Just because the new UK TV satellite, Astra 2E, was successfully launched last night, there will NOT be any changes for for several weeks yet – despite some IPTV / Internet TV providers saying “changes are imminent could be as … Continue reading →
Astra 2E Launch – September 2013 – images / pictures
Continue reading →Mission Profile: The Proton M launch vehicle, utilizing a 5-burn Breeze M mission design, will lift off from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, with the ASTRA 2E satellite on board. The first three stages of the Proton will use … Continue reading →
According to a story in the Daily Mail today, it is possible that the Champions League, European football’s flagship club tournament, may not be shown live on terrestrial television in the UK in future. The tender for the UK broadcast … Continue reading →
Over the next few weeks, some UK TV channels will be moving frequencies (and satellites). These changes should be unnoticed for Sky and Freesat users, but some users with “generic” free to air receivers may have to perform a rescan … Continue reading →
Due to some satellite changes, some UK channels will be moving to a temporary transponder / frequency from September 30. They will them move again on October 4 to the final destination transponder / frequency and satellite. For RT-UK SD … Continue reading →
Astra 2E Satellite News Update: 26/09/13 : Astra 2E satellite, the new UK TV satellite, and its launch vehicle, the Proton M rocket, have been rolled out onto Pad 39, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This is in preparation for the … Continue reading →
Sky HD Thomson box users may be seeing a warning message on their screen, saying that they can receive from Sky a free replacement SKY+HD box at no extra cost. Obviously this only applies to Sky users in the UK, … Continue reading →
David Haye has postponed next week’s fight with Tyson Fury after suffering a deep cut in sparring at his training camp. The cut above his left eyebrow needed six stitches, which have to stay in place for five to seven … Continue reading →
Time again to clarify some of more of the incorrect rumours and untruths about the future of satellite TV in Europe and about the so called “Big Switch Off” of UK TV in Spain. Again, as mentioned before in my … Continue reading →
Al Jazeera Sports removes some of their channels from Hotbird 13 East The Al Jazeera Sports satellite TV platform has removed without notice the JSC channels +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 from the Eutelsat HotBird (13 ° East) satellite. … Continue reading →
2013 Singapore Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 HD Trailer Fri 20 Sept – Sun 22 Sept Live on Sky Sports Live on Antenna 3 – Spanish TV Highlights on BBC Sport More information on watching Sky Sports F1 in … Continue reading →
Where to watch David Haye v Tyson Fury on satellite TV. David Haye v Tyson Fury Boxing Saturday 28th September 2013 Manchester Arena Sky Box Office Sky 3D Floyd Mayweather Jr v Saul Alvarez Boxing – WBC & WBA Super-Welterweight … Continue reading →
Astra 2E News Update: 10/09/13 : Reports from Ukraine are saying that the launch of Astra 2E on the 16th / 17th September has again been delayed. “A technical problem was found during the final inspection of the rocket Proton … Continue reading →
BT Sport to stage second “free” evening On Friday 13th September, BT Sport will be showcasing its rugby coverage free-to-air, with live coverage of Harlequins v Northampton in the Aviva Premiership between 7pm and 10pm. BT Sport first went free-to-air … Continue reading →