PARIS, November 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is today
presenting to delegates at the Digiworld Summit in Montpellier a
white paper, published by IDATE in collaboration with Eutelsat and
Orange Group, called "Advanced TV services for all, available now
with Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV solutions". The paper gives a
full overview on current trends towards hybrid network models that
bundle broadcast TV reception with services available through the
Internet.
The paper underlines how hybrid broadcast broadband TV unites
the complementary assets of broadcast TV and broadband Internet,
providing high-quality linear TV and a best-in-class on-demand TV
experience now and cost-efficiently. This quick-to-market solution
combines the efficiency of broadcasting for homogenous, live,
quality TV available simultaneously to a large audience with the
advantages of broadband networks for delivering individual choice
of on-demand content.
Based on examples in key markets that include Korea (Olleh TV
Skylife), the USA
(DirecTV), France (a
FRANSAT partnership with Samsung), Poland (Orange Polska) and the UK
(Freesat), it presents how hybrid solutions are delivering a
high-quality and enriched viewing experience, while adapting to the
specific features of national markets and the requirements of
viewers, broadcasters, platform operators, telcos and manufacturers
of electronic equipment.
Eutelsat is also teaming up at Digiworld with key players in the
French space industry, including Astrium, the CNES and Thales
Alenia Space, through a joint stand showcasing a number of hybrid
solutions. The FRANSAT platform of DTT channels and its new FRANSAT
CONNECT connected TV portal, bundled with broadband access via the
Tooway service, will be exhibited on Stand 8, underlining how
satellites are a core technology in the digital era.
About Eutelsat Communications
With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach
of Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 30 September 2013, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,700 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical
and operational professionals from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications
