SES Astra is aiming to play a key role in the Croatian pay-TV and Internet market. It is teaming up with local operator Vodatel, which intends to offer broadband, Video-on-Demand (VoD) and television services via satellite. Zagreb-based Vodatel will offer TV via its eTV brand and aims to give users access to more than 100 international and local TV channels, as well as movies on-demand. The services are available via the eTV Media Center box connected to a TV set and a satellite dish pointed at Astra 23.5 degrees East.

Vodatel will also offer a satellite broadband service with speeds up to 1,024 Kbps. Sebastian Popovic, chairman of Vodatel commented, “Thanks to our agreement with the leading satellite operator in Europe, SES Astra, we are able to provide reliable and high-quality broadband and multimedia services to the residential market in Croatia.”