pany currently transmits more than 100 analogue and digital television and radio pro grammes as well as data services per uplink to the satellite. In addition, DPC also of fers a comprehensive range of services concerning all aspects of broadcasting. Such services include signal processing based on the mpeg2 standard, the playout of appli cations and software downloads, and many other services as well. In addition to Pre miere Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG, other TV stations also share the broadcasting facility including ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Home Shopping Europe (HSE), German sport television DSF, Tele 5, TV lastminute.de and sonnenklar TV. DPC also operates the ip-sat Network®, thus providing a broadband, satellite-based multicast data communications system for business data or multimedia data services.