SES Astra announced today that it is further intensifying its cooperation with the Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable and supporting the development of its High Definition (HD) direct-to-home (DTH) offer. As part of the cooperation, SES Astra is providing two additional satellite transponders to Sogecable in 2010 at its prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.
Sogecable is a long-standing Astra customer, broadcasting from 19.2 degrees East since its launch in 1993. It operates under the pay-TV brand Digital+ which has 1.8 million subscribers. SES Astra reaches 1.9 million free- and pay-TV households in Spain.
SES Astra is the leading HD platform in Europe, with 135 HD channels and around six million HD viewers on its satellite fleet. The Luxembourg-based company is operating in the main European TV markets with major customers, and is also managing the HD+ platform for commercial HD broadcasting in Germany.
(Source: SES Astra)
