa O'Connor,
Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr. Frederique Gautier, Tel:
+33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Investors, Gilles Janvier, Tel:
+33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. For further
information Globecast: Tracey Milham, tracey.milham@globecast.com,
+44-207-753-3617
