The public Polish television Telewizja Polska SA (TVP) launched a free-to-air platform on ASTRA on 15th September 2009. TVP has therefore extended its satellite capacity contracts for the use of two transponders at ASTRA’s main orbital position 19.2 degrees East. TVP has been using this capacity since 2005. TVP is the largest public TV broadcaster in Central and Eastern Europe. ››
Ariane 5’s payload fairing is hoisted into position for installation over Amazonas 2 in the satellite staging area of the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building. Final payload integration is underway for Arianespace’s fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2009, with the Amazonas 2 telecommunications satellite now encapsulated in its payload fairing. ››
On 16th of September 2009, subscribers of the satellite platform CYFRA+ have gained an access to Animal Planet HD. Until 11th of November channel can be viewed by all subscribers of the platform with has at least one HD option activated. This is the ninth high-definition channel available in CYFRA+, other ones include: CANAL+ Film HD, CANAL+ Sport HD, National Geographic Channel HD, HBO HD, Filmbox HD, MTVNHD, Eurosport HD and Eurosport 2 HD. ››
On the information board, shown on the PPV - Taquilla channels of the Spanish Digital+ package available from Astra, the broadcaster has inform, that subscribers have to utilize the all limits for watching the movies till 21st of March. Most likely, at this day, pirate reception of Digital+`s PPV channels will be terminated.
This is not a surprise, that broadcaster is to stop pirate reception of Digital+ channels encrypted in Seca 2, because this availability last far too long. Recently, Digital+ did not enter any keys changes in Seca 2 encryption, because in April 2005, package give up hacked system and it will change it to Nagravision Cardmagedon. The information shown on the channels boards confirms it.
The Spanish digital packages are not lucky with encryption. Sooner or later hackers broken all of them, first Nagravision 1, Seca 1, now is the end of Seca 2 in Spain. The time for Nagravision Cardmagedon has come.
How long it will last? Nobody knows...