SES uses reliable content from trusted organisations such as UNICEF and AFP to bring critical, informative COVID-19 messages to rural communities
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, July 14, 2020/ -- Millions of households across
Africa, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will be able to access a free-to-air TV channel via SES satellites (www.SES.com) dedicated to delivering reliable, informative content about COVID-19.
The channel – Fight COVID-19 – broadcasts content that is aimed at
providing underserved and rural communities with critical information
about how to limit the spread of the virus.
The content is provided by trusted organisations such as UNICEF and AFP as well as global EdTech social enterprise www.Potential.com. The content aims to impartially inform TV viewers about identifying
COVID-19 symptoms, the recovery process, and how to manage the effects
of a global pandemic and social distancing, such as managing a
household, children or mental health. SES welcomes additional content
providers from international and regional organisations to contribute to the COVID-19 channel.
The channel is broadcast free-to-air from SES’s satellite fleet and is available in the following regions:
- ASTRA 4A at 5 degrees East for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine
- ASTRA 2F at 28.2 degrees East for West Africa
- NSS-12 at 57 degrees East for Ethiopia and adjacent countries
- SES-9 at 108.2 degrees East for the Philippines
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About UNICEF:
UNICEF (www.UNICEF.org) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for
everyone.
About AFP:
AFP (www.AFP.com) is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and
verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues
affecting our daily lives. Drawing from an unparalleled news gathering
network across 151 countries, AFP also is a world leader in digital
verification. With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world in six languages, with a unique quality of
multimedia storytelling spanning video, text, photos and graphics.
About www.Potential.com:
www.Potential.com is a global EdTech social enterprise that works with governments and
corporates to support key social projects such as job creation, SME and
entrepreneurship development, innovation, community well-being,
diversity and inclusion.
About SES:
SES (www.SES.com) has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless
connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content
connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit
constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global
coverage and high performance, including the commercially proven,
low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and
intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality
connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and it is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies,
mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service
providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners.
SES’s video network carries over 8,300 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of 367 million households, delivering managed media services for
both linear and nonlinear content. The company is listed on Paris and
Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is
available at: www.SES.com.
- Link: SES
- Link: Potential.com