Travelxp 4K to Debut on SES Ultra-HD North American Distribution Platform

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[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] Travelxp 4K, an international travel channel, will make its Ultra-HD debut next month on SES 1, one of a trio of SES satellites (SES 1, SES 3, AMC 18) that are home to the company’s growing Ultra-HD distribution platform serving cable operators and multichannel television platforms throughout North America.

Travelxp 4K, licensed to Multichannel Video Program Distributors (MVPDs) by Vivicast Media, is the latest in a series of Ultra-HD channels to join SES’ Ultra-HD platform, home to nine linear Ultra-HD channels as of January. SES has now signed distribution agreements with more than 30 Ultra-HD channels globally, of which 21 are commercial.

Travelxp 4K, a venture of Celebrities Management Private Limited in India, features hundreds of hours of travel programs filmed all over the world. The 4K channel follows the success of Travelxp HD, which offers 100 percent originally produced premium travel and lifestyle programming distributed to more than 50 million homes globally. Travelxp 4K will showcase global travel content with breathtaking images in 10 bit REC2020 color space with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) High Dynamic Range (HDR).

“Travelxp 4K is all about bringing the world to homes in stunning resolution. 10 bit REC2020 with HLG HDR will make the viewing experience more immersive and vivid. It’s not just about more pixels in 4K but better pixels,” explained Prashant Chothani, CEO at Travelxp 4K.