SatLink will distribute its three international news channels to i24 News.
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[Via Satellite 09-03-13] SatLink Communications, a teleport, content management and HD playout center, has been selected by i24 News for the global distribution of its three international news channels. The new 24/7 broadcaster will use Satlink’s comprehensive satellite and fiber distribution network to deliver its multi-lingual channels across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

As a newcomer to the market, i24 News needed a satellite communications partner that was able to support them in delivering fast, reliable news from the Middle East to a global audience. i24 News will also be taking advantage of SatLink’s content monitoring solution, a service that monitors all of the news feeds in the Middle East in Arabic, Farsi and English and provides reports and analysis direct to i24 of all of the current news emerging from the region. In addition, SatLink’s Occasional Use (OU) services will enable the swift and cost effective delivery of bundled, end-to-end solutions including production, satellite news gatherings, OU satellite capacity, global fiber optic network, streaming and added value services.

i24 News channel will be joining SatLink’s growing bouquet of broadcast and transmission suite of services for leading international news broadcasters and agencies such as Thomson Reuters, AP, France 24, and euronews.