Leading satellite services company GlobeCast and leading satellite operator Arabsat have announced that they will launch a new broadcast platform on Arabsats fourth-generation satellite Arabsat 4A in late 2005. This digital distribution platform in Ku-band will offer the first European gateway to an Arabsat satellite and will allow broadcasters from around the world direct access to the Middle Eastern and North African markets via GlobeCasts worldwide satellite and fibre distribution network.
GlobeCast President and CEO Christian Pinon stated, The new platform on Arabsat 4A will continue the spirit of partnership that GlobeCast and Arabsat share. GlobeCast works with all of the worlds major satellite operators, so launching a broadcast platform with Arabsat is a natural step and reinforces GlobeCasts status as the leading global satellite services company.
Arabsat CEO Eng. Khalid A. Balkheyour said, Arabsat is enormously proud of the success of the service to global broadcasters and the strong partnership we have developed with GlobeCast. The European Gateway on Arabsat 4A is another example of Arabsats commitment to quality, reliability and service to its customers, Balkheyour added.