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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been selected by SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) to provide a new satellite that will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services to the fast-growing markets of Northeast Asia, South Asia and Indonesia, as well as maritime communications for vessels in the Indian Ocean. SES-9 - ordered through SES' affiliate company SES Satellite Leasing Ltd. - will be a...

LUXEMBOURG and PARIS, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Significant strides forward have been made since the announcement at IBC in September 2011 of the introduction of Carrier ID in advance of the London 2012 Olympic Games in order to assure quality DVB satellite transmissions of the world's most-watched sporting event, expected to generate over 2,000 hours of satellite coverage. Carrier ID is a stamp on uplink signals that will enable satellite operators to more...

BETZDORF, Luxembourg, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced a new multi-year agreement with one of its largest customers in the Philippines, MediaScape Inc, to provide additional capacity on the SES-7 satellite at the prime orbital location of 108.2 degrees East. With this capacity expansion MediaScape will utilise transponders on both SES-7 and NSS-11, satellites that are co-located at the same orbital location....

BETZDORF, Luxembourg, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that it has signed a new multi-year capacity deal with Telikom Papua New Guinea (Telikom PNG), the country's incumbent telecommunications operator. The deal involves a renewal of satellite capacity on NSS-9 at 183 degrees east and on NSS-6 at 95 degrees east. In total, Telikom PNG currently contracts more than 100 MHz in capacity with SES and is one of...

BETZDORF, Luxembourg, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The increasing popularity of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television and the growing demand for High Definition (HD) broadcast content across Asia-Pacific are driving the demand for satellite capacity in the region. With the number of satellite TV [http://www.onastra.com/2124/en ] channels offered by DTH platforms in Southeast Asia projected to reach 1,600 by 2016, leading global satellite operator SES is ramping up...

BETZDORF, Luxembourg, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange:SESG) has announced that 2DAY Telecom has signed a long-term capacity agreement to expand its reach and meet the growing needs of GSM backhaul services throughout Kazakhstan. 2DAY Telecom increased capacity utilisation aboard SES' NSS-12 satellite by 50 per cent to 54 MHz to deliver mobile communication services over challenging mountainous terrain in Kazakhstan. NSS-12...

JOHANNESBURG, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 21-24 May 2012, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, Stand 26 - Closing the infrastructure gap in Africa: innovative satellite solutions for affordable broadband access - Launch of IP Easy service from Gulf of Guinea to Madagascar - Eutelsat video positions: a preferred choice for broadcasters reaching viewers across Africa and Indian Ocean Islands...

PARIS, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: > Unmatched opportunity for broadcasters to expand audience in Middle East, Europe, Africa - New ATLANTIC BIRD 7 satellite at 7degree(s) West: fuelling growth of digital and HDTV channels across Middle East and North Africa > Affordable IP access in Africa: new platform on the W3C satellite at 16degree(s) East > KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite: unlocking potential...

PARIS, December 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With analogue switch-off in France completed on 29 November, Eutelsat's FRANSAT service is firmly anchored as a key digital platform delivering national free-to-air channels to viewers beyond range of over-the-air, cable or ADSL reception. Launched in 2009 as a subscription-free platform, FRANSAT is available to homes in metropolitan France equipped with a dish, a FRANSAT decoder and an access card. The platform operates from...

PARIS, December 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The mobile facilities company Jackshoot is the first to deliver TV rushes over the KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) in order to bring the programme 'Live and Lost with Blackberry' to the UK's Channel 4 television station and YouTube. Jackshoot's location crew were able to deliver rushes and proxy files direct to Pulse Film's central London editing suite over KA-SAT, demonstrating how Eutelsat's new...