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MX1 to distribute Bavarian local TV in HD on Astra

August 4, 2017 08.54 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, will distribute all 16 Bavarian local TV channels in HD quality on Astra (19.2° East) from October 1, 2017.

Filed Under: Distribution, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Bavaria, bmt, Local TV, Media Broadcast Satellite, MX1, SES, uplink Edited: 21 February 2018 10:27

Media Broadcast Satellite uplinks Bavarian local TV to Astra

July 20, 2017 12.43 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German service provider Media Broadcast Satellite has taken over the satellite distribution of the Bavarian local TV channels on Astra (19.2° East) from its teleport in Usingen near Frankfurt on […]

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Bayerische Medien Technik, Christian Fleischhauer, Media Broadcast Satellite, uplink, Usingen Edited: 20 July 2017 12:43

Deluxe Music secures Astra carriage until 2021

May 30, 2017 20.21 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German music channel Deluxe Music has secured its DTH satellite distribution in standard (SD) and high definition (HD) on Astra (19.2° East) until 2021.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, carriage, Deluxe Music, HD+, High View, MX1, uplink Edited: 18 March 2019 23:16

Media Broadcast Satellite to uplink M7 Group’s channels on Eutelsat 9B

May 30, 2017 06.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German satellite services provider Media Broadcast Satellite will handle the uplink for all transponders used by European pay-TV operator M7 Group on Eutelsat 9B (9° East) from July 2017.

Filed Under: ANGA COM, Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Eutelsat 9B, M7 group, Media Broadcast Satellite, uplink, Usingen Edited: 31 May 2017 11:20

MX1 provides Sky Deutschland with full-scale backup

January 19, 2017 09.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year contract extension for back-up services with MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Tech, TV Tagged With: Astra, backup, Milan, Munich, MX1, playout, Sky Deutschland, uplink Edited: 20 January 2017 12:05

Discovery continues to rely on MX1 and Astra

December 22, 2016 10.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

MX1, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, and Astra have extended their contracts with Discovery Networks Germany for capacity, content management and playout.

Filed Under: HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, Discovery Networks Germany, MX1, playout, SES, uplink Edited: 22 December 2016 10:28

Sky Deutschland moves Astra uplink to Sky Italia

November 7, 2016 11.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will commence the relocation of the playout and uplink for its transponders on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East) from Munich to Milan tonight.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Milan, MX1, playout, SES Platform Services, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia, uplink Edited: 8 November 2016 09:56

Media Broadcast Satellite realises Astra uplink for M7

July 12, 2016 22.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German satellite service provider Media Broadcast Satellite has concluded an agreement with M7 Group for uplink services on its platform on Astra (23.5 degrees East).

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Distribution, DTH, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite Tagged With: Astra, M7 group, Media Broadcast Satellite, Skylink, uplink Edited: 14 July 2016 16:43

History Channel stays with SES Platform Services

March 21, 2016 11.31 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The History Channel Germany and SES Platform Services have expanded their partnership covering the distribution of pay-TV channel A&E on the Sky Deutschland platform.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: A&E, Germany, History, playout, SES Platform Services, Sky Deutschland, uplink Edited: 21 March 2016 12:29

Sky to move German playout from SES to Sky Italia [UPDATE]

February 3, 2016 11.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

STORY UPDATED. Sky will relocate the playout and uplink of Sky Deutschland from SES Platform Services, a subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, in Munich to Sky Italia’s teleport in […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, Top Story Tagged With: playout, SES Platform Services, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia, uplink Edited: 4 February 2016 11:56

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