Smart TV: NetRange MMH to Develop and Operate a Portal Solution for new, Internet-enabled Satellite Receivers for the SES ASTRA Subsidiary HD PLUS GmbH

HAMBURG, Germany, August 18, 2011 -

Exclusive agreement regarding the integration of the HD InterActive feature in all corresponding certified boxes - regardless of the device manufacturer.

HD PLUS GmbH, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES ASTRA, has concluded an exclusive agreement with the Hamburg-based portal operator NetRange MMH regarding the development and operation of an Internet-based, interactive portal solution. As a result, all new receivers that have the corresponding technical capability will be equipped with the HD InterActive feature from NetRange MMH. The first Internet-enabled receivers should already be introduced to the market by manufacturers in 2011.

NetRange MMH is Europe’s largest independent white label portal operator for web-based interactive television. The company, headquartered in Hamburg in Germany, develops, operates and markets complex, full-service portal solutions for telecommunications, satellite and cable network operators, as well as for many internationally renowned manufacturers of consumer electronics. Thus, NetRange MMH is one of the world’s leading technology providers in the field of smart TV.  

HD PLUS GmbH is a subsidiary of the satellite operator SES ASTRA and is based in Unterföhring near Munich. The company was founded in May 2009 and markets the product HD+, a new and additional range of channels provided via satellite in high definition quality (HD). HD is a package of channels that is constantly being expanded and which provides the market with attractive free TV offerings in HD quality.

Additional information is available at:
www.netrange.de

www.hd-plus.de

Contact:    
NetRange MMH GmbH    
Steinhöft 5 - 7    
20459 Hamburg
Germany 
Phone: +49(0)40280935-0    
Fax: +49(0)40280935-11
NetRange Press Contact:
Margit Lehmann    
Tel: +49(0)1712144347    
margit.lehmann@netrange.de

HD PLUS Press Contact:
Dirk Heerdegen
Tel.: +49(89)1896-1640
dirk.heerdegen@hd-plus.de

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