Pre-school entertainment channel JimJam, part of Chello Zone’s international portfolio of channels, is launching on Africa’s My TV platform.
Canal Digital box says Follow Me
April 25, 2012 16.28 Europe/London By
Nordic DTH operator Canal Digital is to allow subscribers to stop watching a recording in one room and pick it up in another.
NTV-Plus puts football in public domain
April 25, 2012 13.19 Europe/London By
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has launched a new site that allows sports fans the opportunity to watch football broadcast by its proprietary channels.
Astra adds two Bavarian local channels
April 25, 2012 08.13 Europe/London By
SES has announced that two new Bavarian TV free-to-air channels are launching on the Astra Satellite System at the end of April.
YahSat 1B launched
April 24, 2012 09.09 Europe/London By
The YahSat 1B telecommunications satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
Live coverage ILS launch of Yahsat 1B
April 20, 2012 16.22 Europe/London By
WATCH LIVE VIDEO. International Launch Services (ILS) will launch the Yahsat 1B satellite on a Proton M/Breeze M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in the night from April 23 to 24.
HD Austria adds Super RTL HD
April 19, 2012 12.51 Europe/London By
HD Austria, part of the M7 Group, is adding Super RTL HD to it’s line up of channels. The DTH platform is also adding the Austrian versions of the other three RTL channels.
YahSat 1b launch set for April 24
April 19, 2012 08.21 Europe/London By
Yahsat 1b is set to launch on April 24 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch was postponed twice; the original launch was scheduled last February.
Four satellites to cover French elections
April 19, 2012 08.10 Europe/London By
Capacity on four satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications will be mobilised by French and international media to assure live coverage of the French presidential elections.
More DTH for Georgia
April 16, 2012 08.03 Europe/London By
Georgia will see the launch of a second DTH platform in the middle of next month.
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