Broadcast Services

IDC’s unique teleport services offer a comprehensive solution to their clients.  Our services include full turn-key solutions, 24/7 monitoring and support provided by a team of experienced teleport operators and engineering staff as well as full video & audio editing and production capabilities.

Satellite reception and Transmission in both Ku-band and C-band is available through un-impeded line of sight access for most of North American and European fixed satellites along with fibre connectivity support for our customer needs.  Teleport partners in Europe provide an extension to IDC’s services to areas such as Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa.

As part of its Teleport Services, IDC has been providing programming to Director General Personnel and Family Support Services (DGPFSS) Personnel Support Program (PSP), a department of National Defence Canada (DND), to provide moral based television and radio programming to deployed Canadian Forces serving overseas on land and at sea. The programmed service is called Canadian Forces Radio and Television (CFRT).

IDC has worked in close collaboration with DGPFSS since January 2000. From the main  studio facility is located in Ottawa,  programming is broadcast anywhere Canadian military are deployed. Regions of focus for CFRT are in Afghanistan, UAE, Egypt, Geilenkirchen, Germany, and when required, CFRT also is provided on HMCS ships in the Persian Gulf.  CFRT is delivered to these locations through satellite and this closed circuit network is fully encrypted to ensure programming is secure to prevent any re-broadcast.

As CFRT is a morale based service, it provides Canadian soldiers with programming that they would normally receive in Canada and established a much needed link to home. IDC operates CFRT programming on a 24/7 basis in both official languages.