[Satellite TODAY 07-29-10]  SES Astra will lease an additional two transponders to broadcaster Sogecable to support the company’s Digital+ DTH platform in Spain, the company announced July 28.
    SES Astra will provide Sogecable with two transponders from the Astra 1H satellite, located at 19.2 degrees East. Sogecable has been an Astra customer since its launch in 1993.
    “We are very pleased to further intensify our relationship with Sogecable and support its HD developments. Our major activities in HD underline our role as a leading HD platform and technical service provider across all our major European markets,” SES Astra CEO Ferdinand Kayser said in a statement.
    Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.