ORF and Astra sign additional capacity agreement

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SES Astra and Austria's leading public broadcaster ORF, announced at IBC 2004 in Amsterdam, the signing of a long-term agreement on the use of additional Astra transponder capacity.

ORF will start using the additional transmission capacity on Astra's orbital position of 19.2° East this year. At the same time, the existing contracts between ORF and SES Astra have been extended. Andreas Gall, Technical Director of ORF, commented: "With the extension of our transponder capacity we have laid the foundation for providing our TV viewers and radio audiences with best-quality programs and improvements to current services for years to come."