Sep 13 2018
QVC audiences in the UK and Ireland to benefit from the extension of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast of its retail channels provided by SES and MX1 Luxembourg, 13 September 2018 — British and Irish viewers will continue to receive QVC’s range of retail channels as the result of a multi-year renewal agreement signed with SES, including […]
Sep 11 2018
Channel 4 extends satellite capacity agreement with SES for Direct-to-Home broadcast services in the UK and Ireland Luxembourg, 11 September 2018 — British and Irish viewers will continue to enjoy reliable Channel 4 programmes on direct-to-home (DTH) platforms following a multi-year extension agreement at 28.2/28.5 degrees East with SES. Under the agreement, Channel 4 will […]
Dec 11 2017
4KUNIVERSE makes its international debut beyond North America this week, as SES begins distribution of the fast-growing Ultra HD channel to Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecom company and one of its top IT firms, with 1.45 million television customers across Switzerland. Swisscom is adding 4KUNIVERSE to its expanding Ultra HD offering, which already includes a growing […]
Jun 28 2017
SES and MDA, a global communications and information company, announced today an agreement for an initial satellite life extension mission using an on-orbit refuelling vehicle being built by SSL, a US based subsidiary of MDA and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems. SES will be the first commercial customer to benefit from […]
May 16 2017
LUXEMBOURG, 16 May, 2017 — SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate OLED TV’s cutting-edge 4K High Frame Rate (HFR) broadcast at the tenth SES Industry Days conference in Luxembourg on 16 and 17 May. The 4K HFR content will be transmitted live via an ASTRA satellite at […]
Apr 26 2017
YahLive has secured satellite carriage of six new TV channels for the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to transmit its public channels across Yahlive’s East Beam covering the Middle East and South West Asia. The addition covers six Tajik-language channels covering news and entertainment including Tojikiston, Safina, Bahoriston, Jahonnamo, Sinamo and TV Varzish. Commenting […]
Feb 24 2017
LUXEMBOURG, 24 February 2017 — SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 2016. Strong business fundamentals delivering solid financial performance Reported revenue of EUR 2,068.8 million, up 2.7% over prior year (+2.4% at constant FX[1]) Revenue 2.7% lower at same scope2 and constant FX […]
Feb 24 2017
LUXEMBOURG, 24 February 2017 — SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 2016. Strong business fundamentals delivering solid financial performance Reported revenue of EUR 2,068.8 million, up 2.7% over prior year (+2.4% at constant FX[1]) Revenue 2.7% lower at same scope2 and constant FX […]
Oct 26 2016
LUXEMBOURG, 26 October 2016 — SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced the Nature Relaxation 4K channel has launched aboard its fast-growing Ultra HD distribution neighbourhood hosted by a trio of satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) at the centre of the North American orbital arc. As part of the agreement, Vivicast […]
Sep 14 2016
SES is providing demos of Ultra HD (UHD) with high dynamic range (HDR) on the exhibit floor and a demonstration of brand-new virtual-reality R&D via satellite in conjunction with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) Berlin. The first UHD demo offered a test channel with content produced by LG Electronics (launched in May during SES’s annual […]
Sep 9 2016
SES Satellite Leasing (SESSL), SES’s entrepreneurial investment arm has plans to expand SES’s satellite operations by building a new teleport that will have several earth stations on the Isle of Man. The teleport, which is expected to enter into service in 2017, will be a state-of-the-art facility providing satellite telemetry, tracking and commanding (TT&C) facilities […]
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Sep 12 2023
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
A new agreement between UKTV and satellite operator SES will ensure Sky and Freesat viewers in the UK and Ireland will continue to be able to access a number of channels until the end of the decade. The deal includes one transponder to house UKTV’s bouquet of channels, including Dave, Gold and W. SES will […]
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By Expat • UKTV • Tags: Satellite, SES, UKTV