Significant Increase in Number Of HD Channels on ASTRA.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), has announced today that the number of High Definition (HD) channels broadcast via 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 has increased significantly. ASTRA today transmits 26 HD channels across Europe (24 at year-end 2006), including HD offers from BSkyB, Discovery, National Geographic and History Channel from the UK, CANAL+, M6 and TF1 from France and Premiere, ProSieben, Sat1 and Anixe from Germany. Meanwhile, the total number of HD channels in Europe has increased to 36 at year-end 2006, compared to six in 2005*. Until 2010, the number of HD channels is expected to quadruple to around 160 different channels. SES ASTRA expects to transmit around 100 HD channels by 2010. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry estimations, nearly 9 million households in Western Europe are expected to watch 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 over satellite in 2010*, representing 60 per cent of all expected HDTV households. "The increase of HD offers on ASTRA shows that our satellite system is continuing to play a leading role in digitalisation n. 1. same as digitalization. Noun 1. digitalisation - the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders digitalization medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury and the extension of HD offers across Europe", says Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. "The increase also highlights the rising interest of broadcasters in HDTV and the advantages that the ASTRA Satellite System offers to broadcasters: high bandwidth, widest geographical reach and best transmission quality. We are certain that the further acceleration of the HD development will support a continuous and consistent transition from analogue to digital broadcasting." * Source Screen Digest About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com SES ASTRA is the leading 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 system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting more than 1,700 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 19 High Definition (HD) channels available via its satellites today, ASTRA is also the most important HDTV 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 wholly 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 provides global connectivity as well as coverage. The Company also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its contractors. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 44 satellites on 33 orbital positions around the globe. Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses-global.com |
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