SES Americom release
Over 20 Networks Already On Board Comcast Media Center and SES
AMERICOM's Total Digital Solution
Lineup of Basic and Expanded Basic Channels Combines With CMC's HITS
Service to Support All-Digital
NCTA National Show, Atlanta, GA, – April 10, 2006 – Television network
groups representing 20 plus basic and expanded basic programming service
feeds have signed up for network transport aboard the Comcast Media
Center (CMC) and SES AMERICOM Total Digital Solution, the two companies
announced today. The Total Digital Solution, which is available via SES
AMERICOM’s 50-state AMC-4 satellite, provides networks with greater
potential for additional penetration in cable systems deploying digital
simulcast or all digital service. Features of the service include
secured authorization, optimized DPI triggers and high-quality video and
audio.
The 20 plus feeds now available include east coast and certain west
coast feeds from the following participating networks: Comcast’s content
networks and investments (E! Entertainment Television, G4, The Golf
Channel, Outdoor Life Network, PBS KIDS Sprout, The Style Network, TV
One), and channels operated by C-SPAN (C-SPAN, C-SPAN 2), EWTN Global
Catholic Network, The Inspiration Network, Lifetime Networks (Lifetime
Television, LMN), Scripps Networks (HGTV, Food Network and Great
American Country “GAC”), and TBN – Trinity Broadcasting Network.
When fully deployed, the basic and expanded basic channels aboard the
CMC/SES AMERICOM Total Digital Solution will combine with more than 150
digital video and audio services offered via the CMC’s HITS (Headend In
The Sky) digital overlay platform to provide a choice of over 200 video
and audio services encompassing the majority of programming services
currently offered by cable system operators.
“The Total Digital Solution represents a cost effective and
complementary method for television networks to increase the access
alternatives available to their affiliates,” said Gary Traver, COO of
Comcast Media Center. “In addition, the CMC/SES AMERICOM offering
enhances the CMC’s Total Content Solution, which includes providing HDTV
and SD channel origination services to companies looking for an
outsourcing alternative.”
“All digital benefits programmers tremendously, by providing their
affiliates additional bandwidth to launch new and advanced services,
such as HD, to meet growing consumer demand,” said Bryan McGuirk,
president of media solutions for SES AMERICOM. “We are thrilled to be a
part of an exciting solution designed to help cable make the important
transition to all digital.”
As part of its Total Content Solution, the CMC currently originates 79
full-time TV networks in standard definition or high definition and
provides live event origination services, also in HDTV and SD formats.
About Comcast Media Center
Denver-based Comcast Media Center (CMC), a business unit of Comcast
Cable, continues a 12-year-tradition of developing and launching digital
content services for the industry. CMC currently serves more than 400
MSOs operating over 3,000 regional and standalone cable headends,
originates 79 TV channels and provides video transmission for 445
full-time services. The CMC’s Total Content Solution includes a Total
Digital Solution (TDS) that combines digital feeds of basic and expanded
basic programming services with its Headend In The Sky (HITS ) lineup of
over 150 digital video and audio channels; a national Video On Demand
(VOD) platform; an Advertising Distribution Network (ADN) for centrally
managing cross channel promotions and advertising; and a rich media
streaming service for delivering IP video to PC’s and portable media
devices. The CMC’s content management capabilities include channel and
live event origination services in HD and standard definition; studio
and post-production; encoding; and content hosting and storage services.
More information is available at www.comcastmediacenter.com
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the
nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications
products and services. With 21.4 million cable customers, 8.5 million
high-speed Internet customers, and 1.3 million voice customers, Comcast
is principally involved in the development, management and operation of
broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.
The Company's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment
Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, OLN, G4, AZN Television,
PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. The
Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major
holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the
Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas
in Philadelphia. Comcast Class A common stock and Class A Special common
stock trade on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbols CMCSA and
CMCSK, respectively.
About SES AMERICOM
The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, an
SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges:
SESG), is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications
services. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of its first
satellite, the company today operates a fleet of 18 spacecraft in
orbital positions predominantly providing service throughout the
Americas. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, SES AMERICOM is able to
provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region of the
world via a fleet of 40 satellites. In addition, AMERICOM Government
Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary, is dedicated to providing
satellite-based communications solutions to both civilian and defense
agencies of the U.S. government. With its combined operations, SES
AMERICOM serves broadcasters, cable programmers, aeronautical and
maritime communications integrators, Internet service providers, mobile
communications networks, government agencies, educational institutions,
carriers and secure global data networks with efficient communication
and content distribution solutions.
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