Eutelsat Communications has signed a new contract for additional capacity at Eutelsat’s Hot Bird video position. The addition of 18MHz will support the continued expansion of digital entertainment services by Poland’s leading pay-TV platform.

This contract takes to six the total number of transponders leased on the HotBird position by Cyfrowy Polsat and Telewizja Polsat, Poland’s leading commercial broadcaster that belongs to Cyfrowy Polsat. Approximately 50 per cent of subscribers are equipped with HD receivers to access 28 HD channels, making Cyfrowy Polsat the country’s leading DTH provider of HD services. The platform also provides PPV, VoD, catch-up, TV online services, Internet access and pay mobile TV services in DVB-T.

Other posts by :

1. Lynk Global requests “experimental” satellite access
2. Safran Space links laser direct to satellite
3. SpaceX fearful of AST SpaceMobile’s potential?
4. Equatys wants 2,800 new satellites
5. FCC eyes freeing up Weird Space Stuff spectrum
6. SES happy with releasing 160MHz of spectrum for 5G
7. Inmarsat “likely to win appeal” over Ligado/AST action
8. FCC seeks fair play over foreign satellite access
9. Bank raises RocketLab target price

Categories: Articles, DTH/Satellite