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(From DMEurope)
DMEUROPE-30 June 2004-SES Astra acquires 75% stake in DPC (C)2004 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Broadcast and satellite solutions provider SES Astra has signed an agreement to acquire a 75.2 per cent stake in DPC (Digital Playout Centre) from Premiere, a German pay-TV operator. DPC operates a teleport facility in Munich and offers play-out, multiplexing, encryption and satellite uplink services to private and public broadcasters. Under the new management, DPC will diversify its service offering by launching Germany's first 'open' Pay-TV platform using Premiere-compatible digital set top boxes. Ferdinand Kayser, CEO of SES Astra, said: 'With this transaction, the company is extending its position in the value chain and broadening the scope ...