GlobeCast renewed and expanded its contract with UEFA to provide HD coverage of the UEFA Champions Soccer League and HD and SD coverage of the UEFA Europa Soccer League to non-European rights holders, GlobeCast announced Sept. 11.
    For the UEFA Champions League, GlobeCast has partnered with Israeli-based Satlink to deliver the games in HD to 26 territories across the Americas and Asia from mid August to May. Up to eight games per night will be downlinked in HD from the Eutelsat W2A and Eutelsat W3A satellites using a wide range of new Tandberg RX 1290 receivers across both sites.
    For the UEFA Europa League, GlobeCast and Satlink will provide downlink, capacity and uplink services in SD for the early stages and the same in HD for the later stages of the competition.
    As a result of the UEFA deal, GlobeCast has made a total investment of more than $2.9 million in HD upgrades for its two U.K. sites.