GlobeCast Adds Nine New Channels to Digital Platform
MIAMI (July 3, 2001) Rapidly expanding its world television DBS service over North America, GlobeCast announced today that it is adding nine new channels to its digital platform of foreign video and audio services on Telstar 5, according to Robert Behar, president and chief executive officer of GlobeCast America.
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MIAMI (July 3, 2001) Rapidly expanding its world television DBS service over North America, GlobeCast announced today that it is adding nine new channels to its digital platform of foreign video and audio services on Telstar 5, according to Robert Behar, president and chief executive officer of GlobeCast America.

The broadcast services division of France Telecom [NYSE:FTE], GlobeCast is the world market leader in delivering complete end-to-end transmission and production services for all media, encompassing broadcast video and audio, and Internet backbone and content delivery. In addition, GlobeCast is the fastest growing provider of world television programming to consumers in the

U.S. and Canada, via direct-to-home (DTH) and cable headend distribution.

Launched in 1998, GlobeCast’s DBS service offers an extended bouquet of regional Middle Eastern, Asian and European programming neighborhoods.

‘DBS is the most efficient means to reach niche audiences that are spread across the U.S. in both large cities and small communities. Foreign broadcast networks continue to look to GlobeCast to deliver their signals to the North American market thanks to our uniquely efficient and economical DTH offer that allows them complete autonomy over programming, advertising and subscription fees, something that cable and the DBS giants cannot deliver,’

Behar said.

The nine new video and audio channels joining GlobeCast’s world television DBS service are Croatian Hrvatska Televizija (HTV) and Croatian Information Center Satellite Television (HICTV), Portuguese network SPT, five channels

from Turkish Direct-From-Home Network Inc. (DFH) and Korean-language Radio Seoul.

HTV is the North American television broadcast of Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT), Croatia’s national public broadcaster. Broadcast daily, HTV offers North American viewers the latest in Croatian programming as broadcast

in-country, including a 30-minute news bulletin from TV DNEVNIK covering current events in Croatia and around the world. A daily updated TV schedule is available at www.hrt.hr/raspored/. HTV is broadcast in the clear.

Also based in Croatia, HICTV offers a variety of programming, including informative and current affairs shows, as well as programs on history, culture, commerce, entertainment and sports. HICTV’s daily broadcasts

provide insights into the everyday life of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The subscription channel is available in the clear through September 1.

Launching July 5, SPT is a 24-hour Portuguese subscription channel based in Newark, New Jersey, delivering live television programming from the leading network in Portugal, SIC International, seen in all Portuguese communities throughout the world. SIC’s programming includes family entertainment, news broadcasts, and sporting events. In addition, SPT provides local programming targeted to the Portuguese community living in the U.S.

DFH is a premiere provider and producer of Turkish programming in North America that delivers a digital bouquet of five 24-hour video and audio channels. Headquartered in Laguna Hills, California, DFH exclusively

broadcasts programming from six of Turkey’s largest national networks: ATV, TGRT, Star Network, NTV, KANAL D and TELEON. The digital bouquet is available by subscription by calling DFH at 877-433-4638.

DFH-1 broadcasts a variety of programming provided by ATV, including dramas, talk and game shows, and a primetime family entertainment programming block from TGRT customized especially for DFH.

DFH-2 offers the best in Turkish entertainment from Star Network, including news programs, reality shows with Ugur Dundar, nostalgic Turkish movies, European football games and the popular ‘Ibo Show.’

DFH-3 delivers a unique blend of programming from multiple networks, including NTV, KANAL D and TELEON. NTV, the respected Turkish news source, presents in-depth news and analysis on Turkey and the rest of the world. TELEON, the exclusive broadcast rightsholder of Turkish Football League

games, contributes matches broadcast live from Turkey.

In addition, DFH delivers two CD-quality Turkish radio channels, DFH-FM1 and DFH-FM2.

Radio Seoul is a live Korean-language audio channel based in Los Angeles and targeted to Koreans and Korean-Americans throughout North America. The channel broadcasts daily free-to-air and delivers a mix of quality Korean and

American music, plus live news segments from Korea and the local Los Angeles area.

Other channels on GlobeCast’s world television platform include Arabic services Abu Dhabi TV (EMI), ANA TV/MBC, ANA Radio, Syria Satellite Channel, Voice of the People, and Emirate FM 1 and 2; Chinese-language channels Macroview Satellite TV (MSTV) and North America Television (NATV); Korean KBT/MBC World TV and Hangyere Broadcasting Satellite Inc. (HBS); Iranian services Iran TV Network, IRIB, Radio IRIB 1 and National Iranian Television (NITV); American Farsi Netlink (AFN); Italian channels 102.5 Hit Channel and

Radio Dimensione Suono (RDS) and Russian service TVR. Most channels are free-to-air.