24 October 2012

 

GlobeCast Australia announced the completion of a major upgrade to deliver its customers the first high quality MPEG4 services on the Optus D2 DTH satellite platform. GlobeCast Australia is the leading provider of broadcast services for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

GlobeCast Australia’s chief executive Simon Farnsworth said: “We have invested in MPEG4 to give our customers access to the latest world-class technologies to help them innovate and grow”.

 

GlobeCast Australia will commence its new MPEG4 service with the Serbian Government service RTS SAT, on behalf of EURO World Network (EWN). EWN operates DTH and IPTV distribution platforms in Australia & New Zealand; using GlobeCast Australia for its DTH satellite distribution on Optus D2. GlobeCast Australia’s enhancement of its Optus D2 DTH platform includes upgrading four carriers to state-of-the art Thompson MPEG4/MPEG2 encoders. The Optus D2 DTH platform covers Australia and NZ.

 

Mark Lobwein, Chairman of EURO World Network said: “It is a pleasure to be working with GlobeCast Australia in this region for our blue chip customer, RTS SAT. GlobeCast has been looking after DTH services in Australia for over a decade and we are excited to be working with them to deliver this new technology for our satellite customers.”

 

Mr Farnsworth added: “MPEG4 offers our customers increased value due to its high quality video delivery to large flat-screen displays and higher quality sound with the Dolby audio option. These improvements, coupled with increased bandwidth efficiency, offer an attractive package for our channel partners.”