SES Delivers Video Services for BBC Studios
08 Juillet 2020 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
SES will provide playout and IP distribution
services for over 50 channels under multi-year contract
BBC Studios (BBCS) and its subsidiary UKTV have selected SES to
manage the playout and distribution of over 50 linear channels, and
their associated video on demand (VOD) services, SES announced
today.
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SES will provide playout, content processing, distribution, and
VOD services, delivering BBCS and UKTV content to a network of
affiliates globally and in the UK. These services will be based on
SES’s European global delivery services with technical playout
infrastructure provided from SES’s new Stockley Park facility in
London and with SES’s Munich playout facility overseeing
operational management.
BBCS is the commercial production and distribution arm of the
BBC, crafting over 2,500 hours of content every year. BBCS is
focused on promoting the creative talent of the BBC and the UK
internationally and operates a global content distribution and
branded services business. UKTV is a wholly owned subsidiary of
BBCS. It has been at the forefront of UK branded television for
over 25 years and its channels span comedy, entertainment, natural
history, factual and drama. The broadcaster is a significant
investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new
and established writers, directors and programme-makers.
SES has been awarded the multi-year contract after responding to
a BBCS and UKTV RFP where its service offering aligned with the
BBCS and UKTV performance, business and commercial requirements.
The new deal also builds on BBCS and UKTV’s desire for cloud
innovation in the media industry.
“Our UK and global audiences and advertisers expect seamlessly
delivered high-quality services, and in the transforming world of
broadcast we need flexibility and responsiveness to meet ever
changing audience demands. By selecting SES, we believe we have
found a partner that is committed to delivering innovation and can
meet our business needs going into the future,” said Marcus Arthur,
President UK, Ireland BBC Studios & CEO UKTV.
“We are truly excited to be delivering a complete set of video
services to BBCS,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES. “Our London and
Munich service delivery approach is specially crafted so that
broadcasters and production houses like BBCS and UKTV can focus on
producing great content while we take care of the content
preparation, playout and delivery. This dual facility approach is
fundamental to our success in ensuring that we have always-on fully
backed-up content delivery services and will enable us to provide
the highest quality of service for BBCS.”
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About SES
SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere
on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and
providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in
global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s
only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique
combination of global coverage and high performance, including the
commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By
leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is
able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on
land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s
leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators,
governments, connectivity and cloud service providers,
broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s
video network carries over 8,300 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of 367 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on
Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further
information is available at: www.ses.com.
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For further information please contact: Suzanne Ong
External Communications Tel. +352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com
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