Arianespace has re-scheduled the launch of the new SES Astra 2F satellite for September 28, 2012.
Satellite TV increases reach in Germany
Satellite TV continued to increase its reach in Germany after the satellite analogue switch-off on April 30.
YFE launches FTA channel RIC
German private broadcaster Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is launching its new free-to-air channel RiC on the Astra position of 19.2 degrees East on September 10 at 3pm CET.
Astra 2F satellite arrives in Kourou
The Astra 2F satellite has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will now be processed for launch aboard an Ariane V rocket. The launch is […]
Astra 2F launch moves to September 21
The upcoming Ariane 5 flight with the Astra 2F satellite and the Indian GSAT-10 communications satellite as its co-passenger is set for September 21 from the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch complex.
Astra 2F switches to Ariane 5
The next SES launch is scheduled for September 14, 2012, when an Ariane 5 booster will orbit the Astra 2F spacecraft.
More DTH capacity for M77 on 23.5 East
M77, a sister company of the Luxembourg-based satellite television provider M7 Group, is taking one more transponder at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position,
BeIn Sport channels launch on Astra
SES has announced that the new French sports channels, BeIn Sport 1 and BeIn Sport 2, are broadcast throughout France from the Astra 19.2 degrees East orbital position.
Eurosport goes 3D on Astra
The Eurosport Group will deliver live 3D broadcasts of two major sporting events in the summer across Europe via the Astra satellite system.
Dancetrippin expands to Africa
At the SatCom 2012 in Johannesburg, satellite operator SES and Dutch-based broadcaster DanceTrippin announced the start of the muisc channel via the SES Astra 4A satellite at 5 degrees East […]