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International Monthly Magazine

VOLUME: 18 - No: 06

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CONTENTS Letter from Editor

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Global Flash News

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Superior Satellite TV

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Pakistani Channels

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Satellite Watching Cable

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Pakistani Channels

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Sat Mart

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How is HD Television...

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Arion (Test Report)

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Satellite TV Around the...

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Free Satellite TV Viewing

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Types of Television...

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Direct TV Has the techn...

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AB IP Box (Test Report)

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Around the Satellite World

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Pan-Armenian Television

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Trouble Shooter

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Opensat (Test Report)

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Search Satellite

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Monoblock Reception...

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Devices for satellite TV

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Anga Cable

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Triax

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LETTER FROM EDITOR Dear Readers, HDTV is high definition television and it can make a huge difference in your television viewing experience. Most consumers describe the HDTV experience as being closer to watching a movie in the theater than watching a standard television set in their living room.

HDTV offers a digital picture with a higher resolution than normal television screens resulting in a clearer, crisper picture. It also offers the ability to watch wide-screen movies and programmes without the annoying black bars that your regular television displays.

Both satellite dish service and cable generally offer some HD channels, but satellite providers are able to offer more of these channels than your local cable company. Be aware that digital channels typically offered and promoted by cable companies are not the same as HD signals. In addition to a better quality picture, you will also enjoy higher quality sound with HDTV. The digital audio sound provides even more of a movie theater-like experience in your home. It will sound like you're in the arena when you watch a sporting event and in a movie theater when the bullets fly during an action money. To provide the best in entertainment quality in your home, HDTV is the way of the future. As more channels are broadcast in HD format your television viewing experience will improve and get better and better over a time.

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GLOBAL FLASH NEWS

TV MORE NEWS THAN ENTERTAINMENT

Venezuela entered the space age as its first satellite, built with Chinese technology and launched from China, blasted into orbit.

Named after Simon Bolivar, the hero of South American independence, the communications satellite Venesat-1 is a "construction of socialism" and a symbol of Latin American integration, according Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

Chavez, accompanied by fellow leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales, monitored the launch from the eastern town of Luepa, and afterwards praised the operation as an example of socialist virtues. "A capitalist business launches a satellite to make money.

This is an act of freedom and independence," Chavez said. "This satellite is not for us but for the people of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a further step towards independence," he said, adding that the project would break the mold of "technological illiteracy." During its 15-year lifespan the Simon Bolivar satellite will cover Venezuela's "brother countries" to streamline telecommunications and develop "social programs such as literacy or telemedicine," according to Science and Technology Minister Nuris Orihuela.

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ALGERIAN SATELLITES LAUNCHING ALLOWED

The US has allowed the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to launch Algerian satellites having American components using an Indian launch vehicle, following a Technical Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between the two countries. A Technical Safeguards Agreement, covering launches of satellites having US components on Indian launch vehicles, was inked between India and the US on July 20 during the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to New Delhi. “Following the inking of the Technical Safeguards Agreement during Secretary Hillary Clinton's recent visit to India, the US Government has given clearance for launch by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of Algerian satellites ALSAT-2A and ALSAT-2B, which have US components, on board an Indian space launch vehicle,� the Indian Embassy said in a statement.

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SYLDA STEP SEQUESTERS SATELLITES SOON

The first of two telecommunications satellite payloads for Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission has been installed atop its launcher as preparations move into their final phase for the flight.

Optus D3 was integrated on Ariane 5's core stage during activity performed inside the launcher Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This marks the initial step of final integration for the flight's dual-passenger payload “stack,” in which Optus D3 is riding as the lower payload and JCSAT-12 is in the upper position.

Integration of Optus D3 on Ariane 5 clears the way for mating of the payload stack's upper component — JCSAT-12 — along with the SYLDA dual-payload dispenser system and the launch vehicle's ogiveshaped payload fairing. Once this work has been completed, final checkout of the Ariane 5 will be performed, followed by its rollout to the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch complex on August 20. The final countdown then will begin for liftoff the following day during a one-hour launch window that opens at 7:09 pm local time in French Guiana.

GLOBAL FLASH NEWS ISS) — inked a contract for design, development, manufacture, tests, launch preparation and taking into orbital operation the Express-AM5 and Express-AM6 satellites. What is more, Reshetnev ISS and Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) signed a contract for R&D in the field of design, manufacture as well as delivery of the payloads for Express-AM5 and Express-AM6 satellites. The satellites will be developed on request of RSCC by Reshetnev ISS together with NIIR and with Thales Alenia Space participation. The satellites will establish necessary infrastructure for providing the population of Russia with affordable multi-program digital TV and radio broadcasting. The Exprss-AM5 and Express-AM6 spacecraft are also designed to meet the requirements of the presidential and governmental mobile communications, to offer a multi-service package, and to establish a VSAT communications networks.

COMMERCIAL LAUNCH OF THE GDT-2100 KU-BAND TECOM Industries, Inc., a Smiths Interconnect business, has informed about the commercial launch of the GDT-2100 Ku-band Ground Data Terminal Antenna (GDT) System. The GDT-2100 is a militarygrade, lightweight portable tracking antenna system for ground-based Ku-band data link transmit and receive communication that is currently in active service by US forces in overseas operations. This standard COTS system comprises a 4-foot antenna, Ku-band feed, two-axis positioner, integrated control system, tripod mounting base and transit cases. The positioner features continuous azimuth travel and highly effective tracking using pointing commands derived from GPS position information. RF beam autotrack configurations are available for applications where GPS position information is not available.

RSCC SIGNED CONTRACT WITH ISS Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) —- the Russian satellite communications operator and Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (Reshetnev JUNE

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DD TO INCREASE PRESENCE IN BORDER AREAS

Following persistent complaints of jamming Indian channels, Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) have decided to augment their transmitter capacity, in the border areas. The I&B Ministry has set aside Rs 100 Crores for this purpose. Sun DTH has awarded a multi-year contract to IBM for turnkey services for billing and customer relationship management. IBM will provide end-to-end services from strategy through implementation, leveraging IBM Global Business Service's extensive experience in the DTH market. "As we continued our aggressive growth plans, we will rely on IBM to help us tackle key issues surrounding billing and customer relationship management, as well as develop ways to get better insights on customer behaviors," Sun Direct TV Chief Operating Officer Tony D'Silva said.

GLOBAL FLASH NEWS media branch, press included,” said Yannick Bolloré, Direct 8 General Manager. To keep growing in the market, the channel will then invest more into programming, focusing this season on a new daily talk-show, and on sport. The channel now plans to answer all call for bids for broadcast rights to popular sport events.

54 MILLION FTA ANALOGUE MOBILE TV CONSUMERS IN 2009 Telegent Systems, the television mobile manufacturer company, has provided further commentary on the In-Stat report that estimates a worldwide user base of 54 million 'free-to-air' analog mobile TV consumers in 2011, signaling the longawaited arrival of mobile TV in the global mass market. Telegent believes that the freeto-air mobile TV model, which has proven to be extremely popular with consumers in analog markets, can be successfully applied

DIRECT 8 TARGETS PROFIT IN 2012 Direct 8, the French DTT channel from Bolloré Media, is targeting profitablity for 2012 after the broadcaster announced that its results would be ahead of its business plan. The channel, whose market share last

July was 1.4% (even with NRJ12), expects to reach break even in 2011. “Despite a cost GRP 20 to 25% less expensive than other terrestrial competitors, we should post a €50 million net income in 2009 for our whole JUNE

in both analog and digital TV markets particularly as handset models that address regional free-to-air digital terrestrial TV standards become available.

