New England Sports Network Signs Up HD-PRIME, Delivers Red Sox And Bruins Seasons In High Def

13-Oct-04

Like a big league baseball pitcher who's on his game, SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company, announced today it has signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract extension with the New England Sports Network (NESN) to distribute regional sports programming in standard and high definition to fans across the six New England states. Under the agreement, NESN will enlist the advanced HD capabilities of SES AMERICOM's new AMC-11 satellite, one of two identical state-of-the-art spacecraft supporting HD-PRIME, America's only two satellite HD cable neighborhood. NESN provides exclusive coverage of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins, has delivered over 120 home games in HD since September 2003, and plans to begin covering some road games in 2005. The network also delivers minor league baseball and hockey, local college football, basketball and hockey, and other sports of regional interest. ""New Englanders take their sports seriously and New England Sports Network is dedicated to making sure fans in nearly four million homes get the best coverage of the most relevant events in the region,"" said Carl Capista, Vice President Of Media And Entertainment Services for SES AMERICOM. ""SES AMERICOM has been distributing NESN programming for years and now our HD-PRIME neighborhood will serve New England viewers better than ever with exciting sports in HD."" ""SES AMERICOM and its HD-PRIME neighborhood deliver the quality and reliability NESN must have to provide our award winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage to New England sports fans,"" said Sean McGrail, President of New England Sports Network. ""NESN has built its business by providing the best at home game viewing experience possible. Now our viewers can see New England sports like never before, with the leader in HD programming distribution on our team.""

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