Crown Media Contracts With AMERICOM for Next Generation Service; AMC-11 Will Be Home for Hallmark Channel.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 SES AMERICOM announced today that Los Angeles-based Crown Media United States, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a subsidiary of Crown Media Holdings, Inc., has signed a multi-year 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. agreement for satellite capacity on AMC-11. Planned for operation in 2004 as a replacement for Satcom C-3, AMC-11 will be used for the distribution of Crown Media's Hallmark Channel, a service that provides a diverse slate of high-quality, family-friendly entertainment to a national audience of more than 43 million American households. Carl Capista, Vice President, Satellite Services-North America said, "The Hallmark Channel's recognized excellence in family programming strengthens America's leading cable neighborhood at 131 and 135 degrees West. The diversity of programming now committed for AMERICOM's next generation premium cable neighborhood offers a superior selection of entertainment, information and event programming from the best programmers in the business." Paul Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. said, "The quality and operational commitment of AMERICOM made the selection of AMC-11 and its premium neighborhood - with its best-in-industry protection services - an obvious choice for the distribution of the Hallmark Channel." 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 is operated at 137 degrees West, is available if necessary for full satellite restoration. Programmers can use AMC-11 and its neighborhood partner, AMC-10, to reach over 80 million homes. Already committed to AMC-10 and 11 are Viacom, C-SPAN, CourtTV, iN DEMAND, Lifetime Entertainment, Scripps and The Weather Channel. About Crown Media Holdings, Inc. Crown Media Holdings, Inc. owns and operates cable television channels dedicated to high quality, broad appeal, entertainment programming. The company currently operates and distributes the Hallmark Channel in the U.S. and more than 110 countries. The combined channels have over 88 million subscribers worldwide. Significant investors in Crown Media Holdings include Hallmark Entertainment Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Liberty Media Corp., DIRECTV, Inc., VISN VISN Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN Virtual Integrated Sky Network (Loral Orion) VISN Visual Interactive Support Network Management Corp., a for-profit subsidiary of the National Interfaith Cable Coalition, and J. P. Morgan Partners (SBIC SBIC Small Business Investment Company SBIC Sustainable Buildings Industry Council SBIC Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (Singapore) SBIC School Bus Information Council SBIC Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SBIC Scsi Bus Interface Controller ), LLC. About SES AMERICOM With over twenty-five years' experience, SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications services currently providing capacity on 16 spacecraft capable of serving the Americas, Europe, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Regions, and 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, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, Merlin, 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. , 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, TimeWarner/Turner Broadcasting, and Viacom. In November 2001, SES AMERICOM was combined with SES ASTRA to form a new premier global satellite company, SES GLOBAL, S.A. The new company delivers broadband services from 28 satellites to more than 90% of the world's population. In addition, SES GLOBAL's strategic partnerships and participation in AsiaSat, NSAB NSAB National Security Advisory Board (India) NSAB Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Arztebund (German: National Socialist German Doctors' Association) NSAB Nova Scotia Animal Breeders , Star One, AMERICOM ASIA-PACIFIC and Nahuelsat will combine to give entertainment, telecommunications, Internet, news and enterprise customers access to a fleet of 41 satellites. |
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