JSC Global Contract Consulting Signs Capacity Lease with Eutelsat for Satellite TV Platform

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[Satellite TODAY 03-25-13] Georgian media company JSC Global Contact Consulting has signed a multi-year lease with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the Eutelsat 36B satellite. Using the widebeam footprint that provides coverage of Georgia, surrounding regions, and as far as Western Europe, JSC will launch a new satellite broadcasting platform called Global TV.

JSC Global Contact Consulting plans to start satellite broadcasting this month, with four free-to-air channels and progressively expanding to include both Georgian and international channels. Over the next two years, the company will install several thousand dishes across Georgia to accelerate access to the new platform. The dishes will be pointed to Eutelsat 36B located at 36 degrees east.