Game of Thrones season 4’s first episode will be simulcast in the UK and US. The news was confirmed by Sky at the launch of the new run, with the broadcaster revealing that the show will be screened in the … Continue reading →
Telefónica has agreed a multi-year rights deal which will see it launch a dedicated F1 channel on its IPTV platform Movistar TV. The agreement with Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder for the motor racing series, starts with the forthcoming … Continue reading →
With the recent loss of BBC and ITV channels in southern most areas of Spain and Portugal, some installers are promoting and installing a “magic new satellite” for UK TV. This “magic solution” is actually Intelsat 907, located at 27.5º … Continue reading →
In answer to a popular question seen on social media and emails sent to me: BBC channels are not part of the Sky subscription service. They never have been. And for the foreseeable future will not be. Some satellite “experts” … Continue reading →
The BBC’s services to Sky and Freesat homes are carried on six transponders on satellites operated by SES Astra located at 28.2°East. In February 2012, one of these satellites (Astra 2D) was retired and BBC services moved to a new … Continue reading →
Further to our previous post (https://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2014/02/astra-2e-channels-start-move/ ) regarding channels moving from Astra 2A to the new UK TV satellite, Astra 2E, we think we now know which channels and frequencies have moved: 11.720 H : MTV Live HD, Sky Sports … Continue reading →
UK TV Satellite Update: It looks, note looks, like some channels from Astra 2A (north and south beams) have been moved to 2E. So for some sky channels reception in some areas may have changed. In SPain for the better. … Continue reading →
Press release from SES Astra this morning : ASTRA 2E has now been deployed at its final destination in the orbital arc of 28.2/28.5 degrees East, where it is co-positioned with ASTRA 2A, ASTRA 2F and ASTRA 1N. Over the … Continue reading →
Britons are paying significantly more for pay-TV packages that include premium content such as top-flight football and Hollywood movies than consumers in Europe and the US, according to new research. Telecoms regulator Ofcom found that British consumers pay £66 a … Continue reading →
Astra 2E News : According to SES, who own and operate the new Astra 2E UK TV satellite, the transfer of channels from 1N to 2E will take place “early February 2014” Channels in this transfer will include BBC ITV … Continue reading →
Some new BBC HD channels are, according to rumours, expected to launch on the 10th December 2013, on Sky HD and Freesat HD. The channels have been testing for a few days, indication that they will soon be launched. … Continue reading →
A 46 year old resident of Albacete has been detained by police for pirating Canal+ satellite signals and redistribute it illegally over the Internet, in the proicess called cardsharing. The suspect charged between 10 and 20 euros to users who … Continue reading →
Worried about losing UK TV satellite signals…think you may need a larger satellite dish – then grab these bargains from a field in the UK! These giant 60ft radar dishes once stood as a key defence against Nazi invasion of … Continue reading →
Even now, there continues to b rumours and scaremongering being spread about the future of UK satellite TV in Spain, and this time some “misinformation” about the official Astra 2E UK Spot Beam Predicted Signal Footprint Map, and the new … Continue reading →
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 →