New satellite Astra 1N being launched 1st July 2011

SES Astra are due to launch a new satellite. Astra 1N will launch on Friday 1st July 2011.
Astra 1N was designed to be placed at 19 eat, and provide new satellite capacity for Western Europe, like Spain, France and Germany. However, Astra have said that 1N will initially be deployed at 28 east, providing more satellite TV capacity for UK broadcasters like Sky, BBC and ITV and Freesat, and to help

Top Ten UK TV programmes 2010

Here is a list of the top ten most watched UK TV programmes this year (until 19th Dec!)


Top 10 TV shows

Rank, Title, Channel, Date, 000s, Share %,



1 The X Factor Results ITV1 12/12/2010 17,709 55
2 World Cup 2010: England v Germany BBC1 27/06/2010 17,452 81
3 EastEnders BBC1 19/02/2010 16,407 57
4 Coronation Street ITV1 06/12/2010 14,747 48
5 World Cup

ITV1+1 testing starts : frequency details

The first ITV1+1 region has started testing on Astra 2D

Frequency 10891 H 22000 5/6

Tagged as 10145

This is just one region out of the expected 6

And as it is on an Astra 2d horizontal frequency will not be available all day in the Costa Blanca

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2010 Football World Cup on UK TV Channels

2010 Football World Cup on UK TV Channels



2010 Football World Cup in South Africa will be available on many UK TV channels (BBC and ITV) and on Spanish TV (Cuatro, Telecinco and D+). Expect them to be available on BBC HD and ITV HD.

The first batch of 2010 Football world cup matches to be shown on BBC and ITV have been announced.....


Friday 11.06.10
1500 South Africa v Mexico ITV