Photo: SES

SES has signed a new capacity agreement with one of Europe’s biggest DTH players. It has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES’s prime video neighborhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. SES announced the new deal on Oct. 10.

Under the agreement, SES will continue providing capacity to enable Sky to deliver satellite channel offerings to Sky Q subscribers across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. SES will extend the capacity for multiple transponders, with expiration dates through 2029. This new agreement also extends SES’s back-up services contract with Sky until the end of 2027.

“We’re pleased to continue our long-standing collaboration with SES, reinforcing our commitment to providing the best viewing experience to all customers – whether they’re watching on our much-loved Sky Q satellite platform, or over our IP products, Glass and Stream. This contract renewal provides us with the reliability we need to continue to deliver our market-leading TV offer and broad mix of channels to Sky Q customers across the U.K. and Ireland,” Nick Herm, chief business officer of Sky, said in a statement.