SES WORLD SKIES’ NSS-7 satellite plays key role in worldwide broadcasts
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Saturday, October 23rd 2010 [ME NewsWire]:
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the first of 33 Chilean miners trapped for a record 69 days was successfully rescued, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), was enabling broadcasters and news agencies to update captivated audiences around the world. The NSS-7 satellite, a powerful, hybrid spacecraft over the Atlantic Ocean, was instrumental in delivering live coverage to millions of television viewers and radio listeners from the U.S. to Japan and everywhere in between.
Japan’s public broadcasting organization, NHK, tapped 27 MHz of occasional capacity aboard the SES WORLD SKIES satellite to bring live details and personal profiles of the miners to enthralled onlookers glued to the unprecedented drama.
“The world rarely has the opportunity to watch such a successful and heartwarming rescue unfold before the eyes and ears of millions in virtually every corner of the globe,” said Nasu Hiroyuki, Senior Producer, Manager Circuit Planning & Management at the News Department of Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK. “SES WORLD SKIES’ NSS-7 satellite enabled our viewers to reach into that Chilean mine to see 33 miners reunited with loved ones for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half months.”
“The Chilean mine rescue is an exciting example of how satellite is always on and always ready to deliver breaking news as it happens from virtually anywhere in the world – including a remote, desert mine in San Jose, Chile,” explained Samantha McCloskey, Vice President of Global Occasional Use Services and Special Events for SES WORLD SKIES. “NHK and dozens of other innovative broadcasters and global news organizations depended on the reach and reliability of our satellite and team, as the real-life rescue gripped its global audience from start to finish.”
About NSS-7
NSS-7 is a Ku- and C-band satellite located at 338° East over the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite provides coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for video, data, internet and government services. With extensive coverage of Latin America, including a Southern Cone Ku-band spot beam for the Mercosur region and a Caribbean/Andean spot beam, NSS-7 is ideal for both video and broadband services.
About SES WORLD SKIES
SES WORLD SKIES is the division of SES created through the combination of the former SES NEW SKIES and SES AMERICOM. The company operates a fleet of 27 satellites - part of the 44 spacecraft of the SES group - delivering services as diverse as television distribution and broadcast, internet access, data transmission and business and government communications to customers worldwide. SES WORLD SKIES currently has four additional satellites under construction. The company's unique customer-focused approach allows it to offer the best satellite solutions for a host of business and government requirements, with a view toward helping customers meet their short-term challenges and realize their longer-term goals. SES WORLD SKIES comprises a world-class team of customer care and technical professionals located in Princeton (NJ), The Hague, Washington, D.C., Singapore, Beijing, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Sydney, Accra and Johannesburg. Visit www.ses.com for more information.
About SES
SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES and participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites. For further information: www.ses.com
For media enquiries, please contact:
SES WORLD SKIES
Yves Feltes
Media Relations
Tel: +352 710 725 311
Yves.Feltes@ses.com
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