[Satellite Today 10-12-09] GlobeCast has deployed a new terrestrial video network for leading French broadcaster TF1 and its news channel, LCI, Globecast said Oct. 8.

The five-year contract covers the network’s buildout and operation. GlobeCast’s solution includes an Ethernet MAN network to respond to the urgent on-the-spot needs of TF1. The architecture allows TF1 to establish point-to-point switched links with all 13 of its regional bureaus throughout France. 

GlobeCast said this solution offers “a more reliable, flexible and cost-effective solution, compared to its old system of satellite file delivery.”

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