Burkina Faso taps Eutelsat for digital TV rollout

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Burkina Faso taps Eutelsat for digital TV rollout --

Tue, 30 May 2017 16:29

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Eutelsat has signed a multi-year agreement for satellite capacity with Soci t burkinab de t l diffusion (SBT), the public agency deploying DTT channels across Burkina Faso.

The news of the agreement were announced recently by Eutelsat Communications at the Discop Abidjan.

According to Eutelsat, the new contract is a major step in the drive to accelerate analogue switch-off in Burkina Faso.

Capacity leased on EUTELSAT 3B is already delivering approximately 20 channels to 35 digital terrestrial transmitting towers deployed throughout Burkina Faso. This enables homes equipped with a digital decoder and a compatible TV set to benefit from digital quality content.

With this agreement, Eutelsat is leveraging capacity on three of our satellites to contribute to Burkina Faso s transition to a fully digital broadcasting environment. We are proud to support SBT in its drive to accelerating access to DTT channels for all Burkinabe homes, says Eutelsat s deputy CEO and chief commercial & development officer, Michel Azibert.

In addition to favouring EUTELSAT 3B for nationwide free-to-air broadcasting, SBT has partnered with public broadcaster RTB to expand availability of public service content to Burkinabe residents and embassies in a broader footprint. Capacity on EUTELSAT 16A is extending access to RTB in Africa and EUTELSAT 9B in Europe.

We are leveraging the unique footprint of the EUTELSAT 3B satellite over our country to launch a broadcasting platform that will deliver as many TV channels as possible to Burkinabe households with enhanced audio and image quality. Our objective is to ensure DTT delivery to 98% of our territory by the end of 2017, SBT general manager, Kadidia Savadogo, affirms.

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