This
Wednesday, SES announced that it signed a new satellite capacity deal
with Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT,) a public broadcaster
based in Turkey, to provide the Turkish company's programs to
customers in sub-Saharan Africa.
The
Company's SES-5 satellite will deliver TRT's FTA digital channel TRT
Turk and its radio channel Turkiyenin Sesi Radyosu (TRS) to the
region between Europe and Africa. The SES platform is located at the
5 degrees East orbital slot, and it will provide flexible
broadcasting operations through its Ka-band uplink capabilities.
TRT
leverages another SES satellite at the prime orbital position 19.2
degrees East to broadcast its programs to audiences Western Europe.
Ibrahim
Sahin, the General Manager for TRT, stated that the Turkish
broadcaster could reach critical audiences and important markets
outside Turkey thanks to the expertise and global satellite fleet
extended by SES. The new agreement and capacity provided by SES-5
will allow TRT to directly deliver premium Turkish news, culture, and
entertainment programs to audiences in sub-Saharan Africa.
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