SES TO CREATE NEW SEGMENT ENCOMPASSING TWO OF ITS SATELLITE OPERATING ENTITIES
(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 11, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced plans to combine SES AMERICOM and SES NEW SKIES to form a new operating segment of SES. Robert Bednarek, currently President and CEO of SES NEW... more
ARTE HD LAUNCHES ON ASTRA: HD programme on ASTRA at 19.2 degrees East / Start of German programme on 1st July
(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 27, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that the public channel ARTE will start broadcasting its German programme in High Definition (HD) on 1st July on the ASTRA Satellite System. The... more
ASIA-WIDE DTH SERVICE G-SAT LAUNCHES ON NSS-11
(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 17, 2008 ) The Hague - SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announces that it has concluded a multi-year agreement with Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GBMI) to provide multiple-transponder capacity on the NSS-11 satellite... more
SES AMERICOM ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 09, 2008 ) Princeton, NJ SES AMERICOM, an SES Company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced that President and CEO, Edward D. Horowitz, has resigned from the company to pursue opportunities with Global Entertainment and Media Holdings Corporation.... more
CZECH TV-PLATFORM CS LINK SIGNS FOR MORE ASTRA CAPACITY
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 08, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed an agreement for an additional transponder on its new prime orbital position - 23.5 degrees East - for the Czech Pay-TV platform CS Link. The new capacity... more
SES ASTRA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NORDNET FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASTRA2CONNECT IN FRANCE
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 07, 2008 ) Betzdorf (Luxembourg), SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed an important framework contract with the internet service provider NordNet to market its satellite based two-way broadband service ASTRA2Connect in France.... more
IDMI TO LAUNCH DVB S2 BROADBAND PLATFORM ON NSS-7
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 05, 2008 ) The Hague, Netherlands SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces that IDMI, the international arm of IDM, Lebanons leading ISP with more then 125000 users, has contracted 40 MHz on SES NEW SKIES NSS-7 satellite... more
SES ASTRA SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASTRA2CONNECT IN BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 23, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed a framework contract with the Belgium-based provider Satelliet Electronics for the marketing and sales of its satellite based two-way broadband service... more
TALIA LAUNCHES SATELLITE INTERNET NETWORK ON NSS-703
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 21, 2008 ) The Hague, Netherlands SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announces that Talia Limited, one of the largest suppliers of satellite Internet services for North Africa and the Middle East, has contracted 10.9 MHz on SES... more
SES ASTRA SUPPORTS SATELLITE BROADCAST OF UEFA EURO 2008(TM)
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 18, 2008 ) Betzdorf Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), will serve as a major hub for the content delivery and distribution of the UEFA EURO 2008 hosted in Austria and Switzerland in June. On the basis of an agreement,... more
ORF STARTS HDTV CHANNEL ON ASTRA
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 18, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced the launch of ORF HD on ASTRA. The new channel will start broadcasting first of May and offer the complete program of ORF1 in HD format including... more
SES ASTRA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE TELEKOM FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASTRA2CONNECT IN GERMANY
(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 02, 2008 ) Betzdorf, Luxembourg SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed another important framework contract for the marketing of its satellite based two-way broadband service ASTRA2Connect in Germany with Deutsche Telekom.... more
SATELLITE LEADS EUROPEAN DIGITALISATION
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 19, 2008 ) London/ Betzdorf (Luxembourg), 18 March. SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that according to its most recent annual reach study 83 per cent of the satellite TV households in Europe and North Africa are... more
