Canal Digitaal to Launch New HD Channels on ASTRA 23.5 Degrees East.LUXEMBOURG -- SES ASTRA SES Astra SA, is a corporate subsidiary of SES, based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, that owns and operates the Astra series of geostationary satellites, which transmit approximately 1100 analogue and digital television and radio channels via 176 transponders to 91 , an SES company (Paris:SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ) (LuxX:SESG), today announced that it has signed a long term contract extension for one 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. with the Dutch satellite TV provider Canal Digitaal for its digital services and the launch of new HD channels at ASTRA's orbital position 23.5 degrees East. Canal Digitaal thus increases its already large HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates offering for the Dutch and Flemish 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. ) market. Canal Digitaal has a total of six 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 providing services to over 900,000 DTH subscribers in the Dutch and Flemish market: four transponders on 19.2 degrees East and two transponders on 23.5 degrees East, which are being used for the existing and future HD channels. Since the introduction of 23.5 degrees East in 2007 as a new DTH position for the Benelux market, almost 50 percent of DTH households in the Netherlands and Belgium are able to receive services via 23.5 degrees East in combination with the existing 19.2 degrees East position. For this purpose, a so-called ASTRA Duo LNB LNB Low Noise Block LNB Laredo National Bank (Texas) LNB Low Noise Block downconverter (satellite television) LNB Low NOx Burner LNB Lubbock National Bank (Texas) was developed, allowing the reception from both orbital positions via a single 60 cm dish. Kees Farber, Chief Technical Officer of Canal Digitaal, says: "With this deal we underline underline an animal's ventral profile; the shape of the belly when viewed from the side, e.g. pendulous, pot-belly, tucked up, gaunt. our commitment to the Dutch and Flemish markets, while it allows us to accommodate further HDTV growth for these markets." "We are very pleased to extend this agreement with Canal Digitaal," comments Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. "It confirms that HDTV is of critical importance for TV viewers and that the 23.5 degrees East position meets the growing demand for HD services in the Dutch speaking markets." About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 13 ASTRA and two SIRIUS satellites. The combined satellite system delivers services to more than 122 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 80 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA and SIRIUS represent the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA and SIRIUS are 19.2x East, 28.2x East, 23.5x East, 5x East and 31.5x East. SES ASTRA is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG). SES wholly owns SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, 90% of SES SIRIUS
SES SIRIUS, formerly called Nordic Satellite AB in Europe, and strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 40 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com. About Canal Digitaal For more than 10 years Canal Digitaal is offering digital television and radio services to its Dutch customers. Through the ASTRA Satellite System, Canal Digitaal provides access to all Dutch public and commercial broadcasters, premium sports and movie services, thematic channels and of course the wide range of free-to-air channels in various languages. www.canaldigitaal.nl |
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