QVC Signs Multi-year Contract Extensions with SES in Germany and Great Britain

The global video commerce leader is expanding its long-standing partnership to continue broadcasting multiple HD and SD channels from SES’s key video regions at 19.2 degrees East and 28.2/28.5 degrees East

LUXEMBOURG – Home shoppers across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, will continue to enjoy a comprehensive, high-quality in-home shopping experience as QVC Germany and QVC UK continue their partnerships with SES in the multi-sector have extended annual contracts.

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For QVC Germany, the expansion secures capacity for QVC HD, QVC2 HD and QVC Style HD channels in SES’s best neighborhood on 19.2 degrees East. For QVC UK, the expansion secures capacity across the 28.2/28.5 degrees East SES satellites for QVC HD, QVC Style HD, QVC Beauty and QVC Extra, as well as ground services including uplinking, encoding and monitoring.

QVC is a global leader in video commerce (vCommerce), spanning video-driven shopping across linear television, e-commerce websites, digital streaming and social platforms. Since the 1990s, QVC has used SES’s satellites to broadcast its vCommerce channels to viewers in markets around the world.

“The long-standing partnership with SES gives us the opportunity to continue to delight our viewers with interactive live programs and attractive products,” said Judith Haker, Director Platform Development & Distribution at QVC International. “Thanks to our expanded contracts, we are able to meet our audience’s viewing habits and demand for in-home shopping experiences by ensuring our HD and SD channels have long-term coverage across all platforms in major European markets remain available to markets.”

“QVC has been a pioneer in in-home shopping and continues to elevate the vCommerce experience as an integral and convenient part of viewers’ busy lives,” said Norbert Hölzle, Global Head of Media at SES. “These expansions also underscore the critical role that satellite distribution plays for direct-to-home TV services in terms of quality, reliability and reaching the widest possible audience.”

Between its key video districts at 19.2 degrees East and 28.2/28.5 degrees East, SES reaches 177 million television households, representing 65% of all European television households. Later this year, SES will launch its state-of-the-art ASTRA 1P, a Ku-band wide-beam satellite, to amplify the 19.2 degrees East video region, further strengthening its position as a trusted partner for leading media and entertainment providers.

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About SES

SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless data connectivity services around the world. As a leading provider of global content connectivity solutions, SES owns and operates the world’s only Geosynchronous and Medium Earth Orbit (GEO-MEO) satellite constellation with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance. Leveraging its vast and intelligent cloud-enabled network, SES delivers high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, sea and air and is a trusted partner of 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 broadcasts over 6,400 channels, reaches 363 million households and provides managed media services for linear and non-linear content. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg and is listed on the Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (ticker: SESG). Further information can be found at: www.ses.com.

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Via QVC

QVC® is a global leader in video commerce (“vCommerce”), spanning video-driven shopping across linear television, e-commerce websites, digital streaming and social platforms. QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. Offering an ever-changing collection of iconic brands and fresh new products—from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry—QVC connects shoppers with interesting personalities, compelling stories and award-winning customer service. Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, QVC was founded in 1986 and has retail stores in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Italy. QVC reaches more than 200 million households through 13 TV channels, widely available on cable/satellite television, free over-the-air TV and live streaming digital TV. The retailer also reaches millions of customers through its QVC+ and HSN+ streaming experience, websites, mobile apps and social sites.

To learn more, visit corporate.qvc.com, Unternehmer.qvc.de (in German), corporate.qvc.it (in Italian) or corporate.qvc.jp (in Japanese) or follow QVC on LinkedIn.

Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA, QRTEB, QRTEP) is a Fortune 500 company that includes the Qurate Retail GroupSM portfolio of brands and other minority investments and green energy investments. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in vCommerce and includes six leading retail brands – QVC, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – all committed to providing a more human way to shop. For more information, visit qurateretailgroup.com or follow Qurate Retail Group on YouTube or LinkedIn. QVC and Q are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc.