SES Secures Broadcast Capacity Deal With QVC

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SES has secured new capacity deals with QVC for the U.K. and Germany. SES has worked with QVC for many years. QVC is one of the most world’s most well-known brands in video commerce, which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, e-commerce sites. SES announced the new capacity deal, May. 7.

For QVC Germany, the extension secures capacity on SES’s prime neighborhood at the 19.2 degrees East for QVC HD, QVC2 HD and QVC Style HD channels. For QVC UK, the extension secures capacity over SES’s 28.2/28.5 degrees East satellites for QVC HD, QVC Style HD, QVC Beauty and QVC Extra as well as ground services, including uplinking, encoding and monitoring.

“The long-standing partnership with SES gives us the opportunity to continue to inspire our viewers with interactive live programming and attractive products. Thanks to our extended agreements, we are able to address our audience’s viewing habits and demand for in-home shopping experiences by ensuring our HD and SD channels remain available on all platforms across key European markets in the long-term,” Judith Haker, director of Platform Development & Distribution, QVC International, said in a statement.