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Article: Essel Group India Contracts SES NEW SKIES Transponder Capacity for "Hits" Digital Platform.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with the Essel Group for the provision of C-band satellite capacity to support the digitalization of India's vast cable infrastructure comprising more than 70 million homes. The agreement is for capacity ramping up to six transponders over a five year period, and initially covers capacity on NSS-703 at 57x East, transitioning to NSS-12 in 2009.
The Essel Group is India's largest media enterprise with diversified interests in broadcasting (Zee TV), direct-to-home (Dish TV) and cable networking (WWIL) among others. SES NEW ...