According to In-Stat VP - research Frank Dickson, analogue mobile TV has two very fundamental and compelling advantages cost and availability. "The infrastructure is already in place, there are no new standards that need to be enacted and the service is free to consumers - a very powerful combination."

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DISH NETWORK ADDS NFL REDZONE TO ITS PLATFORM

US-based pay-TV operator, Dish Network, has partnered with NFL Network for the new sports channel. As per the agreement, NFL RedZone, from NFL Network, will be available on Dish Network. NFL RedZone will be available in both high-definition (HD) as well as standard-definition (SD) format on Dish Network's channel 155. The price for the channel has been set at $5.99 per month. "NFL RedZone is the most exciting thing to happen to football since high-definition. Dish Network is pleased to offer consumers an opportunity to catch every touchdown and the biggest plays as they happen," said Dish Network CMO Ira Bahr.

GLOBAL FLASH NEWS Some 81 per cent of viewers use personal emails while watching TV. Younger audiences are more likely to watch TV online but a surprisingly high percentage (43 per cent) of 18-24-year-olds said that they would not watch more TV online with faster broadband speeds. Most viewers found online content too difficult to access or did not know how to.

EUROPEAN PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS TOP 62M

ONLINE TV VIEWING MAY NOT BE DRIVEN BY FASTER BROADBAND

Pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe grew by almost 13 per cent to more than 62 million during the year ending March 2011, or over 36 per cent of total TV households, according to the latest market research by Milan-based e-Media consultancy.

The fastest growing platform was IPTV, which was up more than 49 per cent since March 2011, followed by DTT, which grew by almost 20 per cent. The largest share of the 7.1 million new pay-TV subscribers opted for cable (42 per cent), followed by IPTV (40 per cent) and DTT (14 per cent).

The prospect of faster broadband connections will not be the catalyst for increase in TV viewing online, says a survey to be published by Deloitte/YouGov on behalf of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Of the 2,123 viewers polled, 53 per cent said they would not watch more online video clips or TV programmes even with a faster and more reliable internet connection and 29 per cent felt there was little importance in being able to watch television using an online service. As many as 54 per cent of viewers surf the internet while watching television with 74 per cent of 18–24-year-olds multitasking compared with 40 per cent of 55+.

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SUPERIOR SATELLITE TV Up until the mid 90s the American television viewing public had the option of either watching the programs provided by the established free-to-air channels, or else they could subscribe to cable TV. At that time the cable TV providers were at the forefront of improving the quality of programming and ensuring the use of the latest TV technology. However the introduction of satellite TV in the mid 90s was the start of a new television era that not only led to a continual improvement in the variety and quality of the programs being shown, it was also the start of a period during which a rapid improvement in TV technology took place. The public now had a greater choice of TV options - more competition in the market place led to greater benefits for viewers. A bigger choice of channels and programs; cheaper subscription rates; improved customer service; and special deals for new subscribers. Families who wanted to improve their home entertainment choices now had a realistic choice - satellite TV or cable TV. The major difference between the two types of systems is in the way the TV signal is transmitted. With cable, the signal is delivered to each household via a network of cables. The competing system JUNE

uses a satellite situated in the south that transmits the signal to a satellite dish located usually on the roof of the subscriber's house. In the not too distant future satellite TV will become the most popular TV system in the country. There are a number of reasons why new subscribers and existing cable TV customers are taking up satellite TV in large numbers. As the cable TV companies have been increasing their subscription charges at a faster rate than the satellite companies, cable is now dearer than satellite for the same program options and service. This trend is expected to continue in the future. Satellite TV has a reputation for being more reliable than cable. Annoying transmission disruptions occur much more frequently with cable and are usually caused by bad weather conditions, a situation that doesn't affect signal transmission by satellite. This problem is one of the major reasons for subscribers switching over to satellite.

All satellite TV channels are transmitted in 100% digital for both picture and sound.

This feature provides a much more pleasurable and satisfying experience than watching many of the channels shown by cable TV.

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TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE BEST SATELLITE TV RECEIVER

Satellite TV has come up with vast number of satellite receiver models. Therefore you are getting plenty of options regarding receivers. The huge number of options can make you very confused. All you need to know is some basic things about receivers.

Knowing the basics will help you to make the right choice of a satellite receiver.

The first that you need to know is about the role that a receiver plays in satellite TV. Its job is to unlock the signals that it receives from the dish antenna by using a micro chip. The job of this micro chip is to decode the high quality digital signals. To safeguard the system against illegal users, the satellite TV provider can make some important adjustments to its decoding contents. It does it by maintaining a constant communication with the decoding chip via satellite signals.

The satellite TV programs are broadcasted on MPEG 2 or MPEG 4 format. The programs are transmitted from the satellites in high quality digital format, which a normal television is unable to support.

Therefore the satellite receivers convert these digital signals into analog format, which is also known as National Television JUNE

Systems Committee or NTSC format.

Certain receivers are also capable of showcasing high definition or HD images where the resolution of an image is either 720p or 1080p. Another important role that a satellite receiver plays is the extraction of a single channel from large number of dish TV channels. When you press the button to change the ongoing channel on a receiver, the device sends a signal to your TV set for this purpose. The DTH TV service providers have come up with certain receiver models in which you can connect two TV sets. These receivers have two separate satellite tuners that will allow you to watch separate TV channels in different rooms. Most of the DTH service providers nowadays are offering pay-per-view or video-on-demand services to its subscribers. This service allows them to view movies, latest sporting event or any other show at any point of time by paying the requisite fee for each TV contents. The receivers are able to track your pay-perview or video-on-demand contents and then it connects to the main computer of your DTH service provider's headquarter for the exact billing information.

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STILL WATCHING CABLE? All of us know the regular problems and hassles of watching cable television. Bad reception, low quality images, and all around bad programming are just some of the problems that most of us at one point were accustomed to. Well now you don't have to be! Most of us already know about the breakthroughs in modern satellite technology (although if you don't have satellite TV yet we will give you the benefit of the doubt!) that have allowed television to advance to the point of making cable totally obsolete. Now with HD (high definition) and programming packages of 50 channels to well over 250 channels, DirecTV offers the greatest selection and variety in television offered today. For a very low cost, even some of the most basic packages offer Tivo, DVR (Digital Video Recorder), and High Definition. With Tivo and DVR you can now watch your favorite television programs when you choose and rewind them and watch them over and over and over as many times as you like! Not to mention the ability to fast forward through commercials when you are in the mood to JUNE

watch your favorite program straight through. DirecTV has been considered number one in customer satisfaction for well over six years now. Their customer service is the best of any provider. Even with the most basic package DirecTV offers you customer service around the clock, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week and three hundred and sixty five days a year (with three hundred sixty six on leap years)!

Online or over the telephone you will always find DirecTV's customer support to be a simple and pleasant process. All of DirecTV's customer service representatives are very friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and not afraid to transfer you if they are not sure on the answer.

However, most DirecTV customers find that they need to call customer support very rarely or never. If you choose DirecTV you will be guaranteed the best service of any satellite provider!

DirecTV offers a wide variety of programming packages that cater to all different styles of entertainment.

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SATELLITE TV

AROUND THE WORLD

Satellite Television, industry built around the delivery by satellite of television programming to reception dishes either at individual homes (DTH—“direct to home” satellite) or to cable systems for onward distribution to homes (see Cable Television). The term is also often used in the narrower sense to refer only to DTH delivery.

