Customer login Jobs Home Services Target Groups News About us Contact us Home > News > Fashion One launches world’s first global Ultra HD channel, Fashion One 4K, on SES satellites Fashion One launches world’s first global Ultra HD channel, Fashion One 4K, on SES satellites SES broadcasts Fashion One 4K across North America, South America and Europe, and provides playout and services New York / Luxemburg, 02. September 2015 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and New York-based Fashion One Television LLC., the leading fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television network, have launched the world's first global Ultra HD channel, Fashion One 4K. SES is delivering the free-to-air channel across North America, South America and Europe via its satellites. Launched on 1 September, Fashion One 4K has a technical reach of 100 million households across North America via SES's Ultra HD platform on the SES-3 satellite at 103 degrees West and 23 million households across South America on the NSS-806 satellite at 47.5 degrees West. In Europe, the channel, broadcast under the brand Fashion 4K, reaches over 116 million households via SES's prime orbital position at19.2 degrees East. SES Platform Services, an SES subsidiary, is providing a fully-managed 4k playout along with ground segment and distribution services for the Ultra HD channel. The channel launches worldwide as Fashion One 4K, and in Europe as Fashion 4K. Fashion One has been upgrading its production format from HD to Ultra HD since 2014 and now owns an extensive library of Ultra HD content with 100% content rights. Fashion One 4K currently carries the latest fashion and entertainment content, such as new seasons of the active lifestyle series Model Yoga, the global culinary adventures of Fashion On A Plate, and the sustainable fashion docu-series Eco Fashion. Other programming includes specials like The Ultimate Style Guide and Fashion Around the Globe, leaving something for everyone. With four times the clarity of HD broadcasting, there is no better way to experience the world of fashion than to witness it in Ultra HD's superior resolution. Viewers will experience the sharpest details, the smoothest lines and the richest colour palette ever to be broadcast on television. "We are tremendously excited to launch Fashion One 4K, the world's first global Ultra HD channel dedicated to fashion and entertainment. We have invested heavily in producing Ultra HD content over the last two years, and I'm delighted that we are finally able to share the channel with our viewers," said Fashion One Television's Chief Operations Officer, Gleb Livshits. "Together with SES, our long-time partner, we are committed to leading the industry and providing our audiences with the highest quality content." "Since 2013, SES has been at the forefront of developing the broadcasting part of the Ultra HD ecosystem and was the first to broadcast a live football match and a live concert in the new HEVC compression standard," said Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer at SES. "Now, Ultra HD is a reality for millions of viewers worldwide, with the first global broadcast channel launching on SES satellites. There is no better way to broadcast Ultra HD than over satellite and we are delighted that Fashion One is also relying on our expertise for the playout, encoding and uplinking of their Ultra HD channel." Fashion One 4K was launched concurrently on MEASAT-3a at 91.5 degrees East, reaching over 130 million households across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Australia and East Africa. It's time for Real Fashion in Real 4K. Fashion One 4K––fashion starts here. For more information, journalists should contact: Stefan Vollmer SES Platform Services GmbH Tel. + 49 (0) 89 1896 2120 stefan.vollmer@ses.com www.ses-ps.com About SES Platform Services SES Platform Services GmbH is a subsidiary of SES. It operates one of Europe’s most advanced broadcasting centres from its offices in Unterföhring near Munich. SES Platform Services provides technical services for broadcasters and production studios and offers a full portfolio of services for preparing and broadcasting content for television and radio. Its services include digital archiving and broadcasting as well as preparing and transmitting content for satellite, internet and mobile devices. Today SES Platform Services broadcasts more than 300 digital TV and radio programmes, interactive services and data services. The company is the first playout centre in Germany to provide complete HDTV broadcasting. SES Platform Services customers include well-known public and private broadcasters, pay-TV providers, rights-holders, cable operators and large corporations. Press contact Stefan Vollmer Phone: +49 89 / 1896 2120 Fax.: +49 89 / 1896 2200 E-Mail: stefan.vollmer@ses-astra.com We regret that we are only able to respond to questions from the press. We hope you will understand. Images Download images Print Back to top Services FLUID HUB LUCID WEB SOLID SAT MEDIA TOOLBOX Target Groups Broadcaster & Channels Content Owner Industry Platforms, MNO's, Telcos & Cellcos Case Studies West African Platform Turner Sky Beta Film HD Plus HSE24 N24 sonnenklar.tv About us References Management Key Facts Jobs Page feedback 2015 SES Platform Services GmbH. 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