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Sky Cable Signs Deal with SES to Launch New Direct-to-Home Satellite TV in the Philippines
SES (News - Alert) (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today a multi-year,
multi-transponder agreement with Sky Cable, the largest cable television
provider in the Philippines. Sky Cable will be broadcasting
direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV channels via SES satellites at 108.2
degrees East - the SES-9 and NSS-11 satellites.
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The contracted capacity will enable Sky Cable to effectively roll out a
nation-wide DTH satellite TV service across 251 cities and
municipalities in the Philippine archipelago, complementing its existing
cable offerings. The recently launched SES-9 is scheduled to enter
service mid-year to provide incremental and replacement capacity at
SES's prime neighbourhood of 108.2 degrees East which reaches 22 million
homes.
Sky Cable will be drawing on SES's capabilities and global expertise of
serving more than 40 DTH platforms worldwide hosted on SES's
comprehensive satellite network, to deliver high-quality content to
homes across the Philippines. This includes broadcasting linear TV
content to remote locations and islands that are underserved by
terrestrial networks. Sky Cable currently offers cable TV services for
55 High Definition (HD) channels to 800,000 subscribers in 19 cities and
municipalities in the Philippines.
"The geography of the Philippines presents a unique set of challenges
for fibre or terrestrial connectivity. Our satellites are able to
overcome these limitations and provide comprehensive and high-powered
coverage over the entire archipelago including under-connected areas in
the Philippines. We ae glad to support Sky Cable as they use both
ground and space infrastructure to expand their TV audience reach," says
Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice President Commercial, Asia-Pacific and the
Middle East at SES. "This latest contract on SES-9 shows the continued
momentum of serving our prime DTH neighbourhoods on our largest
satellite dedicated for Asia-Pacific."
Antonio S Ventosa, COO of SkyCable, said, "We are pleased to tap SES's
global expertise and extensive satellite footprint as we venture into
providing satellite TV services for our growing subscriber base. We are
confident that with our partnership with SES, we will be able to deliver
content seamlessly to potential new customers all across the country."
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About SES
SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite operator
with a fleet of more than 50 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 satellite 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 holds a participation in O3b Networks, a next generation satellite
network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of fibre.
Further information available at: www.ses.com.
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