SES ASTRA to provide increases HD capacity to Sky Deutschland
Oct 29, 2009 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) --
Company: Sky Deutschland AG (SKDTY)
Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today that Sky Deutschland, the German TV entertainment platform, has contracted three additional transponders on ASTRA's prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.
Under this new contract, of undisclosed financial terms, Sky Deutschland will use the additional capacity primarily to offer more HD channels.
The first of the three transponders will be brought into use in mid-2010, with the other two transponders expected to follow in mid-2011 and mid-2012.
Including the newly contracted capacity, Sky Deutschland will now use a total of 10 ASTRA transponders. Sky Deutschland currently broadcasts seven HD channels in the German-speaking market.
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Company: Sky Deutschland AG (SKDTY)
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