GlobeCast shrugs off Eutelsat call to take Iran channels off air
GlobeCast satellite provider has refused a request by European satellite provider Eutelsat to stop broadcasting Iranian channels, saying the demand is devoid of proper legal reasoning. - In a Monday letter, GlobeCast informed the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting of two letters from Eutelsat in which the European satellite provider made reference to the US and EU unilateral sanctions against Iran and requested GlobeCast to pull the plug on Iranian channels, Hispan TV, Press TV, IRINN and Arabic-language Al Alam news network. In a written response, GlobeCast notified Eutelsat that the request lacks the required legal basis, stating, “GlobeCast, therefore, does not consider Eutelsat request to be legally grounded for the time being.”