27
July 2017
Eutelsat
Communications
and Digiturk
beIN MEDIA
GROUP have
concluded a
multi-year
multi-transponder
agreement on
the EUTELSAT
7A
satellite,
extending a
collaboration
that began
in 2000 with
the launch
of Turkey’s
first pay-TV
platform
that is
today the
platform of
choice for
TV homes in
Turkey.
Digiturk,
Turkey’s
largest
pay-TV
operator,
has
confirmed it
will use 17
transponders
on the
EUTELSAT 7A
satellite to
broadcast a
broad array
of content
that
includes the
Turkish
Football
Super League
and the
Tahincioglu
Basketball
Super
League.
Digiturk
broadcasts
221 channels
to
approximately
3.5 million
subscriber
homes.
Since the
acquisition
of Digiturk
by beIN
MEDIA GROUP
in August
2016,
Digiturk has
pursued its
customer-oriented
and
innovative
focus under
the umbrella
of a media
giant
operating in
40 countries
in five
continents.
As a member
of beIN
MEDIA GROUP,
Digiturk
benefits
from
synergies
with the
Group’s
international
network and
its global
know-how and
expertise.
As a
trailblazer
for HD
broadcasting
in Turkey,
Digiturk has
displayed a
consistent
commitment
to the
highest
signal
quality and
is pursuing
this track
record with
the
country’s
first
full-time
Ultra HD
channel.
Customised
satellite
capacity
Digiturk
broadcasts
exclusively
from
Eutelsat’s
7° East
video
neighbourhood,
using the
EUTELSAT 7A
satellite
that was
designed
with a
customised
high-power
beam over
Turkey and
into Western
Europe.
Customised
back-up
capacity is
also secured
via the
colocated
EUTELSAT 7B
satellite.
Yousef
Al-Obaidly,
CEO of
Digiturk,
said:
“We are very
happy to
continue our
agreement
with
Eutelsat,
our solution
partner
since
Digiturk
launched.
The beIN
Media Group
believes in
the future
of this
country and
its market,
and plans to
continue its
investments.
The most
important
focus for us
during this
transformation
process is
customer
satisfaction.
The renewal
of our
agreement
with
Eutelsat
underpins
this belief.
In pursuing
our
relationship
with
Eutelsat our
subscribers
can continue
to focus
their
antennas to
the 7° East
position and
we can
provide
service
continuity
through a
colocated
Eutelsat
satellite.
With
Eutelsat, we
are
continuing
our
successful
journey to
make our
business
much
stronger.”
Rodolphe
Belmer, CEO
of Eutelsat,
said:
“We are
delighted to
pursue a
relationship
that is now
in its 17th
year with
Digiturk.The
power and
reach of our
EUTELSAT 7A
satellite
ensures that
Turkish TV
homes have
access to
compelling
content and
innovation
that
continues to
enhance
their
viewing
experience.
We look
forward to
taking our
collaboration
to a new
level and to
supporting
Digiturk’s
drive to
remain in
the vanguard
of Turkey’s
broadcast
market.”
