BBC World News will be offered as a High Definition (HD) feed across the Middle East from August 5 on Arabsat. Arabsat will be the BBCs first distribution partner in the Middle East to offer the news channel in HD. This deal will give audiences in the Middle East access to BBCs on-going coverage of […]
BBC World News will be offered as a High Definition (HD) feed across the Middle East from August 5 on Arabsat.
Arabsat will be the BBCs first distribution partner in the Middle East to offer the news channel in HD.
This deal will give audiences in the Middle East access to BBCs on-going coverage of key global issues, documentaries, entertainment and arts programming in HD.
Colin Lawrence, Distribution Director for BBC Global News Ltd said: We are pleased to be able to partner with Arabsat to launch BBC World News HD across the Middle East, bringing our audience closer to the news than ever before. BBC World News HD will showcase our commitment to impartial and high quality journalism, and will showcase our news programmes at their best.
BBC World News HD can be viewed on:
ARABSAT Badr6
Frequency: 11,785 MHz (vertical)
QPSK, Symbol Rate: 27.5MSymb/s, FEC: 3/4
