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Fashion TV, the global leader of fashion in television and new media, reaching more than 400 million homes all over the world, is proud to announce the launch of its High Definition channel. In cooperation with RR Sat, FTV HD will be broadcasted on Thaicom 5 all over Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East and in parts of Europe. In cooperation with EUTELSAT, FTV HD will also be broadcasted on EUROBIRD 9. By the end of October, FTV plans to launch a further signal on Galaxy Satellite for North and South America. After that FTV will be the first TV station broadcasting worldwide in HD! FTV HD delivers an outstanding picture and sound quality, richer and with more natural colors.
Michel Adam, President of Fashion TV: "After many years of preparation, following the upcoming market demand, we are very happy to launch Fashion TV in High Definition and strengthen again our Number 1 position."
Fashion TV is the biggest Fashion Medium in the world. FTV's mission, since its inception in 1997, is to innovate, show and follow the latest trends in fashion and audiovisual technology. Since 4 years High Definition Format is the standard quality for all FTV video productions. FTV means 500 hours of new program content every year, 300 new shows and 600 new clips every season.
Technical details:
THAICOM 5
Location: 78.5 degrees East
1080i@50
Reception frequency: 3450 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 13.333 Msyb
FEC: 3/4
Transmission: MPEG-4
Uplink station: RRsat
Encryption: Free to Air
EuroBird 9
Location: 9.0 degrees East
Downlink frequency: 11919.28 MHz
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol rate: 27.500 Msyb
FEC: 3/4
Transmission : MPEG-4
Uplink station: RRsat
Encryption: Free to Air
