UK DTH platform Freesat has become the latest company to have satellite receivers pass the European-wide assurance scheme for TV and satellite distribution equipment known as the European IRS Certification Scheme (EICS).
Fashion TV launches 3 channels on Eutelsat Hotbird
Fashion TV has launched three thematic channels on the Eutelsat Hot Bird satellite system (13° East), focusing on urban lifestyle and culture, fashion trends and supermodels.
BILD TV channel to launch on Astra
German media company Axel Springer will distribute the TV channel of its tabloid newspaper BILD on Astra (19.2° East) to DTH satellite households.
Orion reflects on busy quarter
Russia’s Orion Group ended the second quarter with a total of 3,038,166 pay-TV subscribers.
TP Vision integrates HD+ into Philips TVs via HbbTV OpApp
TV set manufacturer TP Vision is equipping the new models of its Philips brand with built-in reception of German DTH satellite platform HD+.
Intersputnik and RSCC ink cooperation deal
Intersputnik and Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) have signed an agreement on cooperation in using frequency assignments in using orbit and frequency resource.
Tricolor makes services free for vaccinated viewers
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor is making its services available free of charge to any resident who has had a Covid vaccination.
Spacecom and Yes extend Amos deal
Spacecom has signed a two-year extension agreement with D.B.S. Satellite Services, the operator of Yes DTH in Israel.
That’s TV Gold launches on Sky and Freeview
UK-based local TV operator That’s Media has launched That’s TV Gold on Sky and Freeview on July 9, 2021.
New channel for Hungary’s Direct One
The Hungarian TV service provider Direct One will launch a proprietary channel of the same name on July 12.