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I Insight TV Europe & Middle East deal with Eutelsat nsight TV, the 4K HDR broadcaster, will now offer its UHD feed Europe-wide aboard Eutelsat’s Hotbird satellite located at 13° East. This additional broadcasting platform enables distributors full access to Insight TV’s UHD feed across Europe and the Middle East. Distributors will now be able to offer their European and Middle Eastern viewers Insight TV’s millennial focused action, lifestyle and entertainment content told through the eyes of global influencers. Insight TV’s upcoming line-up of new shows include Sandboarding in the Dragon Insight TV’s Hill shot entirely upcoming in 8K, as well as epic martial arts line-up of new show featuring shows include Hollywood actor Sandboarding Dan Fogler, Story in the Dragon of Masters, and Hill shot entirely Ghost Chasers: Exploring the in 8K Other Side, which follows the adventures of famed urban explorers and YouTube stars Josh and Cody. Aymeric Genty, regional vice-president for Western & Northern Europe for Eutelsat, commented: “Hotbird’s unparalleled coverage Batelco introduces unlimited usage on Fiber Internet Bahraini telco Batelco customers can now enjoy the infinite world of the Internet, with the newly-launched unlimited Fiber Internet offer. With unlimited Fiber Internet, users can experience unlimited streaming, downloading and browsing, and enjoy the internet with no limits. Users will never miss favourite HD movies, live sports, gaming and all the latest news with high quality, uninterrupted connections. Batelco’s Fiber Internet users on the 500Mbps across the European and Middle Eastern regions, provides great opportunities for those broadcasters seeking to expand their “We are committed to working with the world’s leading satellite and IP distribution providers, to make our original content distribution network. We are delighted to be working with Insight TV to help increase its connectivity, widen its European and Middle Eastern reach and offer distributors unrivalled access to its exciting content.” Rian Bester, CEO of Insight TV, added: available for distribution across as many territories as possible. Eutelsat is a major satellite operator which covers Europe entirely as well as the Middle East, making it the ideal partner to help grow our distribution network.” package can enjoy a truly unlimited experience, while users on other Batelco Fiber Internet packages, can also benefit from unlimited usage for an additional BD9/month only. “We are committed to unleash the full potential of the Internet for our customers, empowering the preferences, lifestyles, and a world of seamless entertainment,” commented Batelco CEO Mikkel Vinter. “With the growing requirement for virtual learning, home automation and online transactions, Batelco Fibre customers are demanding higher thresholds and reliable connectivity, without having to worry about their data consumption,” he added. 6 EUROMEDIA MENA Special Eutelsat, SMS Teleport sign back-up broadcast deal Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS Teleport), the largest independent teleport in the UK, teleports are reliably ensuring superior quality broadcasts from the satellite across the Middle East and North Africa. From its orbital position, Eutelsat’s 8 West B satellite provides the 8° West video has confirmed that Eutelsat has selected SMS to provide back-up teleport-based broadcast satellite services for its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. SMS Teleport is providing Eutelsat with 24/7/365 redundant teleport services from its Rugby, UK teleport. Connected via a diverse fibre linkup to Eutelsat’s Paris-Rambouillet teleport, which provides the principal uplink to Eutelsat 8 West B, the two neighbourhood with its broadcast needs. Zvi Golod, SMS Teleport’s CEO, commented: “Our solution for Eutelsat combines numerous elements of our extensive teleport capabilities, to offer Eutelsat the best possible services. SMS Teleport is proud to be a contributing factor in Eutelsat’s ongoing success, we look forward to working on further projects together.”