Satellite television requires the use of satellites located in geostationary orbit—35,880 km (22,300 mi) above the Earth's equator—where the satellite is always in the same position relative to the Earth's surface. As a result, the satellite's signal can be received by reception dishes within its coverage area. Some receiving dishes are automatically moveable, and can “see” more than one satellite. The possibility of using geostationary orbit satellites for television transmission was first suggested shortly after World War II by the science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.

The development of satellite television was made possible by advances in satellite and reception technology. Since the early 1990s digital compression has played an important role, where analogue signals are digitized, initially enabling around 6-8 digital channels (and by 2002 up to 16) to be carried instead of a single analogue JUNE

channel. The satellite industry developed first in the United States, mostly during the 1970s and the 1980s, used for distributing analogue signals to cable head-ends. Cable delivered better-quality pictures than those provided by terrestrial television. Some home-owners in North America installed large satellite reception dishes from an early stage generally because they were living too far from cities or towns, and frequently looking at the same satellites used by the cable industry. DTH satellite television in the United States did not start until 1994, with frequencies allocated by the government specifically for the purpose (“direct broadcast by satellite”—DBS). The DBS services of DirecTv (and its rival EchoStar) were aimed initially at uncabled areas, and were immediately popular. This popularity was largely because of channel choice. DirecTv offered almost 200 channels, rising to 500 by 2002, while most analogue cable systems were offering about 50 channels. By 2002, DirecTv had 11.19 million subscribers, although there were still 72.9 million cable subscribers.

Whatever DTH's disadvantages (limitations on interactivity, its late arrival in the United States), its key advantage over cable is that it reaches the whole coverage area from the first day, whereas cable networks are slow and expensive to build up. From 2001, DirecTv and EchoStar were able to add

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There are three different types of television stations that people can receive in developed countries. These are terrestrial, cable, and satellite. The terrestrial channels are those that are available through a normal television aerial. The number of different stations that can be received this way is limited but they are free. Cable television is received via underground cables and involves having a special box that decodes these signals. Cable television is available via a number of subscription services. You can receive different combinations of channels based on the level of subscription that you pay for. Satellite television is similar to cable television, because you need to have a special box and JUNE

also have to pay a subscription. However, the television signals are not received via underground cables, but are received from a group of satellites beaming onto a special satellite antenna, or satellite dish.

There are a number of issues that you need to consider before you decide whether to have cable television or satellite television.

Obviously cost is one, as is the choice of channels available. The main issue relates to the satellite dish itself.

You need to ensure that you have the required planning permission to be able to erect a satellite dish, especially if it is gong to be attached to the outside wall of a shared building, such as an apartment complex.

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Inside view The programmes of the Public television on the territory of Armenia are broadcasted through the radio link and satellite receiver network spread all over the country. Today, the programs of H1 can be viewed on the entire territory of Armenia, Javakhq (Georgia) and Artsakh(Nagorno-Karabakh Republic). In 1957, during the first years of Armenian TV establishment, when there were only 250 TV sets in the country, the programs could be viewed only in Yerevan and adjacent territories not far than 60 kilometers from Yerevan. Serious technical improvements took place in the 70-ies.

Kapan-Yerevan Radio relay link launched in 1970 allowed the people of Zangezour to view 2 TV channels. Starting from May 1971 the entire Shirak valley could see the programs broadcasted from Yerevan and Moscow, and from January 1973 the population of Vayk as well. On November 29, 1977 a new 311.7 meter high TV tower

was launched as well as "Orbita 2" space station, that allowed to broadcast on almost the entire territory of the country. Today H1 is a channel with the largest broadcast area not only in Armenia, but in the entire South Caucasus. The first Armenian cultural TV channel Ararat came on the air on September 21, 2008 together with the beginning of the 52nd TV season of the Armenian Public TV. Not all the countries can manage such a channel and not all the nations have so rich a cultural heritage as the Armenians do.

From revelation of daily cultural events to discussions on different branches of art, documentary and historical feature films.

This and much more you can watch every day on Ararat.

Today Armenian Public Television can be watched in Europe, North America and Australia. From February 2005 satellite broadcasting of Panarmenian television is

carried out using ultra-modern satellites.

Our programs are broadcast with EutelSat, W1 and Hot Bird 6 satellites.

For broadcasting in USA we use Intelsat Americas 5 satellite. Today Armenian Public Television has the largest coverage in Armenia. We are one of those unique TV companies that have the same number of TV viewers in and out of the country. By the decision of RA government, the implementation of satellite broadcasting project of Armenian Public Television started in 1997.

By the contract signed on February 24, 1999 between the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia and Italian "Telespasio" company the First channel started to be broadcast with satellite communication covering European countries, the Middle East and North Africa.

Pan-Armenian Television

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Monoblock is made up of two LNBs that are offset from each other by a ? xed amount, typically 6°. This can lead you to believe that you should be able to receive satellites that are separated by that same 6° such as Astra1 and Hotbird or Astra 3A and Astra2/Eurobird without any dif? culties whatsoever. But this idea doesn't really hold water. This article will try to explain why and will also provide insight into whether an acceptable ? ne-tuning adjustment of the antenna is possible and how to go about actually doing it so that the best possible reception of both satellites can be obtained.

Something unusual happens when you try to align to a satellite pair, especially the Astra1/Hotbird combination: after installing a monoblock on an antenna and aligning it with Astra1, the signal strength from Hotbird is either very weak or absent entirely. If you adjust the antenna to Hotbird, reception of Astra1 pays a price.

The general rule has always been to align the weaker satellite to the centrally located LNB. Sometimes this helps, but this more or less just covers up the problem. And if you happen to live near the outer edges of JUNE

MONOBLOCK RECEPTION PROBLEMS

Europe, you might say it's your geographical location that's at fault when the real reason is still being overlooked.

As it turns out, the design of the monoblock does not take the Earth's physical characteristics into account. Monoblocks have a ? xed LNB offset of 6°.

Unfortunately, there is a problem with this amount: the actual separation between the two satellites as seen from the ground is more than 6°. So, what's going on? The satellite belt is measured geocentrically – they orbit the center of the Earth at a distance of 42156 km (altitude plus the Earth's radius). Every location on Earth, with the exception of the poles, is closer to the satellites. So, the satellites are actually more than 6° apart as seen from where you are standing. If you are on the equator, you are actually 6366 km closer (the Earth's radius) to the satellites resulting in an increase in the actual satellite offset of more than 1°. In the middle latitudes this offset is still fairly signi? cant with an average of 0.8°. Satellites that are 6° apart in their orbital slot (such as Astra3A and Eurobird) are actually closer to 6.8° apart as seen from the ground.

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Triax A/S HAS TAKEN OVER

HIRSCHMANMULTIMEDIA

TRIAX, who with this acquisition establish themselves as one of the largest European providers of antenna systems, look forward to a productive partnership with the competent and wellreputed German company.

Hirschmann Multimedia employs 120 persons. After the acquisition Triax will have approx. 600 employees. ”We are proud of the cooperation with Hirschman who are known as an international leader in their core areas, and we have great expectations for the future partnership” says, managing director of TRIAX. After the companies have had a few months to get to know each other better, expects that the results of the cooperation will really be perceptible and continues: “The two companies complement each other JUNE

perf ectly, and we get a significant and powerful position on the European market. We are therefore very satisfied with the acquisition which strengthens our position especially on the German market, and also makes us market leaders in Austria and gives us further access to exciting markets in Spain and Hungary”.

