Now we are 20

It is difficult to imagine that in the first year of its existence the Luxembourg Société Européenne des Satellites, the operator of the Astra satellites, had difficulty filling all 16 transponders on its first satellite. Read the Story »

 

20 years on Eurosport still building portfolio

It is 20 years since Astra commenced direct to home satellite services to the European market. One of the charter broadcasters at 19 degrees East was Eurosport, initially part of Sky Television’s four-channel package, and since 1991 under the control of the French commercial network TF1. Read the Story »