The KabelKiosk platform of digital channels operated by the German subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications today initiates broadcasts from the Eurobird™ 9A satellite which went into service on 24 February at 9 degrees East.
Dual illumination of the platform will be carried for a three-month period on Eurobird™ 9A and Atlantic Bird™ 2 (8 degrees West). This will enable cable operators to complete the migration to Eutelsat’s 9 degrees East position and secure room for significant expansion of digital channels and services for independent cable operators in continental Europe, notably Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Luxembourg.
KabelKiosk is a headend-in-the-sky cable platform that provides operators with a diverse array of digital channels and services. Independent cable operators already using KabelKiosk include TeleColumbus, one of Germany’s three largest cable companies.
Almost 200,000 homes now subscribe to KabelKiosk, with the number of channels increasing over the last 12 months from 70 to 120. New additions to the basic package of commercial channels that will join KabelKiosk from 15 April include CNBC, Russia Today and TVE Internacional.
(Source: Eutelsat)