Besides the significantly strengthened position on the European market, TRIAX and Hirschmann also get access to many new products which strengthen the portfolio within antenna systems. In connection with the acquisition, Lars Peder Sidelmann will take up the position as the new director of Hirschmann Multimedia Electronics GmbH, where at the same time Dr. Ralf Klöpfer will leave the management.

People living in apartment blocks no longer have to put up with the usual either/or decisions when they choose their shared satellite channels. Now the local dealer or installer can help them expand their present system, module by module. Even buildings with a large number of apartments and floors have this option.

By combining modules of the new Triax multiswitches, TMM-4 and TMM-5, viewers sharing a system may want to try out the basic or light version first – and receive channels from just one satellite position. Later, at any given time, they can

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easi ly expand the system to include two, three or even four satellite positions.

"Apartment block owners achieve supreme flexibility and freedom by investing in a basic TMM-module system. If at some point they want more channels, they just ask their local installer to add new modules and cables to the existing system. This way, the first investment won't be money out the window as it is still an integrated part of the new expanded system," says the marked manager from Triax.

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MASTER CODE

MASTER CODE In Order to solve the software problems of digital receivers, we are here with master codes for your better convenience.

1

Amstrad SilverLine, Cromline

0000, 3472

29

EchoStar

7604,2441,3604

2

Astrovox

8175,1250,1668,1010

30

EchoStar 2200-1200

7604

3

Aztech

1004,1111

31

EchoStar 2110, 3000, 3600

3453

4

Baff

2142

32

Euromax Em5000/7000CI

2142

5

Benjamin

1004,1250

33

EuroStar/ Euro Box

9999-0000

6

Besat

8175

34

FortecStar 5100PLUS

1010,1668,1002,1111

7

Citizen

7604

35

FortecStar Lifetime Ultra 1010,1012,9966,6699,0000

8

Coolsat

0103

36

FortecStar

1002, 1004,2228,2002,2004

9

Daewoo

8503,0500,0600

37

FortecStar 6000

1002

10

Digimaster

2606

38

FortecStar Oneworld

0914

11

Digi Box

8175

39

FortecStar Alpha/Beta

2580

12

Digital Telecom 2000

1004,0786

40

FortecStar 500

7777

13

Digital Telecom 2003/04

2999-1976

41

Galaxy

9949

14

Digital Telecom x100

42

GoldmasterSAT

3453,2606,3141 9247,1600,1700

43

Humax

0000-1234

44

Hyundai

0325,6962,8503,0500,0600

17

2046 ACTIVATE CODE (9339) 1818 Digital Telecom DB9 ACTIVATE CODE (8040) 9876 Digital Telecom X1500 D & X1001 MINI ACTIVATE CODE (PAGE UP) 1250 Digital Telecom X10 ACTIVATE CODE (7799)

45

Hyundai1100MCOM

1004

18

Digital Telecom X11

46

Kaon

Left to Right press Red, Green, Blue and Yellow buttons

15 16

3328

19

8989 Digital Telecom BLACK BOX & +1- +2 -911 ACTIVATE CODE (9999)

47

Kaon

Press Yellow key, Enter 0000 Press Blue 2 times, Press Green 2 times, Press Red 2 times, Press Menu key.

20

Digital Telecom X400

9876

48

Kaon

Yellow, Blue, Green, Menu

21

Dynavision CI-888, CI-991

1004

49

Kyoto

3453

22

Dynavision Elite CX-9900

9247

50

Lawrence

1250

23

Dynavision Elite F-6600

9247

51

MediacomMFT930I

5347

24

Dynavision CX 777

5518

52

MediacomMFT910I

1250

25

Echolink EL-700 FTA

3327

53

MediacomEXEL

1250

26

Echolink EL-707 FTA

2020

54

MediacomMCIElite

7777

27

Echolink EL-707 FTA Plus

1520

55

MediaStar

2142,8175

28

Echo Set

7176

56

Metabox1-2-3

1004

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Megastar

2606,3141

86

SonySat-Spider

8989

58

Micro-X MDR-2800 FTA

1004

87

Satcruiser

3742,3472

59

Micro-X MDR-6000 IR

1004

88

Signal

8888,5555,4444

60

Micro-X MDR-6500 IRCI

1004

89

Smart

3472,6934

61

Micro-X MDR-4000 FTA

1250

90

Starsat

1234,1361,2999,1999,9876

62

Natvision

1668,1010

91

Startrack

0786,2480

63

Neosat 9800CI

1631,6805

92

Strong

0235,0325,1361,0735

64

Neosat SX-1600 Plus

1004

93

SuperLazer 20000/1000

2142

65

Neosat SX-9800CI

2580,3842

94

SuperMax

5790

66

Neosat SX-9600

3472, 3842, 8510

95

Taplin

3453

67

Neosat SX-9800I

2142

96

TechnoSat

3724, 2374,7176, 2606,1470, 2441, 3724,1250, 6893, 8766,1497

68

Neosat9800CI(old)

8510

97

Teleman

7176,1973

69

Next Wave

8503

98

Topfield

2606,2999

70

Nokia9800-9860-9600

1234

99

Toshiba

1048

71

Nokia 9200 S

147258

100

Truman TM-150, 100Plus, 160, 155, 7000, Vege

1004

72

Opensky

0786, 1777

101

Truman TM-7000 Plus /Xtream

8191

73

OpenStar

1234

102

Truman TM-100, 200

8175-2958

74

Opentel

0937,3472

103

Vantage

1404

75

Pace

9949

104

Vestel

8277,929526

76

Panasonic

3872,3472,1470,3725,2374 105

Viva

0786

77

Pansat

1668,1010

106

VIP

0282

78

Radix

9815

106

Vortec

2002,7777

79

Samsat

0937

107

Winnersat

0963

80

Samson SSI

9876

108

Wisplus

5030

81

Samsung

0235,7777

109

Wiztech

2020

82

Samsung702

9911

110

Xcruiser 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750, 725

1250

83

Samsung202SVACI

1631

111

XricaX5

2613

84

SamsungDSR2000

Press Menu Key, Go To System Setup And Go To System Information, Enter 0000.

112

Zinwell

8888

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PAKISTANI CHANNELS DIRECTORY Waseb TV

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

4166 H 5700 3/4

Seraiki Channel

TV-One, News One

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

4166 H 5700 3/4

Urdu Channel

Aaj News

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

PTV Home, News, World Geo News ATV A Lite / A Plus

4161 H 3040 3/4

Urdu News Channel

o

4091 V 13333 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

4180 V 26666 3/4

News Channels

o

4091 V 13333 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

4154 H 5632 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

PTV National

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4114 V 7000 3/4

Urdu Channel

PTV Global USA

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

Hum TV Masala TV Style 360 Madani Channel

4106 V 2894 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

4132 H 9200 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

4132 H 9200 3/4

Cooking Channel

o

4132 H 9200 3/4

Fashion Channel

o

3738 V 2815 3/4

Religious Channel

o

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

KTN News

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4084 H 5779 3/4

Sindhi News Channel

KTN / Kashish TV

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

Awaz TV DM Digital Global AJK TV ZAM TV

4084 H 5779 3/4

Sindhi Music Channel

o

4176 H 2250 3/4

Sindhi Channel

o

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4071 H 14240 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

3777 V 3333 3/4

Urdu Channel

o

4076 H 2539 3/4

Urdu Channel

Asia Sat 5 100.5 E ChinaStar 1 87.5 E

Starlite TV/ Silver Screen/ Flim World

Thaicom 78.5 E

3960 V 30000 5/6

Movie Channels

Apna Channel

Thaicom 78.5oE

3600 V 26667 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Joo Music

Thaicom 78.5oE

Apna Channel

VTV 4 Filmazia

o

3960 V 30000 3/4

Music Channel

o

3960 V 30000 5/6

Punjabi Channel

o

3600 H 26667 3/4

Educational Channel

Thaicom 78.5 E Thaicom 78.5 E o

Thaicom 78.5 E

3960 V 30000 5/6

Movie Channel Religious Channel

Hadi TV

Thaicom 78.5 E

3431 H 13333 3/4 3452 H 7188 2/3

Good News

Thaicom 78.5oE

3960 V 30000 5/6

Christian Channel

AVT Khyber

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3796 H 7300 3/4

Pushto Channel

Khyber News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3796 H 7300 3/4

Pushto News Channel

Waqt TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4003 H 2964 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Tensport Pak.

