Digital TV News: Ferdinand Kayser

Digital+ launches 3D demo channel on ASTRA
Apr 27, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that Spanish operator Digital+ has launched a 3D demo channel. The channel, called Canal+ 3D Demo and broadcast via SES ASTRA's orbital position 23.5ºE, is available free-to-air across Europe.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Digital+, Digital TV, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite, Spain

HD+ is Coming to Sky Subscribers in Germany
Apr 11, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) has announced that its German HD offer HD+ that comprises commercial free TV channels will also be available on HD receivers for subscribers of the German pay TV package Sky (XETRA: SKYD.DE).
News categories: SES ASTRA, Sky Deutschland, Digital TV, Germany, Satellite, Set Top Box

ASTRA Increases Reach over All Platforms
Mar 23, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) has announced that it has extended its technical reach across Europe, and now serves 135 million TV homes in Europe and North Africa via its satellite fleet.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Set Top Box

Deutsche Telekom and SES ASTRA Cooperate in Combined Satellite-DSL Offer
Feb 28, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced a cooperation with Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) in Germany to combine ASTRA's broad satellite free-TV offer including HD+ with Deutsche Telekom's IPTV product Entertain.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Deutsche Telekom, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Satellite

Strong Growth for French TNTSAT on ASTRA
Feb 2, 2011 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced that the French digital terrestrial offer on satellite, TNTSAT, broadcast via ASTRA, reached a total of 2.65 million receivers sold at the end of 2010.
News categories: SES ASTRA, TNTSAT, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Belgium's Mobistar to Rely on ASTRA for Its 'Mobistar TV' Offer
Sep 21, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced that the Belgian telecom provider Mobistar (Brussels: MOBB) has launched a new 'Mobistar TV' offer that will include digital and High Definition TV channels received from ASTRA satellites.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Mobistar, Belgium, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite

SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative
Sep 2, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris:SESG; LuxX:SESG) has announced an initiative to support the introduction of 3D TV in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specifications for the introduction of 3D.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

TNTSAT continues to see strong growth
Jul 12, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the French digital terrestrial channel offer on satellite, TNTSAT, broadcast via ASTRA, continues to show strong growth with a total of 2.3 million receivers sold at the end of June 2010.
News categories: TNTSAT, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

SES ASTRA to Launch 3D demo channel
Apr 21, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that it will launch Europe's first 3D demo channel on ASTRA. Following initial testing, the channel will go live on 4 May 2010 in time for the opening of ANGA Cable.
News categories: SES ASTRA, ANGA COM, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite