SES
10.4.2018 18:02:11 CEST | Business Wire | Press release
Following major space and ground infrastructure investments and the expansion of its Latin America video neighbourhood, SES today announced the launch of its Ultra HD platform into the region to accelerate commercial 4K rollouts among leading cable, IPTV, and DTH providers across Latin America.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180410006195/en/
Many of Latin America’s leading Pay TV providers are already testing SES’s new Ultra HD solution, an all-in-one package of pre-configured Ultra HD content, reception equipment, and satellite distribution that will enable quick and easy Ultra HD deployments over the region. The new SES Latin America Ultra HD solution will open with four Ultra HD channels, including NASA TV UHD, produced by Harmonic, as well as the SES Ultra HD demo channel, an incubator for emerging 4K content producers. SES plans to add new channels and content produced in Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries in the future.
Like SES’s North America Ultra HD solution, the end-to-end Latin America platform will be distributed over multiple SES satellites. SES-6 will provide dedicated delivery across 100% of the Brazilian market, offering programming flexibility for local content. SES’s NSS-806 satellite, home to SES’s leading Latin American Pay TV neighbourhood, will serve the rest of the region until it is replaced by the recently launched SES-14 satellite later this year. Once SES-14 initiates service, SES plans to significantly expand the Latin America channel lineup on its expanding video neighbourhood at 47.5 West. SES is the unmatched leader in global HD and Ultra HD distribution, and has experienced unprecedented 18% year-on-year growth in Latin America with over 300 HD and Ultra HD channels currently hosted on its satellites.
“SES is ushering in an exciting new era of advanced television services across the region with the launch of our new Latin America Ultra HD platform – the latest game-changing solution built on SES’s robust network of space and ground infrastructure. The SES network is enabling the efficient delivery of HD, Ultra HD, and OTT content to audiences throughout the region,” said Jurandir Pitsch, Vice President, Sales and Market Development for SES Video in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Latin America’s leading Pay TV providers are poised to offer Ultra HD content to their subscribers via the SES platform ahead of the 2018 World Cup, which is driving strong interest in 4K services across the region.”
The SES-backed antenna programme, which led to the installation of satellite antennas at Pay TV distribution hubs throughout Latin America, puts SES in a prime position to help cable, IPTV and DTH providers reach 100% of the region’s vast audiences with advanced HD and Ultra HD content.
Learn more about the SES UHD platform
Follow us on:
About SES
SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than 50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 16 in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in two key business units: SES Video and SES Networks. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions. SES’s portfolio includes ASTRA, O3b and MX1, a leading media service provider that offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services. SES is listed on the Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ticker: SESG). Further information available at: www.ses.com
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180410006195/en/
Contact:
SES
Markus Payer
Corporate Communications & PR
Tel.
+352 710 725 500
Markus.Payer@ses.com
Link:
Social Media:
About Business Wire
Subscribe to releases from Business Wire
Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Latest releases from Business Wire
SAP strengthens its cloud infrastructure in Germany with BSI-approved Layer 1 encryption from Adva Network Security19.8.2026 09:00:00 CEST | Press release
News summary: SAP needed to secure connectivity between its German data centers to meet strict confidentiality, compliance and data control requirements BSI-approved Layer 1 encryption from Adva Network Security enables SAP to protect all data streams and future-proof its infrastructure against quantum threats Solution strengthens sovereign cloud foundations for government, critical infrastructure and regulated industries with high security and compliance needs Adva Network Security, an Adtran company, today announced that SAP is harnessing its Layer 1 encryption technology to secure connectivity between its data centers in Walldorf and St. Leon-Rot, Germany. The solution secures data directly at the optical transmission layer and is approved by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for information classified up to “Verschlusssache – Nur für den Dienstgebrauch” (VS-NfD) – “For Official Use Only.” By strengthening the protection of data in transit, SAP is enhancing the secur
Qatar to Showcase Its Gaming Ambitions at Gamescom 202619.8.2026 09:00:00 CEST | Press release
Invest Qatar, the country’s Investment Promotion Agency, and Media City Qatar will participate at Gamescom 2026 through the “Qatar Pavilion”, highlighting Qatar’s growing role as a regional hub for game development, digital content and esports. Held annually in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom, a leading global event, brings together developers, publishers, investors and creators. Qatar’s participation reflects its focus on building a competitive, innovation-led ecosystem for gaming and interactive media. Mohammed Al Mulla, Head of Investment Development, Invest Qatar, said: “Gamescom provides a key platform to connect with global gaming leaders and highlight emerging opportunities across Qatar and the wider Middle East. We are focused on enabling companies to enter and scale in a high-growth market through a business environment designed for innovation and long-term success.” Dr. Fahad Abdulla Al Hajri, Business Development Manager, Media City Qatar, said: "Gaming is becoming one of the def
IFF to Webcast Fireside Chat at Barclays Global Consumer Conference on Sept. 1018.8.2026 22:15:00 CEST | Press release
IFF (NYSE: IFF) today announced that Chief Executive Officer Erik Fyrwald will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Consumer Conference on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 at 945 a.m. ET. Investors may access the live webcast on the Company's website at ir.iff.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a recorded version will be made available for replay. Welcome to IFF At IFF (NYSE: IFF), we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, and health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products—advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience.Learn more at iff.com, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818490253/en/
Lehman Brothers Treasury Announces the Successful Sale of its Remaining Intercompany Claim against Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.18.8.2026 21:15:00 CEST | Press release
In connection with its previously announced final wind-down, Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V. in liquidation (“LBT”), through its U.S. counsel Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP, announced that its placement agent, Seaport Loan Products LLC, successfully closed the sale of LBT’s remaining $19.6 billion Class 4A intercompany claim against Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The net proceeds of the sale, together with certain available cash (but after deducting various sale-related and other administrative costs and expenses), will be used to fund a final distribution to the holders of LBT’s existing notes, after which such existing notes will be canceled and LBT shall be fully wound down. As a result, LBT will cease to exist. LBT expects the final distribution to occur in the course of October 2026 and the wind down to have been completed before the end of 2026. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818004215/en/
GenBio AI Builds First World Model of the Human Cell18.8.2026 15:00:00 CEST | Press release
First-of-its-kind system simulates human cell behavior across the full biological hierarchy, from DNA and RNA through protein to the whole-cell level GenBio AI ('GenBio') is an AI for Science company co-founded by Nobel Laureate David Baker, leading AI scientist Eric Xing, and other prominent life science and artificial intelligence researchers from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Harvard, Weizmann Institute, and other research institutions. Today, the company introduced AIDO Cell, its virtual cell world model — the first system capable of simulating a human cell, both in its natural state and in response to drugs and other interventions, across its full biological hierarchy, from DNA and RNA through protein to the whole-cell level. A Key First in Biological and Medical Sciences: Full-hierarchy virtual cell simulation has been widely identified as a key milestone in computational biology. Compared to the previous efforts by
In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.
Visit our pressroom