On Saturday 2 April 2016, satellite provider SES S.A. will be collaborating with European Culture Channel ARTE to broadcast the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra HD from the Vienna State Opera.
The ballet will be broadcast on UHD1, the demo channel launched jointly in September 2015 by HD+ and ASTRA, and will be available to Ultra HD screens equipped with HEVC decoders. SES subsidiary SES Platform Services will manage the live-encoding and satellite uplink.
"Broadcasting in Ultra HD is becoming increasingly relevant for broadcasters, and we are delgithed that ARTE has approached us to broadcast the Le Corsaire Ballet live in Ultra HD," commented Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer at SES. "The SES group is the ideal one-stop-shop for broadcasters when it comes to ultra HD initiatives, because we can provide both premium satellite capacity and solutions such as a seamless end-to-end Ultra HD playout service."
"The high resolution of Ultra HD emphasises the visual quality of the ballet," added Alain Le Diberder, Programme Director at ARTE. "The sets, the dancers' movements and their costumes look very vivid from every angle. With this pilot project, ARTE underlines its position as an innovative broadcaster, delivering programmes in the highest quality available to a wide audience."
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