Satellite operator SES S.A. has collaborated with New York-based Fashion One Television LLC, to launch Fashion One 4K, the world's first global Ultra HD channel.

Fashion One, a network offering fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television, launched the free-to-air channel on 1 September 2015, which will have a technical reach of 100 million households across North Ameria and 23 million across South America with its SES-3 and NSS-806 satellites, respectively.

In Europe, the channel will be available to broadcast in over 116 million households via SES's prime orbital position at 19.2 degrees East. The channel, launched worldwide as Fashion One 4K and as Fashion 4K in Europe, will offer, among others, the active lifestyle series Model Yoga, culinary programme Fashion On a Plate and documentary series on sustainable fashion Eco Fashion.

Fashion One has been upgrading its production format from HD to Ultra HD since 2014, now offering multiple content in the four-time enhanced superior resolution of Ultra HD.

"We are tremendously excited to launch Fashion One 4K, the world's first global Ultra HD channel dedicated to fashion and entertainment," commented Fashion One Television's Chief Operations Officer, Gleb Livshits. "We have invested heavily in producing Ultra HD content over the last two years and I'm delighted that we are finally able to share the channel with our viewers. Together with SES, our long-time partner, we are committed to leading the industry and providing our audiences with the highest quality content."

Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer at SES, continued: "Since 2013, SES has been at the forefront of developing the broadcasting part of the Ultra HD ecosystem and was the first to broadcast a live football match and a ive concert in the new HEVC compression standard.

"Now, Ultra HD is a reality for millions of viewers worldwide, with the first global broadcast channel launching on SES satellites. There is no better way to broadcast Ultra HD than over satellite and we are delighted that Fashion One is also relying on our expertise for the playout, encoding and uplinking of their Ultra HD channel".

 

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