MUMBAI: Telekom Austria Group has entered into a partnership with travelxp HD, encompassing the technical satellite contribution of travelxpHD television channel in Central and Eastern Europe.

With its direct2home platform, Telekom Austria Group will act as technical contributor for the travelxp’s Balkan CEE feeds over the Eutelsat 16A satellite.

This tie up is aimed at expanding travelxp’s presence in the central and eastern European countries like Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Macedonia and eventually the whole of Europe to further contribute to its global presence.

travelxp is also a front runner in using 4K technology and already filmed more than 100 hours of UHD (Ultra High Definition) travel content and also the first channel to do so. The channel is all set to launch in 4K by February 2017 globally.

Commenting on the development, Franz Bader, interim- director Wholesale, Telekom Austria Group, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with travelxpHD which reflects the strong and reliable position Telekom Austria Group Wholesale achieved to obtain within the industry”.

Further adding he said that the partnership will help them to efficiently use their own infrastructure while thanking his Group’s existing backbone network as well as the teleport Aflenz: “An infrastructure that enables the continuous delivery of high quality and state-of-the-art technical services”.

Prashant M. Chothani, CEO, travelxp HD, said: “It is the right time for travelxp to create its edge in the European travel & lifestyle television market. We have a strong foothold in Asia, Middle East, Africa and North America and foresee this tie-up as a reliable extension to our ever expanding partnerships with service providers in potential markets.

Also, The European Pay-TV market has added 10 million subscriptions in the last 10 years. The growth of HDTV Channels has increased over 240% and continues to grow...... he added ”