BBC World News launches in
High Definition across
Middle East on Arabsat
1
August, 2013.
On 5th
August, BBC World News will
be offered as a High
Definition (HD) feed across
the Middle East when it
launches its international
HD channel on Arabsat.
Arabsat will be the BBC’s
first distribution partner
in the Middle East to offer
the award winning news
channel in HD.
This
deal will give Middle
Eastern audiences the
opportunity to watch in HD
the BBC’s on-going coverage
of key global issues, as
well as some of its best
international news,
documentaries, entertainment
and arts programming.
In
January, BBC World News’
unveiled its new look,
following a re-launch from
the heart of the BBC
Newsroom at Broadcasting
House in central London. A
refreshed schedule includes
a new daily programme,
Global, presented by
long-time BBC News presenter
and reporter Jon Sopel. In
addition to the reporting of
journalists such as chief
international correspondent
Lyse Doucet and HARDtalk
presenter Stephen Sackur,
other recent appointments
include Yalda Hakim, one of
Australia’s brightest
international journalists
whose recent Our World
programmes on have focussed
on Iraq, Bangladesh and
Yemen.
Colin
Lawrence, Distribution
Director for BBC Global News
Ltd says: “We are pleased to
be able to partner with
Arabsat to launch BBC World
News HD across the Middle
East, bringing our audience
closer to the news than ever
before. BBC World News HD
will showcase our commitment
to impartial and high
quality journalism, and will
showcase our news programmes
at their best.”
Khalid Balkheyour, President
& CEO of ARABSAT said “We
are very proud of the long
term partnership with BBC
and value their confidence
in ARABSAT. We are pleased
to be the first satellite
operator to bring BBC World
News HD to its viewers in
the region. Known for its
professionalism and
impartiality, the BBC enjoys
a very good reputation and a
wide range of viewers and
followers in the Middle East
.”
BBC
World News HD can be viewed
on:
ARABSAT
Badr6
Frequency: 11,785 MHz
(vertical)
QPSK,
Symbol Rate: 27.5MSymb/s,
FEC: 3/4