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3744 H 20770 3/4

Irdeto-2

CNBC Pak

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3810 H 3312 2/3

News Ch. Decoder

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ARY Digital Asia/ UK Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3864 H 19890 3/4

QTV / ARY The Musik Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3864 H 19890 3/4

Urdu Channel Islamic Channel Music Channel Urdu Channel

ARY Mid. East ARY News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

Hum TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3774 H 3300 2/3

Urdu Channel

Aag TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4124 V 19850 3/4

Music Channel Decoder Urdu News Channel

3864 H 19890 3/4

Samaa TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4117 H 3333 2/3

Rohi

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4143 H 3306 3/4

Seraiki Channel

Dawn News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4127 H 3255 3/4

English News Channel

Express News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4158 H 6510 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Dunya News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4150 H 6600 3/4

Urdu News Channel

AKS TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3808 V 10340 3/4

Pakistani Movie Channel

VSH News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3809 H 2175 3/4

Balochi Channel

Royal News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3897 H 2500 3/4

Urdu Channel

Hadi TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3893 H 1770 3/4

Religious Channel

Dhoom TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4157 V 2850 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Sindh TV/Sindh News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3753 V 6500 3/4

Sindhi Channel

Ziaqa TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3883 H 3000 3/4

Food Channel

N Vibe

Paksat 38.0 oE

3907 V 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Kook TV / Apna News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4145 V 6000 3/4

Punjabi News Channel Sindhi Channel

Dharti TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3735 V 3333 3/4

Mehran TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3730 V 2890 3/4

Sindhi Channel

Din News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4104 H 3000 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Zam Zam TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3724 V 3255 3/4

Islamic Channel

City 42 News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3911 V 3100 3/4

Urdu News Channel

PTV Bolan

Paksat 38.0 oE

4035 H 2894 3/4

Balochi Channel

Oye

Paksat 38.0 oE

3864 H 3790 3/4

Music Channel

Punjab TV, Star Asia

Paksat 38.0 oE

3886 H 6200 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Play TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3945 H 4700 3/4

Music Channel

Haq TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3951 H 3240 3/4

Islamic Channel

N Vibe

Paksat 38.0 oE

3956 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

ARY Nick/ARY Zauq/ARY M.E.

Paksat 38.0 oE

3968 H 11480 3/4

Kids / Urdu Cooking Channel

Value TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3998 V 2850 3/4

Urdu Channel

Ravi TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3917 V 3333 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Metro One

Paksat 38.0 oE

4115 H 3333 3/4

Urdu Channel

G Kaboom

Paksat 38.0 oE

4031 H 3248 3/4

Music Channel

MTV Pakistan/Indus Vision

Paksat 38.0 oE

3814 H 4666 3/4

Music Channel

Business Plus

Paksat 38.0 oE

4110 H 3255 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Indus News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4120 H 2850 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Apna News/Kook TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3785 H 2850 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Oxygene

Paksat 38.0 oE

3797 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Channel 5

Paksat 38.0 oE

4026 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Sohni Dharti TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4149 V 2800 3/4

Agricultural Channel

Sabzbaat Balochistan

Paksat 38.0 oE

3819 V 2222 3/4

Balochi Channel Islamic Channel

Kohenoor TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4153 V 3333 3/4

PTV Global

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11224 V 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel

Aapna Des

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11260 V 27500 2/3

Kashmiri Channel Urdu News Channel

ARY News

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11390 V 27500 2/3

Geo UK/Aag TV/QTV

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11426 V 27500 2/3

Urdu Channels

DM News

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11344 H 27500 2/3

Urdu News Channel

ARY Digital M.E

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

11804 H 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel Decoder

Geo USA

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

11881 H 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel Decoder

Aaj TV

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

10930 H 27500 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Dawn News

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

12303 H 27500 3/4

English News Channel

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HOW IS HD TELEVISION BETTER THAN REGULAR TELEVISION HDTV is high definition television and it can make a huge difference in your television viewing experience. Most consumers describe the HDTV experience as being closer to watching a movie in the theater than watching a standard television set in their living room. HDTV offers a digital picture with a higher resolution than normal television screens resulting in a clearer, crisper picture. It also offers the ability to watch wide-screen movies and programs without the annoying black bars that your regular television displays(you know, the ones your mom won't stop complaining about). It is the way the movie directors intended you to watch their films.

With your current regular color television, waves are scanned at 480i. This means that at any given time there are 480 lines of a picture being sent to your television screen by your service provider. Odd lines are displayed, followed by even lines. The change happens so quickly, the human eye believes you are seeing one big picture.

With the introduction of HDTV, there are more lines transmitted (at either more than double interlaced or progressively) giving JUNE

us a higher resolution and better quality picture. For an image to be HD it must have 720 lines at a minimum. HDTV is also fully digital and you won't need to worry about the analog to digital switchover in February of 2010. Upgrading now to an HDTV will give you years of entertainment(as long as there's something worth watching on TV, if not there are movie channels and reruns of Battlestar Galactica).

In order to enjoy the HDTV experience, you will need to introduce a few things to your home. To get started, you need: A High Definition Television set with the smallest resolution a minimum of 720. If this isn't the case the TV is only "HD Compatible". That means it'll downgrade an HD signal to a normal signal and that's not what you want. High Definition television sets are available at most consumer electronic stores and online stores and they are becoming increasingly more affordable for the public. These sets are the first step in obtaining a clearer, picture that provides an experience similar to being at the football game, movie theater, boxing match, etc.

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Brazil begins

HDTV transmissions

After selecting the Japanese ISDB-T standard, considered by many experts as the more robust and versatile for the region, Brazil has begin High-Definition TV broadcasts. Brazil was one of the first countries to make its decision and one of the few that made on the field tests before making a choice, taking into account economic development issues as well. In the end, they selected the Japanese ISDB-T standard, and won several concessions from the Japanese like for instance the promise to do all set-top-box manufacturing in Brazil's industries and even install a semiconductor facility in the country. HDTV transmissions will be turned on tonight at around 8PM local time. Has promised that the cost of set-top-boxes (HDTV tuners) for existing TV sets will be of low cost and accessible even to the poor. Hélio Costa, in charge of Brazil's telecommunications is quoted on the Brazilian press today saying the cost of STBs is expected to be around 200 Brazil reais which is equal to about 112 US dollars, or £54 quid. However, the price nowadays for HDTV receivers in some shops in Sao Paulo is quoted at R$ 1.100, about $613, which the government JUNE

considers a rip-off. The same government official provides a colourful quote: "for that price, the device should establish contact with Mars and other planets and have screws made of gold. That cannot be the cost of digital set top boxes" . Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave an inauguration speech for the country's HDTV service at eight o'clock tonight in Sao Paulo which will be broadcast by all TV stations in HDTV. It remains to be seen if other countries in the region follow Brazil's lead and agree on a common standard, or if the lobbying pressure and infighting by the Americans and the EU ends up fragmenting the region into a mess of different incompatible systems. As television around the world begins its digital revolution, Brazilian authorities are considering launching their own, domestic version of the technology, a US$1 billion bet on potential demand from 180 million consumers for the new, high-tech sets. If successful, the country could justify creating its own national standard to compete with existing standards in the United States, Europe and Japan.

