The German broadcaster Sky Deutschland and the SES subsidiary MX1 have signed a new service agreement extension. The scope of MX1 contingency service will be expanded to include Sky’s OTT signals as well as its main broadcasts. According to MX1, this will assure that the station customers “receive perfect audio and video signals under any conditions”. Summing up, the agreement includes content management, playout, and uplink services for the main signal, as well as encoding and distribution for Over-The-Top delivery.

The MX1 Broadcast Centre will simultaneously receive all essential data and video transmission material from Sky Deutschland’s main channels, which will be stored in case of an emergency at the MX1’s Broadcasting Centre in Unterföhring, Germany.

“Big players such as Sky need a reliable partner that can assure service continuity in case an unforeseen external catastrophe impacts their own infrastructure,” explained Christoph Mühleib, managing director, Astra Deutschland, responsible for marketing and sales of Astra and MX1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. “I’m proud to say that in such an event MX1 can guarantee to jump in and take over all contracted services on the same day.”