Jul 10 2015
German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES, and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat have unveiled the first Ultra-HD (UHD) TV with integrated HD+ decryption system (no CI+ module for HD+ required) at the IFA Innovations Media Briefing. HD+ also announced the launch of its UHD demo channel in September. With this new […]
Jun 19 2015
Astra 2G has entered service at 28.2° East, taking over a number of satellite TV and radio services from the ageing Eutelsat 28A. For viewers inside the UK spotbeam, the changeover means improved reception on smaller dish sizes. By the end of the June, Eutelsat 28A should have transferred all of its services to Astra […]
Apr 1 2015
SES has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast BBC World News in HD from the Astra satellite neighbourhood at 19 degrees East. The channel will commence broadcasts today on a multiplex operated and uplinked by SES from its headquarters in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. “We know from our viewers that they value HD services. BBC World News […]
Feb 20 2015
Luxembourg, 20 February 2015 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) reports financial results for the year ended 31 December 2014. “SES delivered another year of strong revenue and EBITDA growth in 2014. This reflects a series of successes in key market verticals and geographies in securing new business, as well […]
Feb 13 2015
Sky said that it is “not ruling out” the possibility of delivering 4K content over the web in the future in a similar way to Netflix, after staging early trials filming in the ultra HD format. Speaking at SES Ultra HD conference in London yesterday, Sky’s chief engineer of broadcast strategy, Chris Johns, said that […]
Feb 12 2015
SES today announced that its Astra Connect for Communities solution will be used in a UK Government-funded Market Test Pilot (MTP) project. These Pilot projects aim to assess which technologies and commercial models are best suited to deliver superfast broadband to the final five percent of households in the UK that currently do not have […]
Feb 5 2015
SES has launched a UHD 4K test channel at 28.2° East ahead of an industry conference next week in London which will look at the future of 4k. This is the same channel broadcasting at 19.2° East. Channel Details Service label: Astra UHD Demo Frequency: 12.441 V SR: 29500 FEC: 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK VPID 210 […]
Jan 14 2015
Astra-2G’s builder, Airbus Defence & Space, says that the recently launched satellite has successfully completed its test phase and has been officially handed over to SES. The satellite was launched on Dec 27 on an International Launch Services rocket from the Baikonur launch complex in Kazakhstan. Launch and Early Orbit Phase operations have been conducted […]
Dec 28 2014
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, December 28, 2014 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully placed the Astra 2G satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) today for SES of Luxembourg. SES is a world-leading satellite operator, providing satellite communications solutions to broadcast, […]
Dec 22 2014
SES S.A. is pleased to announce that the ASTRA 2G satellite is ready for its scheduled launch on board an ILS Proton booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 28 at 03:37:49 Baikonur Time (December 27 at 22:37:49 CET and 16:37:49 EST). Designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space, ASTRA 2G is […]
Nov 14 2014
Media Advisory: ILS Proton to Launch Astra 2G Payload: ASTRA 2G communications satellite Eurostar E3000 Platform Separated spacecraft mass: ~6,020 kg Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb), including payload 58.2 m (191ft) Launch Date: November 28, 2014 Launch Time: 03:24:33 Baikonur 00:24:33 Moscow 22:24:33 Luxembourg and CET (27 Nov) 21:24:33 GMT […]
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Sep 10 2015
220 European UHD channels by 2025
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra-HD broadcasts leading to an expected 220 UHD channels over Europe by 2025. Kayser was launching an SES ‘White Paper’ on UHD which confirmed that 2015 has seen a significant breakthrough with the number […]
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By Expat • International News • Tags: SES, UHD