GlobeCast launches Russian channel on Eutelsat Hot Bird

Content management and delivery company GlobeCast has launched the Russian channel CTC-International on Eutelsat's Hot Bird 8 satellite. This move increases the channel's broadcast footprint to reach over 120 million homes in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. CTC-International is a Russian-language family entertainment channel, whose programming grid consists of a combination of parent CTC Media's channels including CTC, Domashny, and Peretz. GlobeCast is providing CTC-International all the technical services required for delivery, including Free to Air (FTA) transmission service on its MCPC distribution platform, signal processing, multiplexing, uplink, and space capacity on Eutelsat's Hot Bird 8. The CTC-International channel targets Russian-speaking audiences in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Middle East.