GlobeCast announced at NAB 2007 that it successfully provided the first-ever live HD contribution service from Saint Peter’s square to CTV (Centro Televisivo Vaticano – the official television station of the Vatican), on the occasion of Pope Benedict XVI’s 80th birthday this past Sunday.
GlobeCast Italy dispatched an HDTV SNG truck to the Vatican for the event, and provided uplink and space capacity on the Atlantic Bird 3 satellite. The feed was picked up by several major European bouquets, including Sky Italia, which carried the event live on one of its four HDTV channels.