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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. ››
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. ››
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. ››
Users of satellite television services provided by TP (Telekomunikacja Polska) have gained access to a virtual video rental - video on demand. Initially, the choice is a few hundred titles but by the end of the year the company plans to offer more than one thousand movies. As a part of the promotion, customers of TP television services will recieve a free access to certain movies, including such hits as "Chicago" and "Frida."
Until now, video on demand was only available to clients of IPTV. Now a virtual video rental is also available to customers of a satellite TV that TP has launched in October of 2008. Viewers can choose from a hundreds of movies including family movies, comedies, action hits and crime stories. Movie rental cost is 1 PLN to 12 PLN, as in the IPTV option.
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