A&E Television Networks Signs with SES AMERICOM for Next Generation Satellite Service.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2003 The History Channel(R) Secures its Address in Premier Cable Neighborhood SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. :SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ), announced today that New York-based A&E Television Networks (AETN AETN Arkansas Educational Television Network (PBS) ) has signed a long-term service agreement for follow-on C-band transponder capacity on AMC-11, the successor satellite to Satcom C-3. Beginning in 2004, this higher-powered satellite will be used for the distribution of AETN's The History Channel programming. "The History Channel brings unique and valuable programming to our premier cable neighborhood at 131 degrees and 135 degrees W.L., connecting viewers to significant events of the past while enhancing their understanding of them," said Carl Capista, AMERICOM'S Vice President, Media and Entertainment Services. "Continuing The History Channel's programming distribution on AMC-11 solidifies our long-standing relationship and allows AMERICOM to continue to offer the greatest variety of programming to the cable headend." "When determining our future distribution needs and expectations, SES AMERICOM is clearly our best choice for distribution of The History Channel East Coast Feed," said David Bellingham, AETN's Vice President, Engineering Planning & Development. "AMERICOM's extraordinary record of reliability in launching and maintaining the operational quality of their satellites made them a natural selection for us." AMC-11, an all C-band next generation satellite planned for operation in 2004, will have 24 transponders and will be located at 131 degrees W.L. To further ensure the delivery of customers' programming, AMC-11 features a higher level of on-board redundancy than the previous generation. Plus, an in-orbit protection satellite, AMC-7, which operates at 137 degrees W.L., is available if necessary for full satellite restoration. Programmers can use AMC-11 operating at 131 degrees W.L. to distribute content to more than 80 million American homes. Paired with AMC-10 located at 135 degrees W.L., these satellites make up AMERICOM's premier cable neighborhood. About The History Channel and A&E Television Networks Now reaching 83.2 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. The History Channel is the only place "Where the Past Comes Alive(R)." The History Channel received the prestigious Governor's award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and education. The History Channel web site is located at www.HistoryChannel.com. A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Inc. and NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, web sites, music CDs to home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. AETN is comprised of A&E Network, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, History International, AETN International, AETN Consumer Products, and Biography Magazine. The A&E web site is located at www.AETV.com, the Biography web site is located at www.Biography.com and The History Channel web site is located at www.HistoryChannel.com. About SES Americom With 30 years' experience, SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications services currently operating 16 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM's key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , Merlin, NBC, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, NHK NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK Nihon Hoso Kyokai (Japanese Broadcasting Association) NHK Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (anime) , PaxNet, PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, and Viacom. Additional details are available at http://www.ses-americom.com. |
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