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[Via Satellite 09-14-2016] Eutelsat Communications is taking a minority stake in V-Nova, a London-based expert in advanced video compression technology. Eutelsat and V-Nova also plan to enter into a commercial partnership focused on satellite video transmission markets, where Eutelsat will exclusively distribute V-Nova’s Perseus-powered compression solutions in jointly defined offers for pre-agreed markets.

Perseus delivers significant performance improvements in terms of picture quality, processing speed, latency and power consumption, and is compatible with legacy and new hardware, according to V-Nova. Eutelsat leveraged this solution to deliver live 4K lossless contribution of major matches during the UEFA Euro 2016 Championship in June and July this year.

“In partnering with V-Nova we are adding to our competence in the broadcasting chain and, specifically, we are increasing our technology advance by enriching the end-user experience for client broadcasters,” said Julien Seligmann, Eutelsat executive vice president of global video services.