SBB, the biggest cable TV provider in Serbia, is about to launch a DTH package on Eutelsat W2. The SBB forum (www.sbb.co.yu) contains an unofficial list of channels that will be in the "Total TV" package. Note that TV Studio B is one of the listed channels -- hence, TV Studio B is about get its own satellite version, at least in Europe within the W2 coverage area. Could UBI work out a deal with SBB to bring TV Studio B to Telstar 10?<br /><br />------------------------------------------------<br />Osnovni paket Total TV:<br />Cena: 590,00 Din (6,70 €)<br /><br />1. RTS 1<br />2. RTS 2<br />3. BK TV<br />4. B92<br />5. STUDIO B<br />6. SOS<br />7. TV PINK<br />8. ART<br />9. TV 5<br />10. SUPER TV<br />11. BN<br />12. VIASAT EXPLORER<br />13. VIASAT HISTORY<br />14. DISCOVERY CHANNEL<br />15. MOTORS TV<br />16. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC<br />17. BBC PRIME<br />18. MTV ADRIA<br />19. NICKELODEON SRBIJA<br /><br />-----------------

looks good.<br /><br />UBI have quitened down with the balkan channel news. half way through february now

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by afrisat:<br /><strong>Note that TV Studio B is one of the listed channels -- hence, TV Studio B is about get its own satellite version, at least in Europe within the W2 coverage area. Could UBI work out a deal with SBB to bring TV Studio B to Telstar 10?<br /></strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">But you've also got RTS 1, RTS 2, BK TV, B92, TV PINK on there aswell. Maybe this is just for the territory of Serbia and Montenegro.

afrisat, I don't think you read the press release properly, "TOTALTV je prevashodno namenjen tržištu Srbije i Crne Gore, a plani­rano je formiranje programskih paketa i za tržišta iz okruženja (Makedon­sko, BiH ili Hrvatsko)."

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by reuder:<br /><strong>"TOTALTV je prevashodno namenjen tržištu Srbije i Crne Gore, a plani­rano je formiranje programskih paketa i za tržišta iz okruženja (Makedon­sko, BiH ili Hrvatsko)." </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Translation: TOTALTV is aimed at the SiCG market, although it's planned a seperate programming packet will be formulated for the Macedonian, BiH and Croatian markets"

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by afrisat:<br /><strong> SBB, the biggest cable TV provider in Serbia, is about to launch a DTH package on Eutelsat W2. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">SBB is a cable provider providing DTH service for Serbia and (possibly) surrounding countries. W2 will be used ONLY for distribution of signals between cable operators in Serbia (and surrounding countries)<br /><br />Hence the names of Serbian channels on offer. All of them are Terrestrial.<br /><br />It would be nice but unfortunately it's for Serbia only <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/default/frown.gif" /> <br /><br /> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by afrisat:<br /><strong> <br />Osnovni paket Total TV:<br />Cena: 590,00 Din (6,70 €)<br /><br />1. RTS 1<br />2. RTS 2<br />3. BK TV<br />4. B92<br />5. STUDIO B<br />6. SOS<br />7. TV PINK<br />8. ART<br />9. TV 5<br />10. SUPER TV<br />11. BN<br /><br />.....Foreign Channels....<br /><br />----------------- </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Maybe one day... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/default/rolleyes.gif" />

My understanding is that W2 will be used for the distribution of those channels to any legitimate subscriber in Serbia (not just to cable providers), at the cost of 6,70 €. The point is that any user in Europe will be able to watch those channels, if they have a friend who resides in Serbia who can buy the card for them and mail it to them. As for UBI, they could create a "specialized" TV Studio B channel based on the channel that will be on W2 -- all they would need to do would be to remove foreign movies and other such shows for which copyright exists only for broadcasting in Serbia, but leave in the news, talk shows, etc. <br /><br />On a separate note, Hot Bird 7A will be launching in 4 days. If all goes well, Telekom Srbija's TV package (which will allow for subscribers from anywhere in Europe, even if they don't reside in Serbia) should be up and running in no time.<br /><br />Here is the latest from www.kingsatonline.com (they also have screenshots from W2 on their site).<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br />Negdje ide, negdje ne ide<br />Krenuo test Total TV-a<br />Autor teksta: Redakcija, Ju&#269;er u 13:46:55<br /><br /> Srpski paket Total TV zapoeeo je sa testiranjem signala na satelitu Eutelsat W2 na 16° istoeno upravo kako je i bilo najavljeno.<br /><br />Paket trenutno testira na privremenoj frekvenciji, a kada se za to steknu uvjeti trebalo bi uslijediti preseljenje na novu frekvenciju sa novim parametrima. Parametri za prijem su slijedeai: frekvencija: 11,011 GHz Vertikalno, Symbol Rate 10851, FEC 3/4, Mpeg2 svi programi se emitiraju nekodirano. Napominjemo da je signal navedene frekvencije izrazito slab te ga je izuzetno teško uhvatiti na širem podrueju Europe. Izmjerena jakost signala iznosi samo 5.2 dB, a i sam SBB potvrdio je da se radi o takvoj vrsti signala koji bi u normalnim okolnostima bio dostupan samo onim korisnicima sa antenama vrlo velikog promjera.<br /><br />Eetvrtak, 16.02.2006 u 01:40<br /><br />Dakako, ta situacija neae trajno ostati ovakva - nakon što se obave nužni testovi i preseljenja, pojaeat ae se i jakost signala. Zasad se na navedenoj frekvenciji emitiraju slijedeai programi:<br /><br />Sport Klub<br />Sve o sportu (SOS)<br />BK Televizija (zemaljska verzija)<br />ART TV<br />Studio B (lokalni kanal, Beograd)<br /><br />Emitiraju se i identifikacije ostalih kanala, toenije još 7 identifikacija me?u kojima su i Pink, B92, RTS 1, RTS 2 i Film+. Sadašnji parametri transpondera ne omoguaavaju ubacivanje novih tv kanala bez daljnje degradacije slike. Dakle, ako je suditi po onome što kazuje pretraga, Total TV ae biti raspore?en tako što ae na jednoj frekvenciji emitirati 12, a na drugoj 14 tv programa.<br /><br />Kvaliteta slike je na zadovoljavajuaoj razini iako je kanalima na raspolaganju otprilike tek nešto više od 1/3 transpondera. Rezolucija slike na svim programima iznosi 704x576 piksela, a rabi se statistieki multipleks.<br /><br />Izmjerili smo jakost signala sa razlieitim receiverima i na razlieitim lokacijama:<br /><br />Zagreb:<br />Dreambox DM 7000 - kvaliteta signala loša, programe nije moguae pronaai<br />Dreambox DM 500 S - nema signala<br />Samsung 9500 VIACI - kvaliteta signala vrlo dobra, prona?eni svi programi<br /><br />Pula: <br />Dreambox DM 7000 - nema signala<br />Neotionbox 501 - nema signala<br /><br />Beograd:<br />Dreambox DM 7000 - kvaliteta signala vrlo dobra, prona?eni svi programi<br /><br /><br />Eetvrtak, 16.02.2006 u 13:49<br /><br />Signal neznatno pojaean, iz programske liste izbaeena BK Televizija.<br />Rezolucija na nekim programima izmjenjena: ART TV i SOS i dalje u 704x576, Sport Klub je poveaana u 720x576, a Studio B smanjena na 640x576. <br /><br />Izvor: Satelitski Forum

Let's hope that I'm wrong but I still believe it's FTA just for testing.<br /><br />Cheers! <img src="http://www.delicaparts.com/Satellite/Smilies/S_Wink.gif" alt=" - " />