MX1’s Munich Playout center. Photo: SES

[Via Satellite 01-20-2017] Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with MX1, a wholly owned subsidiary of SES. The contract ensures that, in case of any technical issues with Sky Deutschland’s main signal, the broadcaster’s programming will be restored in “a short time frame,” from the MX1 Broadcasting Center in Unterfoehring, Germany, according to a statement released by SES.

The agreement includes playout and turnaround services, such as encoding, multiplexing and encryption, and uplink services. To support these services, the MX1 Broadcast Center will concurrently receive all necessary data and video transmission material from the Sky channels.