Satellite services company GlobeCast is set to broadcast Pink TV in France via its satellite television distribution platform on Hot Bird, in partnership with leading French television bouquet TPS. Pink TV, a gay-themed television channel, will gain access to a potential audience of 1.3 million TPS subscribers.
GlobeCast – a subsidiary of France Telecom – manages proprietary Direct-to-Home satellite television platforms in Europe, America, Australia, Africa and Asia. In addition to distributing numerous channels for TPS in France, GlobeCasts DTH capacity on Hot Bird brings over 100 channels to a potential 98 million cable and DTH satellite television homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
GlobeCast is providing Pink TV with an end-to-end satellite delivery solution, including fiber connectivity from the channels headquarters in Lorient, France, to the GlobeCast/TPS platform multiplex south of Paris. GlobeCast manages encryption, uplink and space capacity for the platform on the Hot Bird satellite at 13°E. Pink TV is included in the TPS (Electronic Program Guide) EPG and is available through subscription.
Pink TV is a general programming channel mainly targeted to the gay and lesbian community, as well as to a wider audience. Pink TVs program grid includes series, films, investigative reports, music and personal ads.
Pink TV joins numerous other channels on TPS distributed via GlobeCasts Direct-to-Home television platform on Hot Bird , including EuroNews, KTO, Télé Melody, Boomerang and CCTV9 among others.