SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG)
(LuxX:SESG), has concluded a new contract with the German Anixe GmbH &
Co KG for the transmission of its HDTV channel. The programme ANIXE HD
starts to broadcast today in high resolution and unencrypted from the
main orbital position 19.2(degrees) East.
"We are pleased that an innovative enterprise such as Anixe has
chosen SES ASTRA and our satellites for its HD transmissions", said
Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. "The new
HDTV channel broadens our portfolio and will contribute to satisfy the
rising demand for HD content."
"The new contract with SES ASTRA allows us to expand our offer
and business into the growing sector of HDTV", said Emanuel Lapidakis,
Managing Director of ANIXE HD. "Our high quality standards are
reflected in our programme as well as in our business relationship
with SES ASTRA."
About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com
The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH)
satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million
Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet
currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1600
analogue and digital television and radio channels as well as
multimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positions
for DTH services are 19.2(degrees) East and 28.2(degrees) East.
Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC), Satellite
Newsgathering (SNG) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbital
position of 23.5(degrees) East.
SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG). SES
GLOBAL wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA
in Europe, SES AMERICOM in the US and New Skies Satellites in the rest
of the world. The Company also holds strategic participations in
AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel
in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services
provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its
contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications
solutions via a fleet of 43 satellites across the globe.
Additional info on SES GLOBAL at: www.ses-global.com.
