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Paris, France (SPX) Nov 14, 2006 SES Astra and SES New Skies have signed an agreement to broadcast France 24, the new French channel for international news, on an ASTRA satellite at 19.2 East for Europe and on the NSS-7 satellite at 22 West serving the African continent. Starting on December 7th, more than 21 million European digital households will receive France 24 via ASTRA. The contract has been signed through SES' French partner Globecast. France 24, a subsidiary of the TF1 and France Television, will be transmitted free to air 24 hours and seven days a week on two independent channels - one in French, one in English. "We are happy to participate in the launch of this new French channel for international news that will profit from our optimized European coverage as well as the great security of our satellites", explains Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA. "France 24 will also benefit from our Group's synergy with the use of the NSS-7 satellite from our sister company SES NEW SKIES that offers a privileged access to the entire African continent". Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SES Astra The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Space Systems Loral Delivers Advanced Wildblue-1 Broadband ComSat To Launch Base
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2006Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it delivered WildBlue-1 to the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it is scheduled for launch in early December. Built for WildBlue Communications small cities, and locations with limited existing broadband infrastructure, the satellite will enable WildBlue to triple its customer capacity in the United States. |
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