CANALSATELLITE Adds Capacity On ASTRA 19.2 Degrees East.Business Editors/High Tech Writers BETZDORF, Luxembourg & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2002 SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg Stock Exchange The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (French: Bourse de Luxembourg) is a stock exchange based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. :SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group )(Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. :SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line ) is pleased to announce that CANALSATELLITE has concluded long-term contracts for two additional transponders on the ASTRA ASTRA Ancient Instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application ASTRA Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group ASTRA Arab Supply and Trading Corporation ASTRA Automatic System for Transport Analysis ASTRA Automatic Satellite Tracking Research Antenna satellite system at 19.2(degree) East. CANALSATELLITE is France's leading digital satellite pay-TV bouquet, with currently 1,9 million subscribers receiving up to 230 TV and radio channels as well as new interactive services direct-to-home via ASTRA 19.2(degree) East. The additional ASTRA transponder capacity will be used to further diversify the CANALSATELLITE line-up with new general interest channels, premium movie and sport offers, as well as innovative interactive TV applications. Amongst the channels joining the CANALSATELLITE line-up are: Cine Cinema Premier, Cine Cinema Emotion, Cine Cinema Frisson, Cine Cinema Auteur, Cine Cinema Succes, Cine Cinema Classic, Planete Thalassa, PlayHouse Disney, Toon Disney. Comments Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SES ASTRA: "Since CANALSATELLITE launched in 1996 as Europe's first digital satellite bouquet for direct-to-home reception, ASTRA at 19.2(degree) East has been their carrier of choice. The additional transponder capacity enables a further enhancement of the CANALSATELLITE programme line-up, thus supporting our customer's proclaimed aim of achieving a 2 million subscriber mile-stone by year-end." www.ses-astra.com |
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