Media Delivery
Clear Sky ahead with SES satellite contract extension
The contract extension builds on the longstanding relationship between the companies
SES
People
Meet the… senior manager of space operations training
Anne Lellinger, senior manager of space operations training at SES, tells TVBEurope how she's spent 20 years delivering TV content to homes across Europe
Media Delivery
SES partners with Ateme on encoders, multiplexers, and decoders for UHD sports distribution
The solutions will also utilise the BISS-CA encryption standard and receivers, integrating HDR conversion with HDR LUT (Look-Up-Table) conversion
Media Delivery
SES delivers RTL Deutschland content on ASTRA 19.2 degrees East
SES will now deliver all RTL Deutschland’s TV offerings in SD, HD and UHD on its prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East
Media Delivery
SES’ ASTRA 1P satellite blasts off from Florida
The satellite, which is due to begin operations in 2025, will operate at SES's prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East to deliver content...
Media Delivery
Geomagentic storm predicted this weekend, what does that mean for broadcast satellites?
While the Coronal Mass Ejection is unlikely to impact satellite broadcasts, companies are taking measures to ensure TV signals are not interrupted
Business
SES to acquire Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal
Speaking about the deal, Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, said: it will bring value-added, efficient, and reliable offerings for both companies' media customers
Media Delivery
SES beams Monaco public broadcaster’s HD channel to European viewers
The HD channel is available to audiences across Europe from SES’s prime TV neighbourhood
Media Delivery
UKTV invests in linear with SES distribution expansion
Broadcaster will continue to work with the satellite company until the end of the 2020s
Live Production
AFP, SES extend AFPTV Live Platform delivery partnership
AFPTV Live, based on SES 360, enables users to access AFP’s live video news feeds and deliver content to their news studios via IP
Media Delivery
Infront, SES partner to deliver 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in HD
SES managed the live feed from the racecourses across both mountain venues by transmitting four signals back to its Emek Ha’Ela facility for satellite...
Live Production
EMG opens new Milan-based broadcast operation hub
The hub has been developed by EMG Italy in cooperation with SES and EVS, and can run up to eight incoming live feeds and...
Media Delivery
SES launches dedicated satellite distribution platform for sport and live events
Platform, which will support broadcasters in Europe, uses the latest DVBS2x modulation
Live Production
SES, LiveU partner on integrated video contribution and distribution solution
The solution is aimed at live events such as sports, news, and other live events
IP Migration
SES selects Telestream’s IP monitoring for Stockley Park
Facility will employ Telestream's SPG8000A sync generators for system timing applications as well as its PRISM SDI/IP waveform monitor for all video monitoring and...
Media Management
SES selects coralbay.TV to automate playout in the cloud
Company also intends to use coralPLAY solution to provide graphics insertion including dynamic now/next/later and lower thirds
Media Delivery
SES and Canal Plus sign 10-year deal
SES will continue to provide capacity for Canal Plus across Western and Central Europe until the end of the decade.
Live Production
Inside SES’ new full-service sports and events facility
TVBEurope talks to SES' Susanna Mandel-Mantello about the company's new facility at Stockley Park, as well as remote production and 8K
Production & Post
SES opens new full-service sports and events facility at Stockley Park
Facility aims to help broadcasters as they move towards remote production
Media Management
SES to provide playout, IP distribution for BBC Studios
Technical playout infrastructure provided from SES’s new Stockley Park facility in London
Media Delivery
ATEME, SES partner on UHD satellite transmission using VVC
Versatile Video Coding is said to offer a 50 per cent efficiency improvement over HEVC
Live Production
Grass Valley launches trio of live production products, Synamedia joins Alliance for Open Media and more
TVBEurope breaks down today's top tech news
Business
Visual Data acquires MX1 UK
All existing contracts with customers remain unchanged by the acquisition
Technology
SES announces managed Cloud service on Azure
Leverages Microsoft Azure’s Cloud and AI capabilities
Technology
SES unveils OTT synchronisation solution
Distributes signal to OTT platform via IP in tandem with satellite
Content
SES, BCE partner to beam Asteroid Day around the world
24-hour live broadcast to take place on 28th June
Technology
SES, Samsung broadcast 8K signal via satellite
First such demonstration of the technology in Europe
Business
Satellite companies form US consortium
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat form the C-Band Alliance
Technology
SES showcases first 8K TV broadcast
Operator is making the broadcast via its Astra satellite during an event in Luxembourg
Business
SES Platform Services, RR Media complete merger
SES Platform Services has completed its merger with RR Media to create rebranded media services company MX1. SES, which completed the $242 million purchase...
News
Business
SES moves to acquire O3b Networks
SES is set to complete its acquisition of O3b Networks. The satellite communications company, which already held a 49.1 per cent stake in the...
News
TVBEverywhere
MTG launching first Nordic UHD channel
MTG is set to deliver the Nordic region’s first ever UHD channel.The channel will be launched in time for the kick off of the...
News
TVBEverywhere
SES to aid Olympic coverage
EBU network Eurovision has agreed a deal with SES to air coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The satellite operator will provide Eurovision...
News
TVBEverywhere
CABSAT 2016: the highlights
CABSAT has closed for another year after three days of product launches, conferences and MENA firsts. Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from...
News
Business
SES to acquire RR Media
Satellite operator SES Platform Services is to acquire RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industries, for...
Business
IBC
Eutelsat and SES link for 4K boost
SES and Eutelsat, normally tough competitors, are linking in an “industry wide Future Video Initiative” to promote next-generation video technology. The announcement is designed...
IBC
SES in ‘pole position’ for Ultra High Def
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra HD broadcasts...
IBC
Ultra HD and 3D audio showcase
In the IBC Future Zone satellite operator SES, in co-operation with France Télévisions, is showcasing results of a test combining UHD TV compressed with...
TVBEverywhere
German UHD shopping channel to launch via SES in September
As reported by TV Technology Europe, Pearl.tv will launch via SES Platform Services when it goes online with Europe's first free-to-air UHD service this...