SES ASTRA signed agreements with public German broadcasters to provide additional satellite transponder capacity, especially for HDTV

SES ASTRA has signed 2 long term agreements with public German broadcasters

ARD & ZDF to provide additional satellite transponder capacity, especially

for HDTV.

http://www.hdtvinfo.eu/news/hdtv-broadcasting/ses-astra-signs-sat-transponder-capacity-agreements-with-ard--zdf-for-hdtv-broadcasting.html

On the basis of the agreements which extend over a period of 15 years, SES

ASTRA provides ARD & ZDF with 1 additional transponder each.