AUSTRALIA DAY SEES LAUNCH OF THE AUSTRALIA CHANNEL

Australian News Channel in partnership with Globecast Australia launched the Australia Channel on Australia Day it has been announced.

A subscription OTT service providing locally produced programming to international audiences (with the exception of Australia and New Zealand), the channel comprises five channels including: 

  • Sky News Live - with programs including Agenda, Paul Murray Live and The Nation with David Spears​
  • Sky News Business - Australia’s only 24 hour business channel
  • Top Stories - a continuously updated stream of stories making the news in Australia
  • Australia Channel Sport - including the latest results, match highlights and news
  • A-PAC - Australia’s Public Affairs Channel

Globecast Australia CEO Simon Farnsworth said: “As announced last year, our commitment to investing in new technologies continues and it’s great to see this now benefitting Australian consumers overseas.”

Click here to read more on Sky News.

ABOUT GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA

Globecast Australia is the leading provider of broadcast services for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Specialising in live delivery of Standard and High Definition content at the cutting edge of broadcast technology, Globecast Australia’s internationally recognised Globecam™ is the world leader in live, point of view miniature camera technology. With the largest Digital Satellite News and Sport Gathering fleet in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, the company’s main services are DTH satellite transmission including MPEG4 capability, International Fibre Distribution, Teleport Services, 24/7 Master Control, Mobile TV, Business TV, OTT and IPTV managed services, IP streaming and encoding, Global Satellite Monitoring and Disaster Recovery.

This year, Globecast Australia was named in the Top 20 in BRW’s Most Innovative Companies. The company’s Globecam™ technology was recognised as Fox Sports’ Ref Cam received the prestigious 2014 Sportel Golden Podium Award for Best Innovation.

For further information visit www.globecast.com.au.


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