[November 17, 2009] MediaScape Deploys Cignal HD on SES World Skies' NSS-11 Satellite Tweet Nov 09, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- SES World Skies, a division of global satellite operator SES S.A., announced at the CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong that it has concluded a new multi-year agreement with MediaScape to provide an additional transponder of capacity on the NSS-11 satellite at the orbital location of 108.2 degrees East. According to SES World Skies, this will increase MediaScape's transponder utilization on NSS-11 from two to three, and the company will use the additional satellite capacity to distribute HD television channels to households in the Philippines. MediaScape's Cignal TV direct-to-home offer was launched on NSS-11 in 2008 and now comprises 8 HD channels and 21 standard definition channels in its programme line-up. Mediascape's Cignal HD bundle consists of top-rating channels addressing various interests of the market. In full HD are HBO HD, Star Sports, National Geographic and History HD. The offer also comprises four channels digitally enhanced to 1080i: ESPN, Star Sports, Playhouse Disney and Sony Entertainment. From the orbital position of 108.2 degrees East, NSS-11 provides Ku-band coverage of two markets - China and India - along with Japan, the Philippines, Central and South Asia, and parts of the Middle East. The spacecraft enables a range of media and data applications, from direct-to-home television broadcasting to government communications and VSAT networks. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]