[Satellite TODAY 07-15-13] SES and MNC Sky Vision have reached an agreement to provide capacity on the SES 7 satellite to support Indonesian satellite pay-TV provider Indovision’s future Chinese-language Direct-to-Home (DTH) package.

      The multi-transponder and multi-year deal provides Indovision with access to the Ku-band capacity aboard SES 7 at the orbital location of 108.2 degrees east. Indovision intends to offer more than a dozen Chinese language channels using the capacity, which would allow Indovision to reach a niche audience segment in Indonesia’s growing pay-DTH market, beyond its current base of more than 2 million subscribers. Use of the capacity is subject to regulatory approval.

 

      SES 7, which is also known as Indostar 2, is co-located with SES’ NSS 11satellite and brings incremental capacity to the prime orbital location of 108.2 degrees east. The high-powered satellite offers expansion opportunities to DTH and VSAT operators across South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.