Blog
Broadcasting in Africa – an evolving landscape
Our regional senior director of market development & marketing of Africa, Christoph Limmer
The year of 2011 has seen many changes in the African broadcasting market. And more is expected to come before November 2015 – the continent’s deadline for digital migration.
One such change that ...
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SES-4 to bring incremental capacity over Latin America
Our Sales Vice President of Latin America & Caribbean, Dolores Martos
SES’ upcoming satellite SES-4 will bring additional capacity over Latin America. The satellite, which has been scheduled for launch in December 2011, will be the company’s 50th satellite. In an i...
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SES highlights initiative in Russia and the CIS
Our senior regional director of Europe, Russia and the CIS, Ludmila Naumova
In a recent interview with Russia’s ComNews, our senior regional director of Europe, Russia and the CIS, Ludmila Naumova updated the regional audience on a broad range of our initiatives. The SES g...
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SES lights up launch pad to meet growing global demand
At a press briefing on the eve of SATCON 2011, we outlined our key global, North American and government initiatives and how that will enable you -- our customers -- to meet growing demand for conn...
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SES’ Scott Sprague weighs in at SATCON on file-based distribution via satellite
Satellite continues to be one of the most efficient and effective ways to deliver large amounts of digital content around the world.
Increasingly, the broadcast television and film industries are ...
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OU customers benefit from single-point access to our entire fleet
2011 has been an exciting year for us.
In May we announced the consolidation of SES ASTRA’ and SES WORLD SKIES’ activities to operate under a new and streamlined management structure, enabling us ...
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Another successful launch of an SES satellite!
Slightly more than a week after the successful launch of SES-2, we are pleased to confirm the launch of our 49th satellite - QuetzSat-1! After days of preparation, the satellite roared into space o...
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QuetzSat-1 arrives at the launch pad
The Proton M launch vehicle carrying QuetzSat-1 has arrived safely at the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in preparation for its launch on Friday 30 September 0:32 local time.
With batteries ...
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SES-2 successfully launched!
The latest addition to our global fleet, SES-2, was successfully launched on 21 September. The 48th satellite at 87° West will replace AMC-3 spacecraft, completing our encompassing satellite fleet ...
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IBC wrap
IBC wrap
SES correspondent Paul Sims gives an overview of IBC 2011; from the unveiling of the new SES brand identity, spectacular display with glasses-free 3DTV, video-game-like interactive Google Earth exp...
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