Home | Our Services | Cable Television Cable Television SES AMERICOM is the premier distributor of cable programming in North America. In fact, our support of cable television dates back to HBO's first-ever special event broadcast of the Ali-Frazier "Thrilla in Manila" heavyweight bout. The event marked both an HBO first and the birth of cable television as we know it today.  SES AMERICOM helped make history by delivering the fight live to an audience of millions and today spans America with quality, digital programming. SES AMERICOM satellites provide access to every cable system in the U.S, with three C-band cable satellites, three hybrids, C- and Ku band occasional and backhaul services, and uplinking from the East and West Coasts. Unparalleled service continuity is achieved by our cable fleet's industry-leading availability rates.  The Sky's Premier Cable Neighborhoods We established the first cable satellite neighborhood more than 15 years ago. Today, every U.S. cable household receives some of its programming via the SES AMERICOM satellites. Our primary cable neighborhood resides aboard Satcom C3 and Satcom C4, a pair of C-band satellites to be succeeded by AMC-10 and AMC-11 in 2004. The next-generation A2100 spacecraft will reach virtually all cable subscribers in the U.S. with its increased power and extended coverage areas. The results are clear as digital cable. SES AMERICOM leads the industry in signal availability and customer satisfaction.  AMC-10 and AMC-11 are the natural evolution of reliable spacecraft trusted by leading cable programmers for decades. The combination of signal strength, geographic coverage, signal availability and built-in reliability make this satellite neighborhood the top choice to reach cable headends and more than 80 million American television households. Cable2® Based on the C-band payloads of AMC-1 and AMC-4, the Cable2® neighborhood now reaches more than 61 million cable households with two-dozen national and regional programming services. Its impressive penetration is largely the result of an ambitious program to distribute antennas to cable headends. Cable2® is capable of reaching practically every cable subscriber in the U.S. With the close proximity of the two satellites, AMC-1 at 103° West and AMC-4 at 101° West, the antenna program permits dual reception of both spacecraft by a single C-band antenna. DigitalC® -- Designed for Programmers...Valued by MSOs With a focus on enabling cable television programmers to affordably migrate from analog to digital, SES AMERICOM developed DigitalC® -- an end-to-end video MCPC solution that offers programmers a choice of popular digital platforms, as well as customized bandwidth in a multiple-channel-per-carrier format (MCPC).  DigitalC® is designed to facilitate the economic distribution of compressed, digital cable programming services. The technical hub for the service is SES AMERICOM’s Digital Media Center in Woodbine, Maryland. The facility is capable of accepting video content in any format or media, including videotape, analog, digital terrestrial or satellite delivery. The DigitalC® solution includes digital encoding and compression, local transport, uplinking and protected space segment in the Cable2® neighborhood.  DigitalC® is an end-to-end video MCPC solution providing programmers with access to more than 61 million households through thousands of cable headends reached via satellite. Cable programmers choose from standard and optional features, each with the quality and reliability offered only by SES Americom: - MCPC on AMC-1 at 103° West - Full restoration protection on AMC-4 at 101° West - Fully redundant encoding and uplink services  - Local loop, backhaul or satellite turnaround options - Conditional access option available To ensure the highest quality of programming possible, SES AMERICOM uses advanced digital technology: - Scientific-Atlanta PowerVu® Plus compression platform - Dedicated bandwidth or stat mux groups - Flexible data rates - HDTV compatible - High-speed/low-speed data channels - Supports both Dolby® AC3 and MUSICAM DigitalC® ADVANTAGES - Intra- and inter-satellite restoration protection - Widely-used PowerVu® Plus compression platform - Cable2® neighborhood’s prime location in the center of the North American orbital arc - High-performance, 50-state coverage For more information, please call 800-273-0329 (U.S.) or +1-609-987-4200. Or send an e-mail to
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