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FREE SATELLITE TV VIEWING

an we view free satellite TV on your computer? This is completely possible; all we need to know is how. Free satellite TV online is actually having air satellite TV channels broadcasting TV programs for free. Have this guide for you to be able to watch free satellite TV on PC. We can find this satellite TV feeds through some of the stations websites. TV programs stream free online TV programs from websites of different countries all over the world. There are other websites that offer free viewing of satellite TV programs. In order for you to trace appropriate websites that offer these satellite TV viewing, you can type in the words view satellite TV on PC, view satellite TV online, online satellite TV for free or internet satellite TV and you can then choose the websites with the programs that you want to watch. In order for you to watch satellite TV programs, your computer has to meet some essential requirements since the programs are streaming from satellite feeds. Your computer should at least have a Pentium 3 CPU or higher, speed should be higher than

C

333MHz, must have a good video graphics card, a sound card, large-sized monitor and a set of external speakers. Another way to be able to watch satellite TV programs on PC is with the use of computer satellite TV software. This gives instant viewing of satellite TV on your computer for free. No fees are needed to be paid to the TV stations since the software will be receiving free to air TV transmissions. Free to air TV broadcast allows anyone to accept and view the unencrypted transmissions legally. The satellite stations are just waiting for the software to send a signal to them. So as long as you send the stations signals, you will continue to watch free TV programs all you want. It possible to view over 300 channels worldwide when using satellite TV online. TV channels offered ranges from movies, music, live games, and news, educational to radio channels. So, all members of the family can enjoy this new technology. Satellite TV software can be downloaded at authorized online retailers.

The process of downloading the software is just easy and quick and usually lasts for about an hour for PC dummies.

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f you've ever thought about signing up for a satellite television programming package with Direct TV, there's never been a better time than the present to do it.

That's because Direct TV has hundreds of channels in a variety of programming packages that are all delivered to your home using the best in user friendly satellite television technology.

The technology that Direct TV uses is a great measurement of how dedicated it is to making the most out of your television experience. For example, all the programming is in digital television format.

Digital television is a revolutionary technology that makes it easy for satellite receiver equipment to remove all but the worst interference form a television signal.

The result is an incredibly vivid picture and clear sound that the older analog format, that was used for decade before the invention of digital television, just can't match. Another feature that's included with all Direct TV subscriptions is the on screen program guide. The on screen program guide is an interactive television listing that appears on your screen in the form of a table that looks a lot like the television

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listing that you'd find in a local newspaper or scrolling at the bottom of the picture on the TV Guide channel used by a cable television service that still uses an analog TV signal. Like the other forms that television listings can take, the on screen program guide has each of the cells of the table occupied by programs along with information about the plot, who stars in them, the year made, and the MPAA rating when available. It differs from other listings because you can scroll through the table to see what's on other channels or scroll horizontally to see what will be available to watch in the future, up to days in advance in some cases. Once you find the channel with the programming you're looking for, the on screen program guide can take you directly to it. This is a much more efficient and user friendly way than channels surfing to sort through the hundreds of channels provided by Direct TV, and it will even continue to show the picture from the channel that you're currently tuned to in the corner of the screen while the audio continues to come over the TV's speakers.

That way you won't miss anything while you're seeing what else is available to watch.

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AL JAZEERA SPORTS NEWS PROMISED Best-known for its all-news broadcasts in Arabic and English, Al Jazeera is already transmitting sport (and kids and factual) channels. Now it says it will launch a sports

news channel in Arabic. “The new Arabiclanguage channel aims to enlighten viewers about what is happening in the world of sports and provide them with comprehensive coverage of the most important international events," Mohammed Ammor, a director at Al Jazeera said. Al Jazeera’s sport channels already hold the rights to the Champions League, Italy’s top soccer games and North America’s NBA games. Ammor says the channel has also struck deals with “British channels” to provide reports, interviews and news.

GSAT DTH LAUNCHED IN PHILIPPINES Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc. (GSat) DTH has been launched in the Philippines, by a group of businessmen engaged in cable TV, content, and consumer electronics sectors. They have jointly invested $250 million in the new DTH venture. The major partners in GBMI are Philip Chien, president and CEO of Destiny Cable Inc.; Wilson Tieng, president of Solar Entertainment Corp.; and David Lim,

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president of Solid Group Inc.Lim, who is the Chairman of GSat clarified that $250 million covered only the "core facilities" needed to put up the service. "That's doesn't factor in the cost of the set top boxes." "We envision GSat to become the cable association's satellite arm," he said.

FRANSAT LAUNCHED IN FRANCE Eutelsat has launched Fransat. Broadcast from Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 3 satellite, it offers access to 18 free DTT channels, plus France Ô and four high-definition channels.

It is a subscription-free service with no time limit and based on the same revenue model as France's free terrestrial DTT service.

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MURDOCH BUYS GERMAN PAY CHANNEL Germany's biggest pay-TV channel Premiere AG, will start broadcasting under its new name: Sky Deutschland. Murdoch's

decided that the dual illumination period will remain as short as possible for cost reasons, SRG explained. Broadcasting in HDTV from 2012 will be SF 1, SF zwei, TSR 1, TSR 2, RSI LA 1 and RSI LA 2.

SRG estimates that around 150,000 Swiss households are currently able to receive HDTV channels. Around 50% of Swiss

households already have an HD-capable flat-screen television set which can be used for HD television reception by adding an HD set-top-box. SRG expects the share of HDTV households to amount to 20% by 2012.

News Corp. bought a 30.5% stake in the channel for about Euros 600 million ($845 million). The channel has been losing money for a long time, and the channel's 2.37 million subscribers keep falling. "The new management will face similar problems as the old one," said Friedrich Diel, a fund manager at Frankfurt Trust Investment, who recently sold his Premiere shares amid concern "stingy" German consumers won't fork out money for pay-TV when they have more than 30 free channels to choose from.

"Germany is Europe's biggest economy, so it's essential for Murdoch to have a local presence and he may accept more setbacks there than in other countries," said Diel.

SRG TO LAUNCH 6 HDTV CHANNELS

ANALOGUE MOBILE TV WILL BOOM While seemingly the whole world is switching to digital TV and abandoning analogue broadcasting it is worth remembering that for much of the planet analogue transmission will remain in place for years to come. One study suggests that 85% of the world’s population will be locked into analogue for several more years.

“Which,” says In-Stat,” is why the analogue mobile TV format has proved so successful in many developing markets”. One growth area is in free-to-air mobile TV. Analysts at In-Stat estimate that 54m analogue-TVenabled phones will be in the hands of consumers by the end of 2009, rising to a massive 300m by 2012.

Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse will transmit 6 of its TV channels in high definition via cable and satellite from early 2012. The simulcast in standard definition will continue until 2015, the broadcaster announced in Bern. It was

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FRENCH OVERSEAS DTT ‘WITHIN TWO YEARS' French Secretary of State in charge of overseas territories, Marie-Luce Penchard, has announced DTT will be launched in countries outside of France within two years from now.

