ProSiebenSAT.1 LAUNCHES HD + TRIAL
'' German TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has commenced high-definition test transmissions of its free-to-air channels Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins using the HDTV platform HD+ operated by SES Astra.
The channels use the frequency 11.464 GHz H (SR 22,000, FEC 2/3) on Astra (19.2° East) which German travel shopping channel sonnenklar.TV occupied in analogue until the end of last year. The channel can now only be received in digital via Astra.
Sat.1 HD, ProSieben HD and kabel eins HD are currently showing a free-to-air trailer with the signals encrypted in Nagravision. Regular launch is set for January 31. For reception of HD+, which has been used by RTL and VOX in high-definition since November 1 2009, viewers have to pay a yearly fee of €50, the first 12 months being free.
The first programmes which Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins will screen in the new TV technology are Hollywood movies such as parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, action film Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, live soccer games, US series, events with celebrity TV host Stefan Raab, German made-for-TV movies and in-house produced soap operas. Programmes not produced in high-definition will be up-converted with the share of original HD content to be gradually expanded.
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