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SES-5 arrives at launch site

SES’s latest satellite, SES-5, has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will be processed for launch, scheduled for June 19. SES-5’s 36… Read more

SES grows European business

Satellite operator SES continued to grow its European business both operationally and financially during the first quarter.   Revenues increased by 3.7% year-on-year to €240.3… Read more

SES’s HD Plus reaches 2.6 million households.

SES’s German HD platform HD Plus reached more than 2.6 million households at the end of March, with over half a million homes paying the… Read more

SES launches IP-based in-home satellite reception

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Satellite operator SES has teamed up with partners to launch SAT-IP, an IP-based satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for… Read more

SES increases reach in Benelux


SES has increased the reach of its Astra Satellite System in the Benelux markets at 23.5° East by more than 140,000 households to 870,000, an… Read more

SES-4 fully operational

SES’s SES-4 satellite is now fully operational and ready for service at the 338° degrees East orbital position. 
 SES-4 was launched from the Baikonur… Read more

Satellite reigns over cable in Europe, says SES

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More homes in Europe now receive TV services via satellite than terrestrial or cable networks, according to SES. The satellite operator’s Satellite Monitor report for… Read more

Media Broadcast launches DVB-S2 platform with Astra

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European broadcast services provider Media Broadcast has launched a DVB-S2 transmission platform on the Astra 3B satellite, located at 23.5° East. The company said it… Read more

Samsung launches DTH TVs for Africa

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Samsung is launching a TV set integrated with a free-to-air satellite receiver in sub-Saharan Africa. The company is collaborating with SES to help drive satellite-delivered… Read more

African Television to air in Europe following SES deal

SES has signed a capacity and uplink deal with Netherlands-based Scope Media TV for the free-to-air distribution of African Television (AFTV) via Astra’s 23.5° East orbital… Read more