New Cyfra+ package from Hot Bird

2002-01-27: After many months of uncertainty, 24th January is known on which satellite will be broadcasted Polish digital package Cyfra+, after its joint with other Polish digital package Wizja TV. Canal+ Group has decided to choice Eutelsat satellite and Hot Bird-13E system. The new joint package will start broadcasting on 1st of March.

Eutelsat strategic investment in Hispasat

2002-01-25: Eutelsat S.A. today announced that its stake in Hispasat will be increased to a minimum of 27 per cent from 21.15 per cent, thereby reinforcing its position as a key strategic shareholder in Spain's national satellite operator.

Nagravision is no longer difficult

2002-01-25: Nagravision system is now no longer difficult for hackers decode, the system is well and truely "hacked". All the packages coded in this system are now accessible on the pirate "Fun cards" and Nagravision CI modules, which can be sourced with some effort, in the Via Digital and TV Cabo packages.

TV Puls will change analogue transponder

2002-01-25: TV Puls will change analogous transponder on Astra 1E satellite. Untill now, it was broadcasting on transponder 51, with frequencies 10,743H. It will be available from 23 transponder soon.

Russian Soyuz in Kourou spaceport

2002-01-25: The installation project of Russian launcher in the Arianespace space Center in guyanais Kourou should be the subject of decision in June. At the moment, Russia does not accept the French conditions - participation in the financing, delivery price and clause of exclusiveness.

New Viaccess Mk2 system

2002-01-25: Viaccess, as the other coding system owners are introducing a new version of the system, so-called Mk2, which is reported to protect the system from hackers. This system became, together with Irdeto and Seca, the most "hacked" system by hackers, allowing viewing of all platforms including porno channels etc.

"Chacarte" operation

2002-01-25: On Italian Sat Expo 2001 representative of Tele+ Digitale have claimed, that Canal+ will exchange all coding cards very soon. The reason is introduction a famous Super Encryption,also well-known under the name Seca 2 or SuperSeca. When?

Eutelsat breaks the 1000 TV channel barrier

2002-01-25: Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, has celebrated the end of a momentous year by clocking up over 1,000 television channels on its satellites.

He end of gravy train? Not Likely!

2002-01-25: In the last few weeks, the economy as a whole, and with it satellite television, has taken something of a downturn. We could, of course, all blame Osama bin Laden and the events of 11 September. However, as horrific as those events were, satellite television at retail and wholesale level in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland was inevitably going to come up against a diminishing market at some point in time, at least as far as certain products were concerned.

BEC DB6800 IRCI multi-system receiver

2002-01-25: BEC DB6800 IRCI receiver set, manufactured by Taiwanese Benjamin Electronics Corporation (BEC) company, is one of the best receivers from the BEC-DB6800 range of receivers. It is the latest range of receivers from BEC and supersedes the BEC-DB6600 series.