SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company has closed a new long-term agreement with MTV Networks Europe for further capacity on an ASTRA satellite at the orbital position 19.2° East. MTV will use the newly contracted transponder to launch TV channels for different European markets, but primarily France and the Netherlands with MTV European, MTV NL, MTV Idol, MTV Pulse, and Nickelodeon France. MTV and Viacom have now contracted seven transponders in total from SES ASTRA.
