NSS 806 Rendering. Photo: SES.

SES announced that it has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with SPI International/FILMBOX Channels Group to support the company’s expansion in Latin America and distribute its HD channels in the region.

SPI will extend its reach in Latin America thanks to the C-band capacity of the NSS 806 satellite, which covers the entire region in one single beam and is capable of reaching about 90 percent of all pay TV subscribers in South America, according to SES. SPI will broadcast its premium content to cable operators and Direct-to-Home (DTH) providers from the United States, bringing up to 10 HD channels to the region: FightBox HD, FashionBox HD, DocuBox HD, Fast&FunBox HD, 360TuneBox HD, FilmBox Art House, Gametoon, NatureVision TV, Erox HD and Eroxxx HD.

NSS 806 is located at the prime orbital position 47.5 degrees west and was one of the key satellites to transmit the Olympics Games from Rio de Janeiro to the rest of the world last year. SPI eventually plans to move its channels to SES 14, which is scheduled for launch this year and will replace NSS 806.