GlobeCast and NETIA join forces at IBC 2009

Paris, 9 July 2009 – GlobeCast has joined forces with recently acquired subsidiary NETIA to showcase the group’s integrated solutions across the whole broadcast chain with a shared stand (1.B40) at this year’s IBC. The France Telecom company, which has recently expanded its worldwide fibre and satellite network, will also be highlighting its solutions for rights and non-rightsholders at 2010’s major sporting events as well as the aggregation and delivery of international content.

Media Sharing and Delivery demonstration

GlobeCast and NETIA will take advantage of their shared space at this year’s IBC to demonstrate the progression of content from contribution to playout and delivery using a broad selection of products and services. GlobeCast’s Content Exchange, NETIA’s Hypercast Warehouse as well as GlobeCast’s playout and delivery services will be in the spotlight at stand 1.B40. The demonstration highlights the group’s new position as an integrator of broadcast technology and a leading service provider.

GlobeCast gears up for 2010

GlobeCast’s sports contribution team will also be on hand to discuss upcoming sporting events such as the South African World Cup, Vancouver Winter Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, all taking place around the world in 2010. Services are planned for both rightsholders and non-rightsholders to bring these special events from the stadiums to the rest of the world. GlobeCast’s IP contribution tool, Content Exchange, which has recently become available to MAC users, will also be on view as part of the media sharing and delivery demonstration outlined above.

New fibre links and satellite capacity share the spotlight

GlobeCast has new direct access to major cities with the expansion of its next-generation global fibre ring into Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman and Munich in Germany. These latest additions to the network are part of GlobeCast’s ongoing expansion of its fibre and satellite connectivity. Blue chip broadcasters and smaller channels alike will also be interested in discovering GlobeCast’s newest DTH satellite platforms on ASIASAT 3S for Middle East, South East Asia and Pacific region and Astra 4A (Sirius 4) for delivery to sub-Saharan Africa as well as its prime capacity over Europe via Eurobird 9A and Eurobird 1.

International content makes its mark

International content takes the spotlight again at IBC. Representatives from GlobeCast, which can deliver European content to multiple platforms anywhere in the world and vice versa, will be on hand to discuss opportunities for broadcasters looking to reach ethnic communities throughout the continent or European communities abroad.

Press Contact

GlobeCast (www.globecast.com): 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 fibre 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

Vanessa Ching

Senior Manager, Marketing Communications – Asia