London, 4 November 2008 – GlobeCast announces that it was chosen by MTV Networks International (MTVNI) for the recent launch of its first international High Definition service dedicated to music and kids, MTVNHD.

MTVNHD carries music based and kids’ programming that is original, acquired and from MTVNI’s multi-branded library. Over 300 hours of bespoke programming has been commissioned over two years, providing viewers with an enhanced music and kids’ entertainment experience. The 24-hour English-language HD service will initially be available in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland and Sweden, with plans to expand to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela in the coming months.

GlobeCast receives MTVNI’s HD channel, along with five MTV channels in SD, via fibre at its Brookmans Park Technical Operations Centre. From there, it is uplinked to Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD 6 satellite.

A number of channels have been switched from HOT BIRD 6 to create capacity for MTVNI’s HD offering, including MTV Portugal which is now managed on GlobeCast’s new transponder on EUROBIRD 9, located at 9° East.