Gabriel Fehervari
Encyclopedia
Gabriel Fehervari is a Belgian
businessman and CEO of the Alfacam Group, which consists of three divisions: Alfacam, Euro1080
and Eurolinx. He is the son of Hungarian immigrants. His company, with its headquarters in the Eurocam Media Center in Lint
(Belgium
), has diversified into multimedia television services, TV channels in high definition and wireless TV services. His father was an Hungarian
refugee who fled Eastern Europe
after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and settled in Hoboken near Antwerp.
at the Universiteit Antwerpen (UFSIA) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(KUL). In addition he took a postgraduate course in
audiovisual communication
at the KUL.
in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp he directed the video images of the event. Since then he continued to record this yearly event. In 1999 he delivered the infrastructure for the transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest
in Israel
. In 2002 he provided a video transmission car for the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City and video recordings at the FIFA World Cup
. He has been present on several events since then. In 2004 he founded Euro1080
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
businessman and CEO of the Alfacam Group, which consists of three divisions: Alfacam, Euro1080
Euro1080
Euro1080 was the first commercial broadcaster in Europe to air full-time HDTV content. It was founded by Gabriel Fehervari in 2004 and is owned by Alfacam....
and Eurolinx. He is the son of Hungarian immigrants. His company, with its headquarters in the Eurocam Media Center in Lint
Lint, Antwerp
Lint is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Lint proper. On January 1, 2006, Lint had a total population of 7,977. The total area is 5.57 km² which gives a population density of 1,431 inhabitants per km²...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), has diversified into multimedia television services, TV channels in high definition and wireless TV services. His father was an Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
refugee who fled Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and settled in Hoboken near Antwerp.
Education
He graduated in lawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the Universiteit Antwerpen (UFSIA) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
(KUL). In addition he took a postgraduate course in
audiovisual communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
at the KUL.
Career
In 1985, he started a video business in Antwerp. At the first edition of the Night of the PromsNight of the Proms
Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held yearly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Poland. Regularly there are also shows in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg...
in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp he directed the video images of the event. Since then he continued to record this yearly event. In 1999 he delivered the infrastructure for the transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. In 2002 he provided a video transmission car for the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City and video recordings at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
. He has been present on several events since then. In 2004 he founded Euro1080
Euro1080
Euro1080 was the first commercial broadcaster in Europe to air full-time HDTV content. It was founded by Gabriel Fehervari in 2004 and is owned by Alfacam....
.