Italy’s
Telespazio
Renews
Multiple
Contracts
With
Eutelsat
For
Occasional-Use
And
Outside
Broadcasting
By
Rai
Television
Channels
5
February
2010
Telespazio,
has
renewed
leases
on
two
satellites
operated
by
Eutelsat
Communications
for
professional
video
contribution
services
and
the
outside
broadcast
purposes
of
RAI,
the
country’s
national
public
broadcaster.
The
renewal
of
this
contract
was
announced
today
in
Rome
on
the
occasion
of
the
SATEXPO
international
conference
and
exhibition.
The
two
72MHz
transponders
have
been
leased
on a
multi-year
basis
on
Eutelsat’s
ATLANTIC
BIRD™
1
and
W3A
satellites.
Both
satellites
provide
superior
coverage
of
Italy
for
domestic
newsgathering
requirements
and
support
RAI’s
ongoing
requirements
for
a
constant
flow
of
coverage
of
news,
sports
and
special
events
in a
footprint
spanning
Europe,
North
Africa
and
the
Middle
East.
The
permanent
availability
of
this
capacity
gives
RAI
the
full
flexibility
to
manage
short
news
items
broadcast
in
Standard
Digital,
as
well
as
premium
events
in
HD
that
require
42
Mbps
carriers.
It
also
guarantees
RAI
easy
access
as
required
to
premium
choice
bandwidth
with
no
notice.
Olivier
Milliès-Lacroix,
Eutelsat
Commercial
Director
commented
on
the
contract:
“We
are
delighted
that
Telespazio
and
RAI
are
renewing
their
confidence
in
Eutelsat
with
the
extension
of
capacity
on
ATLANTIC
BIRD™
1
and
W3A.
Satellites
are
firmly
anchored
as a
key
platform
for
instant
and
quality
coverage
of
news
and
sports
events,
providing
both
reach
and
bandwidth
availability
for
efficient
delivery
of
broadcast
quality
content.
This
forms
a
core
video
activity
for
Eutelsat
and
we
are
encouraged
to
even
further
improve
our
service
by
the
trust
placed
in
us
by
customers
who
are
a
hallmark
for
first-class
performance.”
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