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 →
The following image is being used by one retailer of IPTV systems, and basically using scare tactics and incorrect information about the potential loss of UK TV in Europe into pressuring people into buying their product. Their image shows Europe, … Continue reading →
This is an article / advertising feature that appeared in an expat “newspaper” under the heading of “Spain faces UK TV turn-off” – which is yet another example of misleading and incorrect information about UK TV in Spain and the … Continue reading →
English Premier League : Al Jazeera Sport Channel 2013 Al Jazeera Sport has won the broadcast rights to show all 380 English Premier League football matches for the next three seasons, taking over from AD Sports. You can watch the … Continue reading →
I have just seen a message from Filmon about why people in Spain are no longer able to watch UK TV channels on the filmon TV streaming service: “Unfortunately we are no longer able to carry these channels. The only … Continue reading →
Here are more details on the channels affcted by this weeks satellite move. Our previous post ( https://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/01/some-sky-tv-channels-move-to-their-new-european-beam-on-astra-2f-loss-of-some-channels-in-some-areas-like-canary-islands/ ) mentioned some of the channels and frequencies that had moved satellites. It appears that all of the affected frequencies and channels used … Continue reading →
Police in Denmark has closed down the cardsharing.dk website, for the first time confiscating the domain itself. The website has long been a thorn in the side of local pay-TV operators Canal Digital and Viasat. The site had offered ‘pirate’ … Continue reading →
The Astra 2F satellite From Astra SES – Facebook page 30/11/12: “Thank you for your interest in ASTRA 2F. Services are currently being transferred to ASTRA 2F. BBC (Trp 2.061) has been migrated to Astra 2F whereas Channel 5 (Tp … Continue reading →
SES Astra say Astra 2F is now in position and ready for operations The Astra 2F satellite According to a press reelease today, the ASTRA 2F satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and … Continue reading →