The History Channel Germany and SES Platform Services have expanded their partnership covering the distribution of pay-TV channel A&E on the Sky Deutschland platform.
SES Platform Services upgrades münchen.tv to HD
German regional broadcaster münchen.tv has extended its contract with technical service provider SES Platform Services for several years.
SES Platform Services acquires RR Media
SES Platform Services GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES S.A. has agreed to merge RR Media’s operations with those of SES PS.
Tele 5 and SES Platform Services expand partnership
German commercial broadcaster Tele 5 has renewed a multi-year contract with SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES.
Sky to move German playout from SES to Sky Italia [UPDATE]
STORY UPDATED. Sky will relocate the playout and uplink of Sky Deutschland from SES Platform Services, a subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, in Munich to Sky Italia’s teleport in Milan.
SES selects 3 Screen Solutions for video platform
SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of satellite operator SES, has chosen 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a German provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, to provide development and integration services for its new multiscreen video platform Lucid OVP.
SES Platform Services takes StarTimes to Africa
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.
SES Platform Services to take Pearl.tv Ultra HD on air
SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, will handle the broadcasting of Pearl.tv UHD, Europe’s first free-to-air Ultra HD channel scheduled to launch at German consumer electronics fair IFA 2015 in Berlin on September 4.
Astra to transmit Linkin Park concert live in Ultra HD
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with electronics manufacturer Samsung to transmit the concert of US rock band Linkin Park from the O2 World arena in Berlin on November 19, 2014 from 21.00 CET live in Ultra HD on Astra (19.2 degrees East).
QVC Germany to launch new HD channel
German home-shopping broadcaster QVC will offer its sister channel QVC Beauty & Style in high definition from November 1, 2014.