SES Secures Distribution of Local Channels in Central America with the SES-6 Satellite

Written on 03 Sep 2020

Partnership includes two free-to-air channels broadcast to viewers across Guatemala

Luxembourg, 03 September 2020 - Grupo A, a media consortium based in Guatemala City, has partnered with SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, and Trabroadcast SA, a local integrator for several TV stations in Guatemala and Honduras, to provide a full suite of managed services to broadcast two local free-to-air channels, Canal Antigua and Conectados con Dios TV, to viewers across Guatemala via the SES-6 satellite.

Under the agreement, Trabroadcast SA will be broadcasting the TV channels through their teleport in Guatemala and using a multiplex turnkey service on the SES-6 satellite. Instead of having SES uplink the signal from its teleport to the free-to-air satellite platform on SES-6, Trabroadcast SA will do its own uplinking, ensuring high quality and availability of image and sound, without added investment in infrastructure.

Canal Antigua offers a program portfolio that provides national news, analysis, as well as spaces for debate and opinion, supported by a global strategic alliance with CNN. Conectados con Dios TV is a channel focusing on religious content.

Changing satellite infrastructure can be a daunting task, especially after being used to a platform for many years. However, thanks to SES and Trabroadcast SA this change to SES-6 has been made with exceptional ease and without affecting our customers and end viewers, said Luis Carlos Hun, Operations Director at Canal Antigua. By transferring our signal to SES-6, we expect to continue expanding our reach to Central and South America, and even Europe.

TRA Broadcast SA is currently working with key clients in the region that will soon benefit from uploading their video signal to the SES-6 satellite as a turnkey service, said Maynor Deras, General Manager at Trabroadcast SA. This service is also enabling clients already serviced via the SES-6 satellite, ensuring 100% cable head-end penetration.

We are very excited to deliver these channels and partner with local players to enable superior viewing experiences for audiences in the region, said Jurandir Pitsch, Vice President, Sales and Market Development SES Video for Latin America and Caribbean. Our goal is to help broadcasters and content owners to offer the best TV offering to the largest possible number of viewers. Today, SES reaches over 42 million households in Latin America, demonstrating satellite's unparalleled reach in the region.

SES-6 offers enhanced coverage over the Americas, delivering rich viewing experiences either through direct satellite TV broadcast or indirectly through cable TV head-ends.

About SES SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world's only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including the commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world's leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES's video network carries over 8,300 channels and has an unparalleled reach of 367 million households, delivering managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is available at: www.ses.com

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