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SES ASTRA
Joins High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance
News Source : Samsung
Electronics
Berlin, Sep 01 2006 (Korea Newswire)--
SES ASTRA - the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite
system in Europe - joined the High-Definition Audio-Video
Network Alliance (HANA) to advance the commercialization of
connected products and services for premier, high-definition
(HD) content, it was announced today by Dr. Heemin Kwon,
HANA Chairman and Samsung Executive Vice President.
SES ASTRA joined dozens of other HANA member companies
including Warner Bros, Texas Instruments, Sun Microsystems,
Samsung, NDS, NBC Universal, Mitsubishi, JVC, ARM and AMD.
HANA’s vision is a trusted HD entertainment network where
consumers can enjoy a wide range of new HD products and
services with full HDTV quality-of-service networking and
where TV service providers and content owners can be assured
that commercial entertainment is used only as licensed.
HANA member companies plan to introduce a wide range of
secure HANA consumer audio-video (AV) devices including HANA
TVs, Audio Systems, Network Interface Units, Digital Video
Recorders and Portable Media Players. HANA AV systems will
be simple to install - requiring no new home wiring and with
typical set up in less than 15 minutes.
“We are very pleased to welcome SES ASTRA as a HANA member.
SES ASTRA’s experience and strength in HD channel
provisioning across Europe is unparalleled. They are HD
pioneers whose participation in this Alliance will help to
ensure delivery of end-to-end HANA entertainment services”
said Dr. Kwon. “SES ASTRA is a driving force in
digitalization. As the leading delivery platform for HDTV on
the Continent we are committed to efforts like HANA that are
aimed at helping to grow the HDTV market in Europe. ” said
Thomas Wrede, SES ASTRA VP Product Management, Media.
About HANA www.HanaAlliance.org
Launched in December 2005, HANA is a cross-industry Alliance
of leading content and service providers, CE and IT
companies to address the end-to-end needs of connected, HD
home entertainment products and services. HANA membership is
open to all companies involved in the digital entertainment
industry and offers an invaluable exchange of HD information
and opportunity.
About SES ASTRA www.ses-astra.com
The ASTRA Satellite System delivers services to some 107
million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA
satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites,
transmitting in excess of 1600 analogue and digital
television and radio channels as well as multimedia and
Internet services. SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company
(Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES
GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications
solutions via a fleet of 43 satellites across the globe.
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