Spain’s Digital+ adds 5 HDTV ch’s

Chris Forrester ©RapidTVNews | 16-12-2009

digitalSES Astra has added 5 new HDTV channels for Spanish broadcaster Digital+. It takes Astra’s total of high-def channels to more than 100.

The new HD channels launched by Digital+ include Accion HD, Eurosport HD, Fox HD, National Geographic HD and MTVN HD, and are transmitted via SES ASTRA’s 19.2 degrees East orbital position. With these new channels Digital+ broadcasts a total of 10 HD channels on Astra.

Broadcasters featuring HD content on Astra now include Europe’s leading pay-TV operators as well as major commercial and public broadcasters such as Sky and BBC for the UK; Sky Deutschland, RTL and Vox for Germany; Canal+, CanalSat, TNTSAT and Orange for France; Digital+ for Spain; Viasat for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland; Canal Digitaal for the Netherlands; TV Vlaanderen for Belgium; Skylink and CS Link for the Czech and Slovak Republics; arte for Germany and France; ORF for Austria; and TVP for Poland.

Alexander Oudendijk, chief commercial officer at SES Astra, said: “We are very pleased that Digital+ has decided to launch additional HD channels on Astra. The fact that SES Astra now broadcasts more than 100 HD channels proves that HD is gaining momentum in Europe. SES Astra has always been a pioneer in HDTV. By broadcasting more than 100 HD channels already by the end of 2009, we clearly exceeded our own expectations. We are very confident that this positive development will continue in 2010, and are looking forward to launching additional HD channels on our satellites.”

© Rapid TV News 2009


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