Sky Sports Big Weekend Trailer – 22 Nov 2014
Sky Sports Big Weekend Trailer Arsenal v Man Utd Abu Dhabi Grand Prix England v Samoa All live and in HD on Sky Sports Weekend 22nd November 2014
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Astra 2G satellite – facts and figures
ILS Proton to Launch Astra 2G Payload: ASTRA 2G communications satellite Eurostar E3000 Platform Separated spacecraft mass: ~6,020 kg Launch Vehicle: Proton M/Breeze M 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb), including payload 58.2 m (191ft) Launch Date: November 28, 2014 Launch Time: … Continue reading →
Astra 2G Satellite: Launch Update 13th November 2014
Astra 2G Satellite: Launch Update 13th November 2014: SES has confirmed that all is looking good with its upcoming launch of Astra 2G on November 28th. International Launch Services (ILS), which is responsible for the Proton rocket launch in Kazakhstan, … Continue reading →
Live Sky Sports and BT Sports broadcasts of Premier League football between 10 January and the start of February in 2015
Live Sky Sports and BT Sports broadcasts of Premier League football between 10 January and the start of February in 2015. BSkyB and BT Sport won the rights to show the Barclays Premier League live in the UK from 2013/14 … Continue reading →
Sky Sports 3 to be renamed Sky Sports Darts for their coverage of the PDC World Championship
Sky Sports will for the first time dedicate an entire channel to darts this Christmas. Sky Sports 3 will become Sky Sports Darts at 6am on December 18 and be the home of darts until January 5. Sky Sports Darts … Continue reading →
UKTV Sky channel number changes
Some channel number changes have taken place for the UKTV group of channels on Sky: Watch/HD 109/245 (HD swap changed) WAS 109/214 Dave/HD 111/246 (HD swap changed) WAS 111/213 Good Food/HD 133/255 (main SD/HD channel change) WAS 244/255 Really 155 … Continue reading →
BSkyB to be rebranded as Sky after takeover of European sister companies
BSkyB is to scrap the word “British” from its branding after almost 25 years as the company completes an ambitious transformation into a pan-European pay TV giant following the £6.88bn buyout of its sister companies in Germany and Italy. The … Continue reading →
Local TV – new local tv stations start tests on satellite.
This week a number of local tv channels have started tests on satellite. For example Made in Bristol is a local tv station for the city of Bristol. Made in Bristol will be available on Freeview 8 and Virgin Media … Continue reading →
Sky TV UK – channels swap from Astra 2A to Astra 2E satellites
Earlier this week, a number of Sky pay channels, that were on the aging Astra 2A satellite, were moved to the Astra 2E satellite. This is presumably as Astra 2A is nearing the end of its useful life. This was … Continue reading →
Astra 2G Launch Update
Astra 2G Launch Update : Day one of fueling of the Astra 2G spacecraft was completed on schedule today in Baikonur. In other launch operations, The Breeze M is back in Hall 101 undergoing pneumatic testing. Joint operations are scheduled … Continue reading →
Astra 2G launch poster
ILS and Astra have released the Astra 2G launch poster. The launch of the European satellite Astra 2G is scheduled for November 28 from the Baikonur space center.
Continue reading →Astra 2G satellite launch on schedule
Preparations for the launch of the European satellite Astra 2G scheduled for November 28 are continuing at the Baikonur space center, Alexander Shmygov, a spokesman for the Khrunichev research and production space center, told Interfax-AVN. “All work is going according … Continue reading →
BeIN Sports (MENA) to show all EPL 3pm kickoff from this weekend!
BeIN Sports (MENA) to show all EPL 3pm kickoff from this weekend! The English Premier League and beIN SPORTS has announced today the reinstatements of LIVE broadcast for Saturday “18:00 Mecca time” games in the Middle East & North Africa … Continue reading →
South Africa’s eNCA news channel closes UK Sky service
South African news channel eNCA has closedown from Sky, after just over two years on the digital satellite platform. eNCA however cites the cost of satellite transmissions versus cheaper online streaming services as a factor in its decision, alongside “changes … Continue reading →