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Eutelsat
and
Globecast
Renew
Long-Term
Collaboration
at
the
Hot
Bird
Video
Neighbourhood
30
March
2009
GlobeCast,
has
renewed
to
2016
five
transponders
leased
from
the
flagship
HOT
BIRD™
neighbourhood
for
broadcasting
in
Europe,
North
Africa
and
the
Middle
East.
With
the
seven-year
extension
of
all
five
contracts,
GlobeCast
is
continuing
its
longstanding
relationship
with
Eutelsat
for
broadcasting
free-to-air
and
pay-TV
channels
to
cable
and
satellite
homes.
From
several
of
its
12
facilities
worldwide,
GlobeCast
uplinks
five
digital
multiplexes
to
Eutelsat's
HOT
BIRD™
satellites
comprising
almost
70
television
channels
including
BBC
World
News,
CNN
International,
EuroNews,
JSTV,
Al
Jazeera,
RTR
Planeta
and
Berbère
TV.
As
the
contract
was
signed,
Olivier
Milliès-Lacroix
Eutelsat
Commercial
Director
said:
"We
are
delighted
to
pursue
our
longstanding
relationship
with
GlobeCast,
a
key
provider
in
transmission
services
for
the
broadcast
community.
This
new
long-term
contract
further
anchors
our
flagship
video
neighbourhood
as a
reference
point
for
the
broadest
array
of
general
entertainment
and
thematic
programming."
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