GlobeCast Provides Cable Package To X Channel

    GlobeCast has begun providing The X Channel with a turnkey cable distribution package of full-time satellite distribution, studio production, and network origination services.
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    Miami, FL--Satellite services provider GlobeCast has begun providing The X Channel with a turnkey cable distribution package of full-time satellite distribution, studio production, and network origination services from the company's Miami digital broadcast center.
    Launching in America later this year, The X Channel will broadcast extreme sports programming. As part of the multi-year agreement, GlobeCast is providing the extreme sports network with a customized 4,000-square-foot origination center, featuring dedicated master control and playout facilities, studio space and a control room, post-production and management offices. Additionally GlobeCast will provide transmission and space capacity on its AMC-1 digital cable distribution platform.
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