MagtiCom launches pay-TV for Georgia to 31.5 E

Georgian and mobile telecommunications company MagtiCom will use capacity on the Astra satellite at the orbital position of 31.5 ° E. The company signed a long-term contract with satellite operator SES at some position transponders on 31.5 ° E. MagtiCom will use the capacity to run the first Georgian DTH platform. The operator will broadcast its service in the DVB-S2 and compression format MPEG-4. MagtiCom launches offer attractive pay-TV market for Georgian. The offer will include local and international channels in standard (SD) and high definition ( HDTV ). Start the platform is scheduled for January 1, 2012. Orbital position 31.5 ° E offers opportunities for broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe, and can adapt to increasing demands for SD and HD broadcasts in the region. Extensive coverage of the satellite to the entire territory of Georgia income programs with parabolic diameter of 60 cm.
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Du and Intelsat will create a platform for the Middle East

Satellite operator Intelsat and telecom operator Du create a satellite platform (MCPC). This is the result of an agreement between the two companies. The new MCPC platform IntelsatONE Du will be broadcast from Dubai and will provide capacity for TV stations in the Arab world, Europe, USA and Asia to audiences in the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific via satellite Intelsat 10 (68.5 ° E). The new technology platform will use DVB-S2 MPEG-4. Du Teleport is located near Dubai Media City, which currently serves the 221 TV stations on different platforms. Now MCPC platform will enable companies to provide services such as encoding, encryption, multiplexing, uplinkování and providing satellite capacity. "The "new platform on Intelsat 10 satellite is the ideal solution for the programmer in the Middle East who are trying to deliver content to millions of households across three broad areas,"" said Mohamed Al Shahi, director of broadcast services, Du.

Source: Rapid TV News