Luxembourg/Paris – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have concluded a series of agreements including a comprehensive settlement of legal proceedings concerning the right to operate at the 28.5 degrees East orbital position and containing long-term commercial as well as frequency coordination elements. The first agreement ends the arbitral procedure … [Read more...] about SES and Eutelsat settle dispute over satellite position
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SES reports strong performance
Luxembourg – SES S.A. has reported financial results for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013. With a year-to-date (YTD) revenue of EUR 1,378.2 million, the company has seen an increase of 2.4% at constant exchange rates (constant FX) over the prior year period; This revenue increase is 5.7% when excluding the EUR 42.6 million of analogue revenue recorded in 2012. The company has also achieved a YTD EBITDA of EUR 1,009.3 million, an increase of 0.8% at constant FX over … [Read more...] about SES reports strong performance
SES renews contract with Sony Entertainment Television Asia
Luxembourg – SES announced that a renewal of its contract with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia has been signed. The new agreement will enable SET Asia to serve its subscribers in the UK and Ireland at SES’ prime orbital arc of 28.2/ 28.5 degrees East, as well as distribute its platform to affiliates across Europe. SES serves almost 13 million satellite households across the UK and Ireland from its constellation of four satellites positioned at the … [Read more...] about SES renews contract with Sony Entertainment Television Asia
NTV taps SES’ ASTRA 3B satellite to LIVE broadcast sporting events
Luxembourg – SES has announced that one of the leading commercial broadcasters in Japan, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), has chosen SES as its satellite operator of choice to provide live transmissions of three key sporting events in Europe. The capacity contracted on board SES' ASTRA 3B satellite was utilised for the contribution of the World Wrestling Championship 2013 in Budapest, the Japan-Serbia football match and the Japan-Belarus football match over the … [Read more...] about NTV taps SES’ ASTRA 3B satellite to LIVE broadcast sporting events
China’s StarTimes expands in Africa with SES
Luxembourg – SES has announced that StarTimes Communication Network Technology, China’s most influential system integrator, technology provider and network operator, has signed a 10-year contract on SES-5 at 5 degrees East to expand its media footprint in Africa and deliver direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services across the continent. StarTimes, which is the fastest-growing digital TV operator Africa and has over 2.6 million digital terrestrial television (DTT) … [Read more...] about China’s StarTimes expands in Africa with SES
GSAT signs capacity deals with SES in the Philippines
Luxembourg - SES has announced that the Philippine direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV provider Global Satellite (GSAT) has contracted its fourth transponder on NSS-11. The multi-year deal will see the transfer of current capacity usage by GSAT from NSS-11 to SES-9, currently scheduled for launch in 2015. When launched, SES-9 will be the largest SES satellite dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region. The new spacecraft will be providing expansion capacity for DTH, enterprise, mobility and … [Read more...] about GSAT signs capacity deals with SES in the Philippines
