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TVP launches FTA platform on ASTRA
The public Polish television Telewizja Polska SA (TVP) launched a free-to-air platform on ASTRA on 15th September 2009. TVP has therefore extended its satellite capacity contracts for the use of two transponders at ASTRA’s main orbital position 19.2 degrees East. TVP has been using this capacity since 2005. TVP is the largest public TV broadcaster in Central and Eastern Europe. ››
Amazonas 2 satellite is integrated for launch
Ariane 5’s payload fairing is hoisted into position for installation over Amazonas 2 in the satellite staging area of the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building. Final payload integration is underway for Arianespace’s fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2009, with the Amazonas 2 telecommunications satellite now encapsulated in its payload fairing. ››
Animal Planet HD in CYFRA+
On 16th of September 2009, subscribers of the satellite platform CYFRA+ have gained an access to Animal Planet HD. Until 11th of November channel can be viewed by all subscribers of the platform with has at least one HD option activated. This is the ninth high-definition channel available in CYFRA+, other ones include: CANAL+ Film HD, CANAL+ Sport HD, National Geographic Channel HD, HBO HD, Filmbox HD, MTVNHD, Eurosport HD and Eurosport 2 HD. ››
HDTV tests on Bulsatcom
- 2008-04-14 08:16:11 / Rafał Tomasiak
- last update: 2008-04-14 12:47:30
- source: parabola.cz
Bulgarian pay-tv digital platform Bulsatcom started high definition (HD) transmission tests. New DVB-S multiplex with two HD channels (HD 1 test and HD 2 test) has been activated on a Greek satellite Hellas Sat 2 (39°E).
This new multiplex is available on transponder 20. To this day, 2/3 of transponder's capacity was used by Bulsatcom for SD channels transmissions.
Luxe TV HD is recently available on both HD test channels. After the official start of HD broadcasting by Bulsatcom a new channel will replace second Luxe TV HD signal.
Technical parameters:
Hellas Sat 2 (39°E)
12,577 GHz, pol. H, SR=10000, FEC=7/8, DVB-S, MPEG-4
HD 1 test
SID=21
PID V=211
PID A=212
encoding: picture Irdeto 2, sound FTA
HD 2 test (Luxe TV HD)
SID=22
PID V=222
PID A=223
encoding: none
Many new high definition channels will appear in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
