SES
Astra
and
Neterra
Provide
Contribution
Services
to
Broadcasters
in
Bulgaria
and
the
Balkan
Region
11
December
2009
SES
ASTRA,
has
entered
into
a
partnership
with
Bulgarian
telecom
operator
Neterra
to
offer
contribution
services
to
broadcasters
in
Bulgaria
and
the
Balkan
region.
Under
the
terms
of
the
agreement,
Neterra
will
use
capacity
on
SES
ASTRA’s
31.5
degrees
East
orbital
position
to
provide
broadcasters
with
an
optimised
solution
to
deliver
their
content
to
cable
and
terrestrial
head-ends
in
the
region.
31.5
degrees
East
is
SES
ASTRA’s
latest
orbital
position
targeting
the
Eastern
European
market.
The
services
will
be
uplinked
from
Neterra’s
teleport
in
Sofia,
Bulgaria,
and
include
multiplexing,
encoding
and
encryption
of
the
signal.
The
first
broadcaster
to
use
the
service
is
the
Bulgarian
channel
TV
7.
Alexander
Oudendijk,
Chief
Commercial
Officer
of
SES
ASTRA,
said:
“We
are
very
pleased
to
have
signed
this
partnership
agreement
with
Neterra
which
will
significantly
increase
the
attractiveness
of
our
31.5
degrees
East
orbital
position
and
bring
multiple
advantages
to
broadcasters
operating
in
the
region.
In a
highly
fragmented
market,
our
partnership
will
provide
broadcasters
with
a
turnkey
solution
to
deliver
their
signals
to
multiple
households
in
the
region.
Independent
from
any
other
carrier,
broadcasters
will
be
able
to
significantly
improve
their
technical
reach,
to
gain
full
control
over
their
signal
distribution
and
to
significantly
reduce
their
costs.”
“We
are
very
proud
to
cooperate
with
SES
ASTRA
in
further
developing
the
contribution
market
in
Bulgaria.
We
also
look
forward
to
offering
satellite
distribution
services
to
Eastern
European
customers
outside
Bulgaria.
The
new
satellite
service
provided
by
Neterra
and
SES
ASTRA
optimised
for
contribution
purposes
will
definitely
improve
the
quality
and
the
variety
of
TV
channels
available
to
cable
homes,”
said
Neven
Dilkov,
Managing
Director
of
Neterra.
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