[SatNews] Additional capacity has now been acquired to further new programming by UBG...

SES ASTRA has signed an agreement with Ukrainian financial and industrial corporation Ukrainian Business Group (UBG) for capacity on its 5 degrees East orbital position. UBG plans to use the capacity for the launch of a new digital television offer in the second half of 2011. The digital channel line-up currently includes music channel A-One, business channel UBC, Ukrainian Fashion, Dobro-TV and Z-TV and will be offered free-to-air from the aforementioned orbital position. UBG is an industry conglomerate that operates in the sector of finance, medicine, manufacturing, agriculture, information technology and media. In March, the corporation bought 30 per cent of the business channel UBC and later this year 100 per cent of the music channel A-One. The company is currently applying for licences for Dobro-TV, Ukrainian Fashion and Z-TV.