CSTV A-Sky-Net DTH Service Launches on NSS-6 for Australia.Chinese Satellite Communications Inc. (CSTV CSTV College Sports Television CSTV Copy Salary Table Version ) Contracts SES NEW SKIES SES NEW SKIES, formerly New Skies Satellites (NSS), is a Dutch operator of communications spacecraft, owned by SES. On November 30, 1998, the Intelsat 703 spacecraft was transferred to New Skies’ control. New Skies operates this and four other spacecraft. Satellite THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ) (LuxX:SESG) announces that it has been contracted by Chinese Satellite Communications Inc. (CSTV) to provide transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for their A-Sky-Net direct-to-home (DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ) satellite television service targeting the Australian Region. CSTV's A-Sky-Net DTH service currently offers a comprehensive mix of Chinese channels geared to cater to a wide range of ethnic Chinese viewers and will initially utilize a full transponder. The DTH package will be uplinked from Taiwan and can be received throughout Australia. Taiwan based Chinese Satellite Communications Inc. provides more than 50 channels of high-quality DTH service via various satellites to cover viewers in metropolitan and remote areas within the Asia-Pacific region. Besides its core DTH service, CSTV also engages in the business of satellite uplink services, channel distribution, web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. television and development of new media technologies and content platforms, etc. States Wang Chih-Lung, 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 CSTV: "Our target markets in Australia are ideally covered by SES NEW SKIES' NSS-6 satellite, allowing for direct-to-home reception of the A-Sky-Net bouquet of channels on small, easy to install satellite dishes. We look forward to growing our audience reach through the high-powered NSS-6 transmissions." Scott Sprague, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at SES NEW SKIES, said: "NSS-6 at 95[deg] East and NSS-11 at 108.2[deg] East are becoming the satellites of choice for niche DTH bouquets in the Asia-Pacific region. NSS-6 offers the flexibility of uplinking in any one of six beams and downlinking in any of the six high-powered Ku-band beams. We are delighted that CSTV has chosen NSS-6 to carry its Australia DTH package." About NSS-6 NSS-6 provides first class connectivity for Asia and the world and reaches markets from the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea [Lat.,=in the midst of lands], the world's largest inland sea, c.965,000 sq mi (2,499,350 sq km), surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. Geography The Mediterranean is c.2,400 mi (3,900 km) long with a maximum width of c. to Japan from the single orbital position of 95[deg] East, taking in the whole of Asia, Australia, Southern Africa
 This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . About SES NEW SKIES SES NEW SKIES is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) offering satellite communication services to a range of customers including telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments around the world. SES NEW SKIES has a global fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with three additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9, NSS-12 and NSS-14) and ground facilities around the world. Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America, 90% of SES SIRIUS in Europe, and strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital locations. Further information on the company is available at www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com |
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