SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company, announced MTV Networks, Scripps Networks, The Weather Channel, Fox News Channel and a host of popular TV and music networks have signed IP-PRIME transport agreements, taking SES AMERICOM's IPTV lineup to 290 channels.

The latest programmers to join IP-PRIME represent 80 television channels and more than 90 music audio channels, with the complete MTV Networks lineup, including VH-1, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Spike TV, MHD and TV Land; BET Networks channels, including BET and BET J; the complete Scripps lineup, including HGTV-HD, Food Network HD, and Fine Living; Fox News Channel, Oxygen, Ovation, Family Net, Lime, Jewelry TV, Outdoor Channel, SiTV, Music Choice channels, Sportsman Channel, Game Show Network (GSN), and Trinity Broadcasting's channels.

SES AMERICOM's IPTV content originates from the IP-PRIME IPTV Broadcast Center based in Vernon Valley, New Jersey, where video and audio programming is received, processed, and then securely transported nationwide over the AMC-9 satellite to authorized video hubs and consumer set top boxes. IP-PRIME's open architecture allows independent networks to distribute programming directly to telcos and broadband service providers using technology that ensures secure delivery to the ultimate destination.

"SES AMERICOM is fast approaching the milestone 300 channel IPTV lineup ahead of schedule, as we prepare for the commercial launch of IP-PRIME early next year," said Bryan McGuirk, president of media and enterprise solutions for SES AMERICOM. "The impressive, diverse IPTV programming we've secured up and down the digital dial is a strong testament to SES AMERICOM's distribution experience and the trust we've earned from the programming community."

"We're glad to be expanding our longtime relationship with SES AMERICOM," said Mike Donovan, senior vice president of engineering for Scripps Networks. "At Scripps Networks we like to provide our content to consumers through a wide variety of platforms, and IP-PRIME allows us to reliably and securely reach IPTV viewers."

"SES AMERICOM'S IP-PRIME service represents a major advancement in signal delivery technology and as such is completely in accordance with our goal that every household in America should have access to our programming," said Becky Powhatan, executive vice president, distribution and business affairs and general counsel, The Weather Channel Companies.