For the 2018 edition, Ateme has been selected to provide digital compression for the entire offer and Zayo for its expertise in fibre signal transport.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the coverage of the French Open by France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster will offer its viewers free access to a 100% UHD event channel broadcast 24 hours a day on DTT and satellite TV.
France Télévisions and the French Tennis Federation, in collaboration with TDF and Fransat, a subsidiary of Eutelsat, will provide 4K coverage of the Philippe-Chatrier court, Roland-Garros primary venue during the two-week tournament. All matches will be captured by France Télévisions’ production channel.
Broadcast live from 27 May to 10 June, the matches will be aired everywhere in France on channel 444 of the Fransat free-to-air satellite platform.
For the 2018 edition, Ateme has been selected to provide digital compression for the entire offer and Zayo for its expertise in fibre signal transport.
UHD or 4K offer viewers true immersion and an viewing experience with an image quality four times richer than the current full HD and two times more images per second.
