Czech Music Channel Ocko Broadcasts on Astra 23.5 degrees East.Switch From 19.2[deg] East to 23.5[deg] East / Further Strengthening of New DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. Hot Spot BETZDORF, Luxembourg Betzdorf (Luxembourgish: Betzder) is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune's administrative centre is Berg. -- 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), announced today that it has signed a contract with the Czech music channel Ocko based in Prague to be broadcast from ASTRA's orbital position 23.5[deg] East. The transmission has started on 30 October. The current free-to-air transmission from ASTRA's orbital slot 19.2[deg] East will end on 28 February 2008. "The switch of Ocko from 19.2[deg] East to 23.5[deg] East is further evidence that we are successfully building this orbital slot into an important position for Direct-to-Home (DTH) reception in Europe, especially for the Benelux and Central and Eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. markets," said Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. "With Sky Link from Slovakia and CS Link from the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , we already have two very successful regional bouquets on this orbital position. We are certain that the increasingly attractive neighbourhood at 23.5[deg] East will attract other program operators and channels and create a very positive dynamic." "Ocko was the first Czech free-to-air channel broadcasting on 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 . With the switch to 23.5[deg] East it is now part of the most important satellite platform in Czech Republic. We are very pleased to support the further development of this orbital position and look forward to seeing our audience grow," Jiri Balvin, General Director of Ocko, said. SES ASTRA had recently announced that it has moved its satellite ASTRA 1E from 19.2[deg] East to 23.5[deg] East. Specific satellite dish devices - DUO LNBs - allow the simultaneous reception from both orbital positions. The new uplink facilities of Ocko can also serve other local TV and radio channels for a satellite transmission. The new transmission parameters of Ocko on 23.5[deg] East are Satellite: ASTRA 1E Transponder: 3.111 Download signal frequency: 10861.75 MHz Pol: Horizontal Symbol rate: 22 Ms/s Fec: 5/6 About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to more than 109 million DTH and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting 1,864 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 26 High Definition (HD) channels available via its satellites today, ASTRA is also the most important 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 broadcasting platform in Europe. ASTRA's prime orbital positions are 19.2[deg] East, 28.2[deg] East, and 23.5[deg] East. SES ASTRA is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG). SES owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and 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. , which provide global coverage and connectivity. The Company also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 37 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe. 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