World famous music TV channel MTV starts local broadcasts across the Baltic countries via Sirius satellite
4 Sep, 2006
The world famous music TV channel MTV has chosen the Sirius satellite for its local broadcasts to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The channel will be launched on September 4th. A majority of all cable TV operators in the Baltic countries have their antennas directed to Sirius at 5 degrees East, so the whole region will be covered as soon as MTV starts their broadcasts.
“We chose Sirius because they fulfil our requirement for a high quality, secure and powerful satellite signal, but most important was that Sirius is the primary satellite in the Baltic countries. It is easy for the cable operators to receive the signal since they already have their antennas pointed to Sirius”, says Marius Veselis, General Manager, “MTV Networks Baltic”.
Dmitry Grigoryev, Sales Manager at Sirius Latvia, comments the agreement:
“We are indeed pleased to have MTV local Baltic channels on board Sirius. I think it is great news for all young people who like to watch music videos that they will be able to watch this popular channel in their own local languages – just in the same manner as MTV viewers in the Scandinavian countries do.”
MTV Sweden, MTV Norway, MTV Denmark and MTV Finland are already broadcasted via Sirius. Throughout the world there are 44 MTV channels broadcasting in 164 countries.
MTV Lithuania, MTV Latvia and MTV Estonia will be uplinked to the Sirius satellite from Sirius Latvia teleport in Riga. The satellite signal is then transmitted to cable operators, IPTV’s and terrestrial operators across the Baltic countries.
About Sirius Satellite Services Latvija
Sirius Satellite Services Latvia is a subsidiary of the Swedish company SES Sirius AB, which teleport in Riga is in operation since March 2002.
The teleport connects digital TV and radio signals with the Sirius satellite system which, in turn, enables any local broadcaster to have its programs broadcasted via satellite across Europe.
SES Sirius owns and operates two satellites, Sirius 2 and 3. SES Sirius is a leading satellite operator in the Nordic, Baltic, Central and Eastern European regions and offers cost-effective solutions for TV and radio broadcasting, and for broadband services. The Sirius satellites are located at orbital positions 5˚ East and offer reliable communication links across Europe.
A 75% stake of SES Sirius AB is owned by SES Astra, Europe’s leading satellite operator, and 25% is owned by Swedish Space Corporation.
Sirius Satellite Services Latvia offers TV, radio and Internet solutions of superior quality. The satellite signal covers 100% of the three Baltic countries, and in Latvia alone, over 100 000 households have chosen to watch satellite TV.
A large number of Baltic TV and radio broadcasters have chosen Sirius for their broadcasts. TV5 Latvia, TV3 Latvia, TV3 Lietuva and TV3 Estonia, are among them, as well as Lithuania’s LRT1, LRT2, TV1, and Estonia’s ETV and 3+ Estonia. Radio channels on Sirius are Lithuanian Radio 1&2 and Radio Pukas.
For additional information please contact:
Dmitry Grigoryev
Sales Manager
Sirius Satellite Services Latvija
Tel.: 371 7200947, 371 7200945
dmitry.grigoryev@ses-sirius.lv
