E! NETWORKS Signs With AMERICOM For Follow-on Cable Satellite Capacity; E! Secures its Address in Premier Cable Neighborhood.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2003 SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. : SESG SESG Systems Engineering Steering Group SESG Software Engineering Support Group SESG System Engineering Sub-Group ), announced today that Los Angeles-based E! NETWORKS, Inc. has signed a long-term C-band distribution agreement for transponder service on AMC-10 and AMC-11, the successor satellites to Satcom C-3 and C-4. Beginning in 2004, these satellites will be used for the distribution of E!'s popular entertainment, news and lifestyle-related programming, E! Entertainment Television and Style Network. "E! NETWORKS deliver captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. programming which appeals to a wide-ranging audience. Their unique service provides an added dimension to the programming already aboard AMC-10 and AMC-11," said Carl Capista, AMERICOM's Vice President, Media and Entertainment Services. "E! NETWORKS underscore SES AMERICOM's commitment to retaining and growing diverse programming on the AMC-10 and AMC-11 cable neighborhood." "We selected SES AMERICOM to continue the distribution of our services because they have demonstrated consistent technical excellence in the operation of their satellites. We expect this high level of service to continue when we transition to AMC-10 and AMC-11 next year," said Brad Fox, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Relations, E! NETWORKS. AMC-10 and AMC-11, the all C-band next generation satellites planned for operation in 2004, will each have 24 transponders and will be located at 135 degrees and 131 degrees W.L., respectively. Each transponder is supported by at least one 20watt SSPA SSPA Solid State Power Amplifier SSPA Service and Support Professionals Association SSPA Software Support Professionals Association SSPA Short Statured People of Australia Inc. SSPA Submicron Signal Processor Architecture , delivering almost a 20% increase in power over their predecessors, Satcom C-3 and C-4. In addition, a higher level of on-board redundancy plus an in-orbit protection satellite, AMC-7, currently operating at 137 degrees W.L. will protect the programming services. Programmers can use AMC-11 and its neighborhood partner, AMC-10, to reach over 80 million homes. Already committed to the next generation platform is a diverse array of programming producers including Viacom, C-SPAN, Crown Media, Scripps Networks, A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment, Discovery Communications, Court TV, 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. , iN DEMAND, The Weather Channel and QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command . About E! NETWORKS Based in Los Angeles, E! NETWORKS is the world's largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The company operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment; The Style Network, the network devoted to the way you live your life, and E! Online, located at www.eonline.com. E! is currently available to 83 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the U.S. Style currently counts 33 million subscribers with commitments to reach over 40 million in 2004. E! Online, the #1 entertainment news and celebrity gossip Website, reaches 6 million monthly unique U.S. adult users. About SES AMERICOM The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and throughout 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 key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets , NBC, The New York 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, Verestar, Viacom, and, through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government. |
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