April launch for Mezzo HD
By Robert Briel
February 26, 2010
The French serious music channel Mezzo will launch its HD version Mezzo Live HD on April 1st. The original plan was to launch this March.
The channel promises 270 fresh hours of live recording in native HD per year. On the air 24 hours a day, Mezzo Live HD will broadcast on the Eurobird 9 satellite at 9 degrees east.
Concerts will include performances by artists such as Angela Georghiu, Roberto Alagna, Rolando Villazon, Natalie Dessay, Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Maurizio Pollini, and Murray Perahia.
No distribution contracts have been announced, but Dutch based Brava HDTV has stolen the limelight with a similar programming format. Brava HDTV has already secured extensive distribution contracts with operators across Europe and overseas including France.
