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SES-6 satellite now operational
Satellite operator SES has completed its in-orbit testing of its June 4-launched SES-6 satellite, which…
SES pushes back satellite launches
Satellite operator SES has pushed back the dates of three satellite launches this year, in…
South Africa’s Platco Digital to launch FTA DTH platform
Satellite operator SES has signed a contract with South African independent broadcaster e.tv to broadcast…
Nordnet and SES launch on-demand French broadband offering
France Telecom-Orange’s satellite broadband affiliate NordNet has developed a new on-demand satellite broadband offering, using…
SES signs broadband deal with EuropaSat
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with UK-based internet service provider EuropaSat to distribute…
SES CEO to step down
SES president and CEO Romain Bausch is due retire from the satellite operator after more…
Astra 2E en route for Baikonur
SES’s new Astra 2E satellite has left manufacturer Astrium’s facilities in Toulouse after completing its…
SES launches SES-6 satellite, signs up Oi Brazil
Satellite operator SES has successfully launched its SES-6 satellite and signed Brazilian telco Oi as…
Belgium tops SES Benelux growth table
The number of Belgian homes receiving TV signals from SES’s Astra satellites grew by 19%…
SES chooses AmberFin for playout centre
Satellite operator SES has chosen file-based media ingest specialist AmberFin to provide its iCR software…
SES signs capacity deal with Telekom Srbija
Satellite operator SES’s has extended its partnership with Telekom Srbija by signing a new multi-year…
SES hit by impact of German analogue switchover
Satellite operator SES’s first quarter financials were hit by the impact of last year’s analogue…
HD+ passes 1.1 million paying customers
Satellite operator SES’s German platform HD+ now has over 1.1 million paying subscribers. The platform…
BeyonDSL to market SES broadband in UK and Ireland
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with BeyonDSL for the distribution of its broadband…
Satellite grows in Ukraine
Twenty-two per cent of TV homes in Ukraine now receive signals via satellite, according to…
SES unveils key component for IPTV via satellite
Satellite operator SES and a group of technology partners have unveiled what the company says…
SES teams up with Harmonic, Broadcom for HEVC 4K demo
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with video compression specialist Harmonic and chipset vendor Broadcom…
SES names new board members
Satellite operator SES shareholders have named its president and CEO Romain Bausch to the company’s…
European satellite TV figures rise
In Europe 85 million TV homes receive their signal from satellites, up from 84 million…
SES names finance chief
Satellite operator SES has named Padraig McCarthy as its new chief financial officer. Andrew Browne,…
Satellite strengthens grip on German TV distribution
The number of German homes taking satellite TV increased by 3% year-on-year to 18.07 million…
HD Plus passes one million paying customers
Satellite operator SES’s HD Plus platform for the German market now has over one million…
VimpelCom takes more capacity with SES
Russian service provider VimpelCom has signed a three-year deal with satellite operator SES for additional…
HD Plus taps Nagra for Replay service
SES-backed German satellite offering HD Plus is using content security technology from Nagra for its…
Former SES World Skies CEO Bednarek dies at 55
Robert Bednarek, the former CEO of SES World Skies and a member of the SES…
SES launches 20Mbps satellite offer in France
SES has become the first operator to offer a satellite broadband service with download speeds…
HD Plus gets music channel
SES is adding music channel Deluxe Music HD to its German HD platform HD Plus….
TRT chooses SES for Africa
Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) has chosen satellite operator SES to…
SES Broadband to provide reduced rates for ESA partners
SES has struck an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support innovation in…
Astra 2F in commercial service
SES’s Astra 2F satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and…