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. ››
Together with the new ADB decoder (ordered by Skymax) designed for TNK television, a new 1-month registration TNK card appeas (TNK green card). The ADB is a small, slim, black decoder with Conax reader. It has 2 Scart sockets (TV and VCR), digital audio output S/PDIF (coaxial), LNB input and the external power supply 12V/1.5A.
TNK green cards for 29,90 PLN will be included with ADB decoders. Until now there were only available 3-month TNK cards for 49 PLN, then 6-months cards for 89 PLN and now the company will offer 1-month start cards for 29,90 PLN.