SES Astra has announced that the German TV entertainment platform Sky Deutschland has contracted three additional transponders on Astra’s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East. Sky Deutschland will use the additional capacity primarily to offer more HD channels. The first of the three transponders will be brought into use in mid-2010. The other two transponders will follow in mid-2011 and mid-2012. Including the newly contracted capacity, Sky Deutschland will use a total of 10 Astra transponders. Sky Deutschland today broadcasts seven HD channels in the German-speaking market.
(Source: SES Astra)
on Oct 30th, 2009 at 16:28
A small type in the text “additional transponders on Astyra’s prime ”
The name of the satellite is of course Astra!
on Nov 1st, 2009 at 06:57
Whilst it has yet to be confirmed, it is expected that Sky Germany will take capacity currently used by UPC direct (as and when UPC Direct moves to 1 degree west).
http://www.telenorsbc.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=748
on Jan 14th, 2010 at 01:29
What is the use of it as long as the services are so old and bad? No original soundtracks, no written subtitles, receiver device very basic and with limited functions, movies very old, like the ones which you can buy in the stiores for 1-3 euro at super-discount. I doubt with such services they will conquer the market. Is this really digital? because it was supposed to have more options than it curently has…