Sky UK has extended its contract with Luxembourg company SES for satellite capacity in a new agreement that will add over €90 million in secured backlog.
By the end of the renewed contract, Sky UK will have been an SES customer continuously for almost four decades. As part of the contract, SES will deliver Sky UK’s channels in a mix of standard definition (SD), high definition (HD) and ultra-high definition (UHD) from the 28.2/28.5 degrees East orbital slots to the operator’s subscribers across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Patrick Behar, Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Sky UK, commented: “We’re pleased to continue working with SES, a world leader in satellite provision. SES has been a valued partner to Sky for decades and this agreement represents the latest step in a long and successful relationship”.
Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SES, added: “This is a significant, multi-transponder, multi-year renewal founded on SES’s decades of delivering a flawless and immersive TV viewing experience to Sky UK customers. It also underlines the continued and rising importance of satellites in delivering a premium content-viewing experience to end customers virtually everywhere”.
28.2/28.5 degrees East is one of SES's prime TV neighbourhoods, reaching twelve million homes in the UK and Ireland.
