Armenia/Europe: Armenian public TV-radio on Hot Bird satellite in Europe
GlobeCast press release, Paris
22 Feb 05
PARIS
Leading satellite services company GlobeCast announced today the
addition of Armenian Public Television and Radio to its direct-to-home
European satellite television platform on Hot Bird. The platform
offers this key channel access to the largest television community in
the world, with an estimated 95 million direct-to-home and cable homes
in Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa.
GlobeCast – a subsidiary of France Telecom – manages proprietary
direct-to-home satellite television platforms in Europe, America,
Australia, Africa and Asia. In addition to its new European coverage
on Hot Bird, Armenian Public Television already is part of the
GlobeCast WorldTV DTH platform in America.
GlobeCast is providing Armenian Public Television with an end-to-end
turnkey solution, including contribution from its teleport in Yerevan
to GlobeCast facilities in Paris via Eutelsat W1 and then turnaround
to GlobeCast’s direct-to-home broadcast platform on Hot Bird 6 [13
degrees east, 12577 MHz, horizontal]. The channel is free-to-air in
Europe.
Armenian Public Television is a 24-hour, Armenian-language network
that offers viewers an array of live programming direct from
Armenia. The programming lineup includes movies, soap operas, family
entertainment, game shows, musical programmes, sporting events,
cultural documentaries, children shows, and news reports to keep you
up-to-date with current events in Armenia. Additionally, the channel
offers five-minute daily news flashes covering current events in both
English and Russian language.