SES Platform Services
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SES Platform Services GmbH (previously ASTRA Platform Services GmbH, later MX1, now part of SES Video) was a subsidiary company of SES (owner and operator of the Astra satellites) based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. From its headquarters in Unterföhring near Munich, Germany, SES Platform Services operated a broadcasting centre, providing a wide range of services, including content management, playout, encryption, multiplexing, satellite uplinks and other digital TV media broadcast services for the broadcast industry.
Company type | Privately owned subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications Digital media services to the broadcast industry |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | Unterföhring, Germany |
Key people | Wilfried Urner (CEO) |
Products | Satellite and broadcasting services |
Website | ses-ps |
Following completion of the acquisition by SES Platform Services of global digital media services provider RR Media in July 2016, the name of the merged company was changed to MX1[1] In September 2019, MX1 was merged into the SES Video division and the MX1 brand dropped.[2]
Before changing to MX1, SES Platform Services distributed more than 300 digital TV channels (including HD) and radio stations, interactive services and data services.[3] In August 2013, SES Platform Services won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, starting November 2013, to provide playout for the broadcast channels, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, glitz*, RT, TNT Film and TNT Serie (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region.[4]