Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins from January 2010 in High Definition on HD+
SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), has closed a contract with ProSiebenSat1 Media AG for its German group of channels, German Free TV Group, for the transmission of three free TV programmes in High Definition (HD). The channels Sat.1, ProSieben and [...]
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Internet connectivity from ASTRA 5A at 31.5 degrees East
SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), today announced that, via its Nordic affiliate SES SIRIUS, it has contracted four transponders on its new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East to the Lithuanian satellite services provider SatGate. SatGate is using the capacity to provide broadband and [...]
SES SIRIUS AB, an SES ASTRA company, announced today that the Lithuanian free-to-air public channel LTV World can be received by all cable networks in Europe via the SIRIUS 4 satellite. Since beginning of April, this public channel is available to the many Lithuanians living abroad. SES ASTRA is an SES company (Euronext Paris and [...]
SES SIRIUS, an SES ASTRA company, announced today that the Sirius 4 communications satellite is now in operation and has taken over all transmissions from Sirius 2 and Sirius 3. Since it was launched on 18 November 2007, all operations have been carried out according to plan. SES ASTRA is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG). [...]
New SIRIUS satellite at orbital position 5° East
SES SIRIUS, an SES ASTRA company, announced today that its new SIRIUS 4 satellite has been successfully launched into orbit. SIRIUS 4 roared into space onboard an ILS Proton rocket from Baikonur this morning at 04.39 local time – 23.39 p.m. Central European Time (CET) on Saturday. [...]
SES SIRIUS, an SES ASTRA company, announced today that its new satellite SIRIUS 4 has been fully integrated into the fairing of the launch vehicle, a Proton rocket, and is ready for launch on 18 November at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite, an A2100 AX type built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, [...]
