[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Broadcast service provider In Demand has extended its capacity lease with SES World Skies for video-on-demand, PPV and HD content delivery to cable systems across North America, SES announced Aug. 11.
    In Demand will continue to use two transponders aboard SES World Skies’ AMC-1 and AMC-10 satellites to support In Demand’s transactional content platforms as well as three transponders on SES’ HD-prime satellites AMC-1, AMC-10 and AMC-11 to reach more than 52 million households in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
    “SES World Skies’ advanced satellites and its HD-Prime neighborhood have played an important role in the exciting growth of In Demand. We will continue to depend on the advanced infrastructure of SES World Skies to extend our reach and meet the evolving needs of our cable affiliates,” In Demand CTO John Vartanian said in a statement.
    Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.