CableOne, Cox Join HD-Prime

MONTEREY, Calif. -- SES AMERICOM, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges: SESG), today announced that CableOne and Cox Communications are among the latest U.S. cable operators to join SES AMERICOM’s popular triple-feed antenna program, which enables operators to easily access new, compelling high definition (HD) programming via the company’s HD-PRIME service These new members join a ‘who’s who’ list of premier cable operators, including Comcast, Bresnan Communications, Brighthouse Networks, RCN and many independent operators.

The triple-feed antenna program provides qualified cable operators – at no cost – with new satellite antennas and associated equipment at each of their headends, to receive programming via three SES AMERICOM satellites. These satellites include the company’s newest, AMC-18, and are all key members of the HD-PRIME service, which delivers HD programming to cable networks throughout the U.S.

“HD-PRIME is the premier platform for HD, and our triple-feed antenna program helps top-tier and independent cable operators get more from the service and expand their HDTV offerings to meet growing subscriber demand for more HD programming,” said Bryan McGuirk, President of Media and Enterprise Services for SES AMERICOM. “This program also benefits programmers by ensuring that AMC-18 is an ideal platform for delivering more HD programming as they expand their channels.”

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