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Cyfrowy Polsat adds Eurosport 2 HD
- 2009-11-25 18:39:08 / Rafal Tomasiak
- last update: 2009-11-26 22:38:18
- source: Cyfrowy Polsat
Under an agreement between Cyfrowy Polsat and Eurosport, the largest satellite platform in Poland adds Eurosport 2 HD to its offer (channel 116). For users of HD set-top boxes channel is offered both separately and in a package of HD channels. Monthly subscription for Eurosport 2 HD is 5 PLN but in a package with 4 other HD channels its 15 PLN.
Eurosport 2 is the third sports channel in high definition available in Cyfrowy Ppolsat. Platform offers 7 HD channels: Polsat HD, Polsat Sport HD, Eurosport HD, Eurosport 2 HD, HBO HD, Discovery HD and MTVNHD. Polsat HD is available free of charge in Familijny package. HBO HD is an additional option to HBO package, other HD stations can also be purchased separately for 5 PLN per month or for 15 PLN per month in HD package.
Eurosport 2 HD technical parameters:
Hot Bird 9 (13E)
tp. 3 (11,258 GHz, pol. H, SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4; DVB-S2/8PSK)
ID: Eurosport 2 HD
PID V: 538
PID A: 638 (Polish), 738 (English)
PID PCR: 538
SID: 15203
PID PMT: 1053
Encoding: Conax (n), Seca MediaGuard 4 (Cyfra+), Nagravision 3 (Cyfrowy Polsat).
