What's New at GlobeCast Australia 

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA DELIVERS NEW ZEALAND HDTV FIRST
GlobeCast Australia has delivered the first HD satellite transmission out of New Zealand with its international distribution of the All Blacks v England Rugby Test match in June 2008. The game was transmitted exclusively for BSkyB UK.
The New Zealand event marked another HD first for GlobeCast Australia was the first broadcast services provider to transmit the AFL in HD via satellite. In early 2008, GlobeCast Australia delivered the first HD transmission of the global Live Earth event from Australia to a worldwide audience.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA AND SETANTA SPORTS DELIVER EURO 2008 LIVE DOWN UNDER
Football fans in Australia can see all the action live from EURO 2008 in June on Setanta Sports through distribution by GlobeCast Australia to Setanta’s local subscribers, including pubs, clubs and subscription television platforms such as FOXTEL. Setanta Sports is the only channel in Australia screening all 31 matches of the tournament, including daily live matches, match highlights and replays of every game.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA COVERS THE FIELD OF THE US TRIPLE CROWN FOR TVN RACING CHANNEL
GlobeCast Australia teamed up with the TVN racing channel to cover all three races in the recent US Triple Crown.
GlobeCast Australia provided TVN with all lead-up programs for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
The feed to TVN was carried on Australia’s leading subscription television platform, FOXTEL, and distributed to more than 5000 pubs and clubs across Australia.
GlobeCast Australia also provided carriage for all lead up programs from Royal Ascot in the UK to TVN.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA RENEWS LEASE WITH ASIASAT
GlobeCast Australia signed a new lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 for video feed distribution and satellite news gatherings (SNG) applications. AsiaSat's satellite fleet provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. AsiaSat 2 was launched in November 1995 and offers a pan-Asian C-band coverage and a high-power Ku beam serving the Greater China region, Korea and Japan.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA JOINS ASTRA
GlobeCast Australia is proud be a major sponsor of The Astra Conference 2008, which provides the opportunity to showcase subscription television businesses. The conference attracts leading participants in broadcasting and communications in Australia and internationally.
ASTRA is subscription television’s key industry organisation with over 50 members including FOXTEL, Austar, Optus TV, Telstra and all the major subscription television channels.
The connection with ASTRA will enable GlobeCast Australia to participate closely in broadcasting industry developments and maintain its leading edge skills and knowledge.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA TAKES "LIVE EARTH" WORLDWIDE
GlobeCast Australia teamed up with leading subscription television provider FOXTEL to help broadcast the Sydney concert of the Live Earth music event to more than 2 billion people worldwide.
The GlobeCast Australia HD transmission of Live Earth on Saturday 7 July was delivered from Sydney to the BBC in London for the world feed using the Intelsat satellite platform.
Sydney performers at the Live Earth concert to combat climate change included Crowded House, Wolfmother, Missy Higgins, The John Butler Trio, Paul Kelly, Sneaky Sound System, Toni Collette & the Finish and Jack Johnson.
GlobeCast Australia fed its transmission into a global broadcast featuring nine concerts, over 100 headlining music acts, and 24 hours of music across all seven continents.
GlobeCast Australia provided DSNG uplink for HD distribution into the worldwide feed in conjunction with FOXTEL and leading channels FOX8, Max and Channel [V].

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA SPONSORS NEW SMPTE BROADCAST SKILLS INITIATIVE
GlobeCast Australia has taken action to increase high-end technology skills in the Australian media sector by becoming the first “Foundation Sponsor” of the new Media Industry Technologist Certification scheme (MITC).

The MITC is an initiative of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. It aims to address skills shortages and recognise and increase broadcast technology skills, as well as attract more people to careers in this fast-growing professional area.
The MITC involves leading broadcast technologists, educators, equipment vendors, recruiters and management at the Australian Film, TV and Radio School.

GLOBECAST AUSTRALIA AWARDED INTELSAT/PANAMSAT "GLOBAL PARTNER OF THE YEAR"
GlobeCast Australia has been recognised as Intelsat/PanAmSat’s “Global Partner of the Year”. The award was given in recognition of GlobeCast Australia’s “ongoing commitment to excellence”. Globecast Australia participates in the PanGlobal platform operated on the IS 8 Satellite.