French free-to-view platform is to move all of its broadcasts to the MPEG-4 transmission standard by 2016.
Satellite TV operators launch FreeTV Alliance
Three European free-to-air satellite TV operators – Fransat (France), Freesat (UK), and Tivùsat (Italy) – have come together to form the FreeTV Alliance.
Fransat adds Berbère TV, Golf Channel
French DTH platform Fransat by Eutelsat is adding new a clutch of new pay channels to its line-up.
Aston launches Fransat CI+ 1.3 CAM
Franch DTH platform Fransat and Aston have announced the launch of a new CAM module in the CI+ 1.3 standard.
Fee dispute stops HD1 and 6ter on Astra
Canalsat and TNTSAT are refusing to carry the two new French DTT channels HD1 and 6ter in a dispute over carriage fees.
In Brief: BeIN Sport, Campagnes TV, Sky D
The French sports channels BeIn Sport are now available on the satellite DTH platform Fransat on Eutelsat. The two channels are available in both SD and HD.
Six new DTT HD channels launch on Fransat
Eutelsat’s subscription-free Fransat platform will start to carry six new HD channels on December 12.
Samsung, Neotion unveil integrated Fransat TV
Samsung is introducing an integrated satellite and DTT receiver for the French market together with Neotion and Fransat.
Fransat reports 1.2 million decoders
Eutelsat’s Fransat platform has announced it now has 1.2 million commercialised individual decoders and 400,000 community dwellings.
French switch off analogue satellite DTH
The six analogue television channels that are broadcasting from the Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 3 (AB3) satellite will terminate analogue transmissions on November 29. On that date, all terrestrial analogue broadcasts […]