The six largest Swedish TV channels now on Sirius
5 Feb, 2008
Solna, February 5, 2008 - The satellite operator SES SIRIUS, an SES ASTRA company, announces today that from 13 February the popular tv channel Kanal 5 will be included in the Viasat entertainment package on Sirius. This means that the six largest TV channels in Sweden will be broadcasted via the Sirius 4 satellite. An agreement between Viasat and Canal Digital has made this possible.
This agreement means that also the fifth largest tv channel in Sweden, Kanal 5, will be broadcasted via Sirius 4. Swedish public service channels SVT 1 and SVT 2 together with TV3 and TV4 are already available on Sirius as well as the sixth largest channel TV6.
Hans Skarplöth, acting CEO, Viasat Sweden:
- We are very happy that we now have ensured that Viasat subscribers now can watch all six major and most popular Swedish TV channels. The inclusion of Kanal 5 in our pay-TV package is an important step in the development of our channel offering and is something that our customers have requested for a long time.
Håkan Sjödin, Managing director for SES SIRIUS comments the agreement:
- To get Kanal 5 onboard Sirius will strengthen our and satellite TV's position in the competition about the viewers. When the HDTV offering will increase, satellite will be the best alternative for all viewers that require many TV channels and with the highest quality.
For further information please contact:
Håkan Sjödin
Managing Director
SES SIRIUS AB
+46 8 505 645 00
hakan.sjodin@ses-sirius.com
Anna-Karin Modigh
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
SES SIRIUS AB
+46 8 505 645 68, +46 708 94 25 86
anna-karin.modigh@ses-sirius.com
About SES SIRIUS AB
SES SIRIUS AB owns and operates the SIRIUS satellite system which is a leading satellite system in the Nordic and Baltic countries and Central and Eastern Europe. It offers cost-effective solutions for TV and radio broadcasts and broadband services in these regions. SIRIUS is positioned at 5 degrees East and offers reliable communication links across Europe.
SES SIRIUS AB is 90-percent owned by SES ASTRA, one of the world's leading satellite operators, and 10-percent by the state-owned company Swedish Space Corporation.
