Mohamed Said Zerari (left), OSN, receiving Eutelsat’s special award from Ali Korur (right), CEO of Eutelsat Middle East
The threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting via Eutelsat’s satellites was crossed earlier this year with the launch of OSN First HD – Home of HBO, a new channel broadcast by OSN.
In honour of this landmark Eutelsat presented a Special Award to OSN at this week’s Cabsat event in Dubai.
“With this award from Eutelsat we are also celebrating a 10-year relationship during which the Middle East and North Africa broadcast landscape has transformed into one of the most vibrant in the global television business,” said Mark Billinge, OSN’s CTO.
“The launch of OSN First HD – Home of HBO reflects our strategy to raise the bar in sound and image quality. Looking beyond HD, Ultra HD is on our roadmap as the next opportunity to give our viewers an exceptional TV experience.”
OSN First HD – Home of HBO launched on February 1 from Eutelsat’s 7/8 degrees West neighbourhood that broadcasts over 1,100 channels. Over 100 channels are already broadcast in HD by the satellites at 7/8 degrees West.
