An anomaly has occurred on conditioning equipment of the launcher during the final countdown operations for the launch of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 and Italian Sicral 2.
Sky sees best growth in 11 years
Sky Group has seen its highest third quarter growth in the UK and Ireland for 11 years and the best on Italy for three years.
M. DuMont Schauberg to invest in joiz
German media company M. DuMont Schauberg wants to acquire a 35% stake in interactive youth channel joiz Deutschland.
HDTV on the rise on Austria
2.26 million TV households in Austria (64% of all TV households) received HD channels at the end of 2014 – an increase by around 16% within 12 months.
Broken cable puts back Thor 7 launch
The launch of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 has been postponed after an issue at the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.
German DAF drops Astra feed
German financial news channel DAF has closed down its DTH satellite distribution on Astra (19.2° East) on April 10, 2015.
Regional TV channels from Austria to launch on Astra
Nine regional TV broadcasters from Austria’s nine federal states want to transmit their channels via satellite for DTH households soon.
German Classica signs up Telekom Austria and Foxtel
Classica, the international pay-TV channel for classical music lovers, will expand into new countries through two major distribution deals the German broadcaster signed with Telekom Austria Group covering Central and […]
SRF info HD goes on air on Hot Bird
Switzerland’s public radio and TV broadcaster SRG SSR has launched an HD version of its information channel SRF info on March 23, 2015.
German HD+ platform plans Ultra HD service
HD+, the HD satellite platform for DTH households in Germany on Astra (19.2° East), wants to give viewers a glimpse at the next generation of high-definition television.