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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. ››
Head of TVP2, Krzysztof Nowak, said in an interview for Gazeta Wyborcza, that TVP works on the project of Cogito television. Initially, the new project will be available in the form of programmes on TVP2. However, later this project will be extended to a new thematic channel TVP Cogito. TVP also wants to launch two new FTA channels - TVP Seriale and TVP Parlament.
Introduction of Cogito education programmes have already been proposed to the TVP board by Krzysztof Nowak from TVP2. Programmes will be directed to school children and university students, Cogito education programmes should appear in October on weekdays from 11:30 to 14:00.