GlobeCast has begun carrying Dutch public broadcaster BVN-TV via its digital platform on the Optus B3 satellite across Australia and New Zealand.

GlobeCast, a France Telecom subsidiary providing satellite transmission and production, is providing BVN-TV with end-to-end signal backhaul from Europe to GlobeCast’s Optus B3 gateway in Australia. BVN-TV’s signal is picked up by GlobeCast in Greece off Astra 1G, where it is transmitted via Thaicom 3 to Perth for turnaround on Optus A3 to GlobeCast’s Optus B3 gateway in Sydney. BVN-TV is the first Dutch channel to be distributed in Australia and New Zealand, with one video and one audio channel broadcast 24/7 free- to-air on the DTH platform.