SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG; Frankfurt: SDSL],and Ideal Shopping Direct have signed a new agreement for digital satellite capacity at 28.2 degrees East to launch the new 24 hour Goldshield Vitality Channel. The Goldshield digital shopping service can be received via Astra transponders in more than 6 million U.K. homes, Ideal Shopping Direct said.