SES Platform Services GmbH has won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System for the play-out of five channels.
Starting November 2013, SES Platform Services will provide playout for Boomerang, Cartoon Network, glitz, TNT Film and TNT Serie for the German-speaking market. The channels will be broadcast in SD and HD quality from the playout centers in Munich. The two companies have also agreed to cooperate in the Benelux region, beginning with SES Platform Services broadcasting the Cartoon Network from February 2014.
The second core aspect of the agreement will see SES Platform Services providing playout for Turner content on the on-demand and catch-up services of Turner’s distribution partners in the Benelux region and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. From November 2013, SES Platform Services will also begin digitizing Turner content and converting it into the necessary formats for digital distribution.
Sophie Lersch, Chief Sales Officer at SES Platform Services: “We are delighted that Turner Broadcasting System has chosen our company. Video-on-demand, online and multi-screen services are becoming increasingly important to our customers, alongside our standard broadcasting services. We offer a wide range of perfectly integrated products, providing our customers with the best possible services for their business all from one source.”
Matthias Heinze, VP, commercial, PR and marketing for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux region, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia at Turner Broadcasting System, is excited about the development: “In SES Platform Services, we have found an experienced partner to transmit our channels. The state-of-the-art technology and infrastructure provided by SES in Munich has enabled us to optimize our work processes and provide our platform partners with even better service.”
