Liberty Global taps VTR to stream solar eclipse
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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 11 February 2017

Liberty Global’s Chilean subsidiary, VTR, will be producing and sending worldwide a live streaming signal during the total eclipse of the sun on 26 February.


From the city of Coyhaique, VTR will be launching a live over-the-top (OTT) feed which will include a telescope video signal and a TV signal from a 360-degree camera placed in the town. The stream will be available free through Fundación VIVEChile’s website, managed by VTR, as well as Liberty Global and VTR’s Facebook and YouTube sites.

“Chile’s scientific potential has to be part of Chile’s identity, and it’s VTR’s task to serve this goal with its communication platforms,” said Guillermo Ponce, general manager, VTR. “Through our technology, we are connecting a unique astronomical event with thousands of homes around the world.”

The project, for which VTR has installed a new fibre network between the filming points and the broadcasting centre, is also supported by Chile’s government and the city of Coyhaique.

Liberty Global’s company is the largest broadband and cable TV provider in Chile, leading the market ahead of Movistar, DirecTV and Claro.