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ANADOLU NETWORKS TO LAUNCH LOCAL TV PLATFORM FOR TURKEY AT 31.5 DEGREES EAST(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 03 January 2013 Release date- 27122012 - Luxembourg/ Ankara - SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced it has struck a long-term capacity agreement with Anadolu Networks for one transponder at the ASTRA 31.5 degrees East orbital position. Anadolu Networks will start using the capacity from January 1, 2013 onwards to launch its direct-to-home (DTH) platform that will broadcast local TV channels to the whole of Turkey. The initial channels to be broadcast via the new platform at 31.5 degrees East will include TRT Turk, Karadeniz Kackar TV, Kanal 2000 Mersin and Kanal 15 Burdur with more channels to be added in the course of the year. The 31.5 degrees East orbital position is SES' prime orbital position for Turkey and the larger region, offering services via the ASTRA 1G satellite. The launch of ASTRA 5B, with its wide beam in Q3 2013, will bring further opportunities for Anadolu Networks to broadcast its content to countries including Germany and the CIS region. 'The launch of Anadolu Networks provides regional TV channels with an excellent opportunity to grow their audience and businesses beyond local communities. It once again demonstrates the advantages of satellite to reach large audiences and to overcome the limitations of terrestrial distribution. We are delighted that Anadolu Networks has chosen SES and look forward to supporting its growth at 31.5 degrees East,' said Norbert Holzle, Senior Vice President Commercial Europe of SES. 'We are pleased to be working with SES and are confident that its expertise in DTH broadcasting will help us to grow our platform and to deliver digital regional and local channels via satellites across Turkey. Satellite provides us with a solution to broadcast regional channels to the whole of Turkey, and SES will be able to support our ambitious growth strategy in Turkey and its neighbouring countries through an extended footprint on ASTRA 5B,' said Sakir Gurel, President of Anadolu Networks. About SES SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of 52 geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide. SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements. SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under: www.ses.com. For further information please contact: Markus Payer Tel. +352 710 725 500 [email protected] Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SES.YourSatelliteCompany YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SESVideoChannel Blog: http://en.ses.com/4243715/blog [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to [email protected]] ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2013 Electronic News Publishing - |