African digital TV operator StarTimes has chosen SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, to distribute TV channels for its DTH subscribers across Sub-Saharan Africa.
StarTimes adds capacity on SES-5 for Africa
SES has announced that StarTimes, China’s leading systems integrator, technology provider and network operator, has extended its partnership with SES on the SES-5 satellite.
Zuku TV migrates to SES-5
East African pay-TV broadcaster Zuku TV will complete its migration on the SES fleet by the end of July 2013 and has committed to growth capacity on the new satellite.
SES-5 now operational at 5 degrees East
SES has announced that the SES-5 satellite is now fully operational at the orbital position of 5 degrees East.