GlobeCast announced today that Canal 3 Benin has joined its platform on Astra 4A (Sirius 4) at 5ºE. This privately-owned channel joins other key regional and international broadcasters on the platform, such as Vox Africa, Canal 2 International, LMTV and Waladjiri.
GlobeCast receives Canal 3s signal via satellite in C band at its Paris technical operations center. The feed is then uplinked to GlobeCasts sub-Saharan Africa distribution platform on the Astra 4A satellite. Once on the satellite, the channel can be received in Ku-Band direct to millions of homes in over 30 countries, with antennas as small as 90cm. GlobeCast also offers the channel a web streaming service for its internet site.
For Canal 3 Benin, the international distribution of its channel provides an opportunity to share its country with the rest of the world, including its socioeconomic, artistic and economic realities as well as tourism information. It also allows the channel to foster and build business relationships.
For GlobeCast, the addition of Canal 3 to its platform is the latest proof of the growth of this dynamic community of regional and international broadcasters a community that is increasingly diverse in terms of the number of channels and diversity of content offered on the platform.