France 24 begins tests on HbbTv together with Astra and Orange22 December 2011 [+] At the beginning of 2012, France 24 will launch a new hybrid TV service (HbbTV) with the support of Orange and SES. The ...
SES prepares the launch of its 50th satellite30 November 2011 [+] The new SES-4 will be the largest and most powerful SES satellite, capable of providing fixed satellite services with 52 transponders...
SES Astra and iPont to show glasses-free 3DTV at IBC 201130 August 2011 [+] The emergence of autostereoscopic 3D is getting closer every day. Hungarian stereoscopy solutions company iPont and operator SES Astra will bring...
Solaris Mobile will present its interactive radio at IBC26 August 2011 [+] Solaris Mobile, the Dublin-based hybrid satellite and terrestrial operator of wireless networks licensed across Europe, will present at IBC a...
SES Astra will launch two new satellites into orbit in September11 August 2011 [+] SES Astra will launch QuetzSat-1 into orbit in a few weeks, a Ku-band satellite that will provide coverage to Mexico, the United States and America...
SES Astra foresees that the evolution of 3D in the home will be similar to that of high definition26 May 2011 [+] The satellite operator believes that 3D will not remain locked in a movie theater, but rather that sooner rather than later it will become...
Digital+ and Astra launch Canal+ 3D Demo27 April 2011 [+] Canal+ 3D Demo broadcasts free-to-air throughout Europe through the Astra 3B satellite in the orbital position 23.5º East. Specialized shops and...
Luis Sánchez-Merlo, new president of SES in Latin America7 April 2011 [+] The current president of SES Astra Ibérica will preside over SES in Latin America. The appointment is another example of the strategic interest of the group, which...
Lack of competition in the satellite market for transportation applications5 January 2011 [+] With the development of DTT, important changes have been introduced into the market that not only affect broadcasting to the home but...
Astra now broadcasts 183 channels in high definition4 January 2011 [+] The high definition offering on Astra satellites maintains constant growth. From this operator, they consider that the European public has once...
France gives one last push to its digital terrestrial12 July 2010 [+] The French government has launched a plan to eliminate shadow areas on digital terrestrial television. To do this, it will carry out...
The satellite is postulated as the most efficient means for the development of HD and 3D1 July 2010 [+] According to Astra, DTT is currently facing serious difficulties due to spectrum limitations when developing new services. The first dividend...
Astra implements Volicon Observer for remote quality monitoring3 June 2010 [+] Astra Platform Services (APS) has chosen Volicon Observer RPM 400 to remotely ensure the quality of its broadcast signals for viewers in ...
The new Astra 3B, successful in space27 May 2010 [+] The new SES Astra satellite will be positioned at 23.5 degrees East and will provide services to Europe and the Middle East. The satellite will be carried...
Astra and Samsung agree to promote 3D television28 April 2010 [+] According to an agreement signed between both companies, Samsung Electronics will provide SES Astra with 3D content for its new stereoscopic demo channel that...
Astra will launch a 3D demo channel21 April 2010 [+] Next May 4, Astra will put on the air, at orbital position 23.5º East, a 3D channel intended to broadcast demo programming...
The Astra 3B will finally be launched today9 April 2010 [+] After postponing the operation on two occasions due to a problem with the launcher subsystem, an Ariane rocket will finally go up to the...
Satellite surpasses cable in Europe23 March 2010 [+] For the first time, satellite reaches more homes than cable in Europe, with 77 million homes receiving via...
Triple the number of HD channels in Europe by 201312 March 2010 [+] According to the forecasts managed by SES Astra, the number of high-definition satellite channels in Europe will increase from the current 280 to ...
Today Irún inaugurates ABLA, Congress on Communication, Design, Marketing and its Supports3 February 2010 [+] The Euskadi Audiovisual Cluster, Sugar Factory with its virtual set model or Digitalak with its 360º camera are some of the institutions...
ARD and ZDF will turn off their analog signal permanently in 201219 October 2009 [+] The German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have announced their intention to turn off their analog signal in Astra (19.2º East) as of 30 ...
Nagravision chosen for HD+ in Germany14 September 2009 [+] The new SES Astra satellite platform selects the Nagra conditional access system for this new high definition service. Nagravision has...
Al Jazeera once again trusts the Spanish company SIDSA to protect its new channels8 September 2009 [+] Qatari Al Jazeera's two new programming packages, sports and high definition, will be protected by KeyFlyXtreme conditional access. The ...
Yes Italia, an initiative of SES Astra and RAI31 August 2009 [+] It is a new international television channel focused on tourism entirely produced and broadcast by NewCO RAI International. SES Astra has announced...
SatLink launches satellite platform for Africa9 July 2009 [+] Aimed at sub-Saharan Africa, this MCPC platform will be hosted on Astra 4A (Sirius 4) at 5º East.
BSkyB renews with SES Astra30 June 2009 [+] SES Astra has today announced the renewal of long-term contracts with BSkyB (Sky) for 24 transponders at orbital position 28.2...
Two million Europeans watch HD through SES15 June 2009 [+] According to a study carried out by SES ASTRA, almost two million European homes watch programs in high definition through satellites of the ...
SES Astra installs Barco SMV-116 multiviewers20 April 2009 [+] The satellite operator selects the Barco SMV-116 16-channel multiviewers for its Luxembourg headquarters.
