Travelxp 4k North America

Travelxp 4K, World’s First 4K Travel Channel, will make its Ultra HD debut January 2017 on SES’s growing Ultra HD distribution platform serving cable operators and multichannel television platforms throughout North America.

Offering audiences compelling stories from faraway places, the world’s first 4K travel channel, Travelxp 4K, is set to launch on the SES-1 satellite, one of a trio of SES satellites (SES-1, SES-3, AMC-18) that are home to the region’s leading Ultra HD distribution platform. Travelxp 4K, licensed to multichannel video program distributors (MVPDs) by Vivicast Media, is the latest in a series of Ultra HD channels to join SES’s Ultra HD platform.

The 4K channel follows the success of Travelxp HD, which offers 100% originally-produced premium travel and lifestyle programming distributed to over 50 million homes globally. Travelxp 4K will showcase global travel content with breathtaking images in 10 bit REC2020 color space with HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) HDR (High Dynamic Range).

Travelxp 4K is all about bringing the world to homes in stunning resolution. 10 bit REC2020 with HLG HDR will make the viewing experience more immersive and vivid. It’s not just about more pixels in 4K but better pixels.

We are delighted to offer viewers a closer and more fascinating look at the world’s most beautiful travel destinations, cultures, and heritage like never before with our 100% original and exclusive 4K programming

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Satellite Details

Satellite SES 1 at 101.0° W
Downlink Frequency 1410 MHz
Polarization Horizontal
Symbol Rate 30 Msps
Resolution 3840 x 2160 p60
Compression HEVC
Modulation Technique DVB-S2
Modulation 8PSK
FEC 5/6

Footprint

SES 1