“The launch of the first multiplex in oversea territories should occur before the end of 2011,” she said, “which is one year before digital switchover in metropolitan France.”

France’s overseas territories include Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Polynesia and French Guiana.

According to Penchard, the arrival of DTT in those territories will help them to open up the region, economically, socially and culturally speaking. DTT is currently available in 88% of the French metropolitan territory.

ISRO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF OCEANSAT-2 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Oceansat-2, a unique integrated satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones. This was disclosed by Y V N Krishnamurthy, Director of ISRO's Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre. The integration of the satellite, designed to identify potential fishing zones, assists in forecasting marine trends and coastal zone studies will also provide inputs for weather forecasting and climate studies.

Krishnamurthy said that all pre-launch tests on the functional aspects of the satellite have been successfully completed. "We are launching a satellite called Oceansat-2 based on the ocean colour and the wind vectors. This scatterometer, which gives us, the wind vectors will provide information on where the fish potential zones are and how these are moving. In a dynamic JUNE

situation also, the fishermen can get the advisories from the remote sensing information," he added. Oceansat-2 would blast off on board India's indigenous workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota located on the Indian east coast. This satellite will be an in-orbit replacement to Oceansat-1, which was launched by ISRO in May 1999 to study physical and biological aspects of oceanography.

TV CHANNELS BOOM IN 2009-10 Despite the much hyped complaints by TV channels, 2009-10 proved a boom year for television channels. 111 new satellite channels received the I&B Ministry's clearance to commence operations.

According to I&B Ministry Annual Report, out of total 394 TV channels that were granted license by the ministry till March 2009, 25% of these were licensed in 200809.

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ASIASAT 5 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED

Satellite operator AsiaSat’s latest satellite, AsiaSat 5, has been successfully launched on board a Proton launch vehicle from Baikonur. The satellite will replace AsiaSat 2 at the 100.5° East orbital slot. The new satellite has a payload comprising 26 Cband and 14 Ku-band transponders and will offer an enhanced Asian C-band footprint as well as Ku-band spotbeams covering East Asia and South Asia and a steerable Kuband beam.

TURKSAT 4A SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED TO SPACE IN 2011

The procurement process started for TURKSAT 4A satellite which planned to be launched to space in 2011,said TURKSAT Director Genera Ozkan Dalbay. He was quoted by semi-official Anatolia news agency as saying that "TURKSAT plans to manufacture the satellite at the end of the year," adding that TURKSAT would send a preliminary specification to producing companies by the end of this month informing them about the details of the satellite. "Satellite manufacturing companies will conclude the works within 1.5 months," he said. "We will call them to offer bid after examining their files. We are planning to start manufacturing of the satellite till the end of this year," Dalbay said. Dalbay also said they targeted capacity of TURKSAT 4A to be 10 percent more from TURKSAT 3A, 50 Turkish engineers will be assigned in all manufacturing processes of TURKSAT 4A. Dalbay noted that TURKSAT 1C will be thrown to space trash after launching of TURKSAT 4A in 2011. Turkey launched a satellite in June, 2008 last time and Turkey's new generation communication satellite "TURKSAT 3A" was launched from French Guianato to replace former satellite TURKSAT 1C.

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OPTUS LAUNCHES AUSTRALIAN SATELLITE

Australia's latest satellite has rocketed into space after the Optus D3 successfully lifted off from French Guiana. The Ariane 5 rocket, operated by Arianespace, lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8.08am (AEST). Optus D3 will expand the telecommunications company's satellite technology by providing redundant capabilities and expanded capacity for subscription television, free-to-air TV and voice, internet and radio services. It is the fifth Optus satellite to be launched into space since 1994 and was on board with a Japanese satellite. The Optus D3 and its two predecessors cost an estimated $600 million.

The satellite will take a few days to assume its orbit of 35,000-km above Australia. It will then undergo two months of tests before it commences commercial operations. Optus wholesale and satellite managing director Vicki Brady said the launch marked another advancement in Australia's space technology. "Our successful launch this morning represents the next advance into space by Australians as well as being an exciting milestone for Optus Satellite," Ms Brady said in a statement.

PEACE TV COMES TO MAURITIUS After Peace TV in Urdu and QTV, the satellite channel Peace TV is broadcasting in English through LSS. Namaz Esha and Tarawah are shown live from Makkah at Mauritius time.

Satellite channel Peace TV, in English and in Urdu, are broadcast all over the world in 200 countries. According to Dr Zakir Naik, Peace TV is the most popular channel and watched all over the world. In India, America and in Africa and, even in Australia, it has become a must in all families. Now Peace TV in English and in Urdu is coming to Mauritius to become the most popular channel here. Peace TV will help you to watch how all communities can live under the same umbrella. Peace TV offers you more than a hundred programmes with interviews, analysis, criticisms and precise answers to all difficult questions asked by the public, in an open spirit of dialogue.

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TROUBLE SHOOTER

DTV BROADCASTING? What Is the difference between Analog and DTV Broadcasting?

Hope you will guide me well through your magazine. (Imran Abbas, Karachi) A: DTV is an advanced broadcasting technology that replaces analog over-the-air broadcasting. Digital broadcasting allows stations to offer improved picture and sound quality along with a host of other advantages over analog broadcasting. For example, rather than being limited to providing one analog program, a broadcaster is able to offer a super sharp High Definition (HD) digital program or multiple Standard Definition (SD) digital programs simultaneously.

Digital television offers many advantages over analog television for viewing broadcast TV. A broadcaster also can use its DTV signal to provide video and data services that are not possible with analog technology.

Full-power television stations serving every market in the US are delivering DTV programming.

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FTA CHANNELS are free to air (FTA) satellite Q:2What TV channels? I want to watch most of FTA channels. (Faran Alam, Hyderabad) A: Free to Air satellite television channels are digital MPEG2 channels that are not

scrambled and do not require a subscription to view them. They are provided by many satellite and television broadcasters to allow reception any FTA satellite receiver. You can find a listing of these channels on many websites such as tracksat.com

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DISH SIZE size dish I need for the free to Q:3What air channels? My dish size is 8 foot. ( Sajid Ikram, Islamabad) A: For the C-Band signal channels you will need a 10 ft dish, however these are not as common. For KU-band channels you will need a 30 inch (76 cm) dish or larger.

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SETTING DISH ANTENNA matter how carefully I aim my Q:5No dish, it is seldom right-on the first time. Why is this? ( Rizwan, via e-mail) A: Most people make the mistake of holding the compass near the dish and try to point the dish in the same direction the compass needle is pointing. The dish is made of steel,

which deflects the compass needle a bit, and gives a false reading. That is why the satellite never seems to be exactly where you point the dish. Our alignment systems use the compass to "pre-align" the tripod, well away from the dish, and gives a very accurate alignment. When mounted, the dish is generally within 2 to 3 degrees of being "dead-on" the first time.

do I move my dish to get more Q:4How satellites and more channels?

Currently, I am getting four satellites only.

(Saqib Alam, Peshawar) A: If you have a receiver that has DiSEqC 1.2 (input switch) you can easily view more satellites and more channels by adding a DiSEqC motor to move your dish. These motors are configured to align your satellite dish with the various angles and settings.

This allows you to access many satellites with a single dish and a single receiver.

C-BAND SATELLITE many channels can be received Q:6 How with a full-size C-band satellite dish? ( Azmat Ali, Quetta)

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SATELLITE TROUBLE SHOOTER A: Full-size satellite dishes provide more viewing choices than any other TV delivery system, including cable. More than 250 channels transmit on a regular basis and another 250 transmit on an occasional basis.

