SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company has signed an agreement with the Czech free-to-air leisure and shopping channel TOP TV for digital capacity on ASTRA at the orbital position 19.2° East. TOP TV is the fourth Czech free-to-air channel transmitted via ASTRA at 19.2° East, following the music channel Ocko TV, the parliamentary channel 24.cz and the public news channel CT24. In addition to these customer relationships, SES ASTRA enjoys a long-standing cooperation with UPC Direct, the key Direct-to-Home bouquet provider for the Central and Eastern European region.
Alexander Oudendijk, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA, said: ”Our agreement with TOP TV confirms our leading role in the highly competitive Central and Eastern European market. TOP TV is an attractive enhancement of our free-to-air channel line-up and we look forward to a fruitful and successful cooperation.”
Kateøina Frièová, General Director of TOP TV, said: Broadcasting TOP TV via ASTRA at 19.2° East will ensure that we reach the widest possible audience in the Czech Republic and across Europe in the highest quality. We are proud to become a member of the ASTRA family.
TOP TV is broadcast via transponder 57 on ASTRA 2C at 19.2° East (10832.25 MHz).