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4KUNIVERSE to Launch in Swiss TV Households via SES
4KUNIVERSE makes its international debut beyond North America this week,
as SES (News - Alert) begins distribution of the fast-growing Ultra HD channel to
Swisscom, Switzerland's leading telecom company and one of its top IT
firms, with 1.45 million television customers across Switzerland.
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4KUNIVERSE to Launch in Swiss TV Households via SES (Graphic: Business Wire)
Swisscom (News - Alert) is adding 4KUNIVERSE to its expanding Ultra HD offering, which
already includes a growing channel line-up, video on demand (VOD), and
live sports events.
4KUNIVERSE was first introduced earlier this year on the SES Ultra HD
platform in North America, which now features ten channels offering
everything from action-packed adventure and travel television to space
exploration, sports, and documentaries.
SES's Ultra HD platform in North America is experiencing unprecedented
demand, as over 30 cable and IPTV (News - Alert) operators of all sizes, with a
collective audience of more than 10 million subscribers, have initiated
trials of the solution across their networks. Several operators have
already launched commercial Ultra HD subscriber packages earlier this
year, marking a historic first in the US.
"The SES Ultra HD platform has played a tremendous role in the overall
acceleration of Ultra HD and the rapid development of 4KUNIVERSE, which
has grown quickly from a strategic idea to a 24-hour 4K cable TV channel
in little more than a year," said Matthew Mancinelli, 4KUNIVERSE CEO.
"We look forward to 4KUNIVERSE being enjoyed in TV household across
North America in what promises to be a breakout year in 2018 for the SES
Ultra HD solution, and we are very excited about our international
growth starting with Swisscom in Switzerland."
"By leveraging our global distribution infrastructure behind the
successful SES Ultra HD platform, SES is well positioned to deliver
quality 4K content to markets anywhere in the world," explained Steve
Corda, VP of Business Development for SES Video. "The delivery of
4KUNIVERSE to Swisscom represents a natural extension of our North
American solution and opens the door to additional growth beyond the US."
The expanding content offering features NASA TV UHD, Fashion One 4K,
C4K360, UHD1, 4KUNIVERSE, Funbox UHD, Nature Relaxation 4K, the SES demo
channel, and two HDR (News - Alert) channels Travelxp 4K and INSIGHT TV.
About 4KUNIVERSE
4KUNIVERSE is the new 24/7 4K Ultra HD general entertainment TV channel,
offering original TV series, movies, documentaries, sports and primetime
programming all in stunning 4K resolution. The first-of-its-kind channel
is available as linear television via cable/satellite and as streaming
SVOD (subscription video on demand) across OTT apps. For more
information, please visit: www.4kuniversenow.com
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About SES
SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a
differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than
50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 12 in Medium Earth
Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in two key
business units: SES Video and SES Networks. The company provides
satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet
service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and
institutions. SES's portfolio includes ASTRA, O3b and MX1, a leading
media service provider that offers a full suite of innovative digital
video and media services. SES is listed on the Euronext Paris and
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ticker: SESG). Further information available
at: www.ses.com
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