The "500 channel universe" is a reality with a full-size dish.

CHANNEL RECEPTION all satellite TV channels require Q:8 Do a subscription fee? ( Shahab Khan, Balochistan)

A: No. More than 100 channels broadcast programming on a regular basis, and another 150 or more channels transmit wild feeds.

Only C-band satellite TV provides hundreds of free channels and wild feeds.

TRANSPONDER

DTV ADVANTAGE

is a transponder? I often read is digital television (DTV) Q:7 What Q:10What this word in your magazine. and what are its advantages? ( (Munawar Alam, Karachi) A: Satellite TV and radio channels are transmitted back to earth via a transponder on a satellite. C-band satellites have 24 transponders.

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Adnan, via e-mail) A: Digital television (DTV) is a new type of broadcasting technology that is transforming television as we now know it. By transmittin

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DEVICES FOR SATELLITE TV Now the time to talk about some interesting devices which enable to give you an opportunity to watch satellite TV without problem.

We begin our review from LNB (Low Noise Blockconvertor). It «hangs» in a dish’s focus and amplifies receiving signal then converts this signal into another range, the so-called IF (Input Frequency). The main LNB’s parameters are range and «noisiness». As for range there are several variants of it. LNB may be single band, dual band, triple band and full band (wide band). Noisiness is measured in dB. Naturally the less it is the better. In our days the standard of noisines is 1.0dB and lower.

One more device is polarotor. It provides for polarization. You’ll have to buy this device if you want to receive signals from different satellites. It permits to modify polarization with tuner’s help. Polarotor may be separate or built in LNB. Outward polarotor is operated by pair of wires but if it is built it is operated by main cable. LNB with built-in polarotor is called LNBF and provides just vertical and horizontal polarization. Now let’s talk about feedhorn.

This is very useful thing which transmits infocus signal to LNB’s input. Construction

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of feedhorn depends on the type of satellite dish (offset or prime focus). Ideally each dish must have its own feedhorn. And at last some words about cables. In satellite TV a standard coaxial cable conforms.

Besides cable you’ll need so-called Fconnectors. These special cable headers which are fixed on a cable. One of them connects to LNB’s output and another connects to a tuner’s input. Outward appearance of F-connectors looks like a usual BNC cable header but smaller.

If you have outward polarotor and actuator you’ll need additional wires. But now there are special cables which contain coaxial cable and a few additional wires for attaching different devices. Size does make a difference! If you're using a digital 4DTV satellite system, use a larger satellite dish.

Skyvision recommends a minimum of an 8.5' satellite dish for digital C-band reception. Multi-satellite dishes can pick up data transmissions from several satellite dishes at the same time. Its design enables simultaneous reception from multiple different satellite locations without having to reposition the dish. DTH dishes are used in a single residence. SMATV, or Satellite Master Antenna Dishes, on the other hand, are shared among numerous dwellings. It is also called Communal Antenna Broadcast Distribution.

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DIRECT BROADCAST

VIA SATELLITE

Direct broadcast satellite, (DBS) also known as "Direct-To-Home" is a relatively recent development in the world of television distribution. “Direct broadcast satellite” can either refer to the communications satellites themselves that deliver DBS service or the actual television service. DBS systems are commonly referred to as "mini-dish" systems. DBS uses the upper portion of the Ku band, as well as portions of the Ka band.

Modified DBS systems can also run on Cband satellites and have been used by some networks in the past to get around legislation by some countries against reception of Ku-band transmissions.

Most of the DBS systems use the DVB-S standard for transmission. With Pay-TV services, the datastream is encrypted and requires proprietary reception equipment.

While the underlying reception technology is similar, the Pay-TV technology is proprietary, often consisting of a Conditional Access Module and smart card.

This measure assures satellite television providers that only authorised, paying subscribers have access to Pay TV content but at the same time can allow free-to-air (FTA) channels to be viewed even by the people with standard equipment (DBS receivers without the Conditional Access Modules) available in the market.

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developed television markets get their programming through a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) provider, such as DISH TV or DTH platform. The provider selects programs and broadcasts them to subscribers as a set package. Basically, the provider’s goal is to bring dozens or even hundreds of channels to the customers television in a form that approximates the competition from Cable TV. Unlike earlier programming, the provider’s broadcast is completely digital, which means it has high picture and stereo sound quality. Early satellite television was broadcast in C-band - radio in the 3.4-gigahertz (GHz) to 7 GHz frequency range. Digital broadcast satellite transmits programming in the Ku frequency range (10 GHz to 14 GHz ). There are five major components involved in a direct to home (DTH) satellite system: the programming source, the broadcast center, the satellite, the satellite dish and the receiver.

Programming sources are simply the channels that provide programming for broadcast. The provider (the DTH platform) doesn’t create original programming itself; it pays other companies (HBO, for example, or ESPN or STAR TV or Sahara etc.) for the right to broadcast their content via satellite. In this way, the provider is kind of like a broker between the viewer and the actual programming sources.

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ABS 5 (146°E)

Dish Size 08-10 ft

Dish Size 06-10 ft

Dish Size 08 ft

Asiasat 4 (122° E) 4

Dish Size 06-08 ft

Chinasat 6B(115.5°E) 6B

Apstar 6 (134°E) 6

Express AM 3 (140°E) AM 3

Dish Size 08 ft

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JC Sat 3 (128.8° E) 3

Telestar 18 (138°E)18

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Telkom1&AAP-1(108.2°E)

Dish Size 08 ft

Asiasat 3S (105.5°E) 3S

Palapa C-2 & Koreasat 2 (113° E) 2 C-2

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Asiasat 5 (100.5°E) 5

Chinasat 1 (110.5°E)

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Measat 1 (91.5째E)1

Dish Size 08 ft

Yamal 201 (90째E) 201

Insat 3A (93.5째E) 3A

NSS 6 (95째E) 6

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Intelsat 709(85.2째E) 709

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Thaicom 2/5 (78.5째E) 2/5

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Telstar 10 (76.5째E) 2/3

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NSS 703 (57°E)

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Intelsat 12 (45.0°E)12

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Afristar (20.0°E)

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Hot Bird 6//8/9 (13째E) 6/8/9

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Atlantic Bird 1 (12.5°W)

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DIGITAL & HDTV CHART

Asiasat 5 (100.5°E) 3S

Astra 1H-1M (19.2°E) 1H-1M Measat 1 (91.5°E)1

Intelsat 12 (45.0°E) 12

Türksat 2A (42.0°E) 2A

Hot Bird 6/7A/9 (13.0°E) 6/7A/9

Hellas Sat 2 (39.0°E) 2

Eutelsat W4 (36.0°E) W4

Eurobird 1 & Astra 2A/2B/2D (28.2°E) Dish Size 8 ft

Intelsat 903 (34.5°W)

1

2A/2B/2D

EuroBird 9A (9.0°E)

HDTV CHANNELS ARE AS BELOW:

Badr 4/6 (26.0°E) 4/6

9A

Eutelsat W3A (7.0°E)

W3A

Optus B1 (160.0°E)

Koreasat 3 (116.0°E)

3

Eurobird 2 (25.5°E) 2

Astra 1D (23.5°E) 1D

Last Updated On 24th May 2011 for more detail log-on to www.tracksat.com

ChinaSat 6B (115.0°E) 6B

JUNE

24th May 2011

98

The Highly Circulated Satellite Magazine

2011