Eutelsat W3B, launched in the early hours of Friday morning, is considered lost following an otherwise smooth start to the Ariane 5 mission it shared with the BSAT-3b satellite. According to Eutelsat, an anomaly occurred with the satellite’s propulsion subsystem. … Continue reading →
As expected, due to the change in UK VAT rates in January, Sky have announced their prices to take this into account. One “mix” pack – £19.50 (was £19) Each extra pack – £1 (no change) Sky Sports pack – … Continue reading →
According to reports now, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD have begun testing on 11758 h – a north beam frequency. Expect them to launch in November. They are not free to air, they are not free to view, but like … Continue reading →
Sky Deutschland has been awarded €2 million in damages after a case was brought against Belgian smart card pirates that exported unlicensed smart cards to Germany and Austria. The First Instance Court of Tongeren sentenced two gang members to 18 … Continue reading →
BBC One HD, a free to air channel on Astra 2d, has started test transmissions ahead of its full launch at 7pm on 3rd November 2010. You can add this BBC1 HD channel, to see the test, using a HD … Continue reading →
According to reports, Sky has plans to reshuffle its entertainment channel lineup from next year, including the rebranding of Living TV and arrival of new channel Sky Atlantic. From early 2011, Sky Atlantic will launch exclusively on Sky to host … Continue reading →
Here is a list of HD channel available on a SkyHD box. In addition, BBC One HD will start on the 3rd November – and ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD are expected next month also (Novebmer 2010) 140 – Channel … Continue reading →
Sky has again outperformed market expectations by adding a total of 96,000 net new customers in the third quarter of 2010, taking it close to the 10m subscribers mark. In financial results for the three months to September 30, Sky … Continue reading →
BSkyB has confirmed that it is to finally take advantage of the broadband capabilities of its Sky+ HD service. The satcaster has confirmed that it will next week commence the phased roll out of its Pull VOD service Anytime+. Customers … Continue reading →
BBC One HD will be available – from 3 November – on Freesat channel 108, Sky channel 143 BBC HD will be available – from 3 November – on Freesat channel 109, Sky channel 169 Both of these HD channel … Continue reading →
The BBC has confirmed that BBC One HD will launch on Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media on November 3. The channel numbers for each platform have not yet been confirmed. The launch of BBC One HD was possible on … Continue reading →
If in the last few days, you have lost your reception of BBC Channel Islands on Sky 988, and other BBC 1 regions in Spain then please read the following The BBC, not Sky, have been reallocating their channel to … Continue reading →
There are some important changes happening on the BBC frequencies, that will may affect your BBC reception in the Costa Blanca, Communidad Valencia, and Spain. YOu may have to reprogramme your satellite receiver with these new “frequency codes” for some … Continue reading →
The Walt Disney Company has today announced that children’s channel Disney XD will launch in high definition on Sky next week. A HD simulcast of Disney XD will officially become available to all Sky+ HD subscribers throughout the UK and … Continue reading →
According to reports the BBC are changing some of their frequencies and transponders: BBC 1 NI, BBC 2 NI, BBC 4, BCeebies will move transponder. BBC 1/2 NI will move to 10,817 Vert – This means that BBC2 should be … Continue reading →