[SatNews] Europe Media Port (“EMP”) has announced that Kahkeshan Digisat, an emerging DTH broadcaster for Iran and Iranians living in Europe and the Middle East, has selected EMP for the provision of DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to its European and Middle East targeted markets.

The new channel is now available on Hotbird satellite at 13 degrees East and on the Hellas Sat satellite at 39 degrees East via the Middle East beam. EMP is providing, via the Nemea teleport based in Greece, solutions to the broadcasting industry including playout services, uplink, turnaround and occasional use services. EMP is partnering directly with satellite operators and teleport facilities around the world to provide diverse and end-to-end solutions in accordance with broadcasters’ needs.

Kahkeshan Digisat TV channel (http://www.kahkeshantv.com/) is a brand new satellite channel whose aim is to inform and entertain Iranian and other Persian-speaking viewers scattered across Europe and the Middle East with a wide variety of programs running 24-hours and dealing with issues related to social life in Iran as well as in the world at large. Its offerings include documentaries, interviews, concerts, theatre, cinema and literature among others.