May 6 2008
E4 and More4 today began free to air transmission on the digital satellite for the first time, the channels were viewable via satellite only to those with a Sky subscription. The broadcaster negotiated a change to its conditional access contract with Sky in order to make all three channels to be available to those with […]
Apr 14 2008
Free to air broadcasts of Channel 4, Film 4 and Film 4+1 have appeared on the Astra 2D satellite. The feeds have been visible since Friday at 10.729GHz V, 22000 symbol rate, FEC 5/6 with Channel 4 labelled as 8350. It is the first time Channel 4 has been available free to air on satellite […]
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Nov 3 2008
Five Free To Air on Astra 2D
Five is now broadcasting free to air on the Astra 2D satellite on one of the BBC’s transponders. Five is currently labeled 6335. The channel is expected to join Freesat shortly, where it will be available on EPG slot 105, Five’s other channels, Fiver and Five US, will not be available on Freesat. The channel […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Astra 2D, Five, FTA