Fashion TV
partners
with SatLink
Communications
for global
content
management
and
distribution
4 February
2014
SatLink Communications, has been extended its agreement with global channel, Fashion TV (FTV), for the global playout, content management and distribution of its HD and SD channels. As a part of the agreement, SatLink will distribute FTV’s content via satellite to Asia on AsiaSat3S, America on IS805 C-Band platform and to Europe on the new Hotbird DVB-S2 platform, which provides cost effective HD contribution to the Cable, Satellite and Pay TV Markets in the region.
The extension of SatLink and FTV’s relationship comes following the successful implementation of FTV’s HD Asian feed by providing playout and uplinking of FTV’s content to the AsiaSat-5 satellite located at 100.5° East to reach out to Asia's Pay TV platforms across the continent including India, China and Indonesia in July 2013.
SatLink will be providing FTV with full HD and SD Playout services from its centre in Tel Aviv, Israel. For FTV’s HD feed to America, SatLink will be providing space and uplinking to IS805 C-band platform, which is located at 55.5° West and covers both North and South America. The IS805 satellite will enable FTV to extend its reach into the American market and is widely used for contribution to the Pay TV market, including DTH, cable and IPTV services. SatLink will be providing a second Asian feed to FTV with SD playout and uplinking to the Asiasat3S satellite at 105.5° East.
Across Europe, FTV will be utilising SatLink’s new Hotbird DVB-S2 platform to support the contribution of HD channels to the European cable, satellite and Pay TV platforms. The new DVB-S2 platform offers powerful wide beam coverage to Europe enabling a cost-effective solution for video contribution to the region and providing the highest audience penetration across Europe.
SatLink will also be provided FTV with content delivery to the Israeli local Pay-TV’s YES and HOT via a Fibre link. All services will be encrypted via a Viaccess system and SatLink is providing full technical support to FTV customers to ensure a smooth transition of the services.
Working together to provide FTV’s viewers with the latest interactive solutions to cater for their dynamic viewing habits, SatLink is also developing customised services for the seamless operations of FTV’s 4k broadcasting services and OTT and VOD solutions.
“As
visionaries
in the
broadcasting
market, I am
constantly
looking for
new ways to
extend our
audience
reach
through
innovative
and reliable
solutions.
As our
audience
continues to
grow and
demand
higher
quality
content
across
different
platforms we
needed to
find a
technical
partner that
was not only
able to meet
our
requirements
but work
alongside us
to develop
creative new
solutions to
help us
engage with
our viewers”
said Michel
Adam,
President
and Founder
of FTV. “We
selected
SatLink as
our global
partner
because,
following
our highly
successful
engagement
with them on
the playout
of our HD
content on
AsiaSat5
last year,
we knew them
to be
reliable and
offer a high
quality
service. We
knew we had
to change
our
satellite
distribution
partner and
SatLink is
the perfect
match for
FTV
as we share the same creative ethos and strive to further enhance the viewing experience for audiences across the globe. Fashiontv was also motivated to consolidate its operations with SatLink, as we both share the vision to develop 4K broadcasting. Since January 2014, Fashiontv has switched all its productions to 4K, and is launching its VOD and Linear 4K channels by May to coincide with the Cannes Film Festival.”
David Hochner, CEO of SatLink Communications, said: “This is an exciting partnership and we are honoured that Fashion TV have chosen us as their global distribution partner. Having worked together since last year we know that we are able to successfully co-operate with one another to deliver a robust and reliable service that meets FTV’s requirements. As FTV’s audience continues to grow and they develop more innovative services for their viewers, SatLink will be alongside them to support this growth and ensure that we provide the advanced technical solutions that are required to make their vision a reality.”