Al Jazeera Balkans chooses Eutelsat’s W3C satellite

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Al Jazeera Balkans will start November 11, 2011

Al Jazeera Balkans will start November 11, 2011

published: 07.11.2011, 15:28 TODAY!


Al Jazeera (Al Jazeera Balkans), which is part of the Qatari television network Al Jazeera, will start regular broadcasts on Friday, November 11, 2011. The station will broadcast via the Eutelsat W3C (16 ° E), technical tests on position 16 ° E have already started 2.11.2011.

Channel Al Jazeera Balkans in Bosnia and Herzegovina, available on most cable operators offer and now also via the Eutelsat W2M satellite at position 16 ° E Freq to 12.677 GHz, pol H, SR 2800, FEC 3 / 4, DVB-S / QPSK. The station identifies the name Aljazeera-TEST. On Wednesday morning, will be broadcast reaches the new satellite Eutelsat W3C.

On the night of 8 to 9 November will be to move all programs and services from satellites Eutelsat W2M, Eutelsat Eurobird Sesat and 16A on the new satellite Eutelsat W3C. It is not yet clear whether the change in the satellite station will change the parameters of income.

According to initial information will be provided by Al Jazeera Balkans in all countries of former Yugoslavia, via satellite, IPTV and cable operators.

 

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Al Jazeera Balkans chooses Eutelsat’s W3C satellite
November 10th, 2011 - 15:46 UTC
by Andy Sennitt.

Eutelsat Communications has announced that its W3C satellite has been selected by Al Jazeera Balkans to broadcast its new network to viewers across Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. Al Jazeera Balkans has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat for capacity on W3C for its new channel which will go live tomorrow at 6 pm local time. Al Jazeera Balkans is the 23rd to launch in the Al Jazeera network.

Broadcasting free-to-air, Al Jazeera Balkans will use Eutelsat’s W3C satellite at 16° East to reach homes in Central Europe connected to cable networks or equipped for Direct-to-Home reception. The channel’s focus will be on news, with one-hour and shorter news programmes as well as documentaries and political and economic shows. Its state-of-the-art studios in Sarajevo also host the satellite uplink to W3C. Reporting will be complemented by studios in Zagreb Belgrade and Skopje and correspondents in Podgorica, Priština, Mostar and Banja Luka, as well as Washington, London, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul and Jerusalem. The channel will also receive support from more than 70 Al Jazeera network bureaux around the globe.

Launched in October and in full commercial service since November 9, Eutelsat’s W3C satellite is delivering new resources for dynamic broadcasting markets in Central Europe via a high-power beam optimised for TV reception. Eutelsat’s 16° East location is already the leading neighbourhood for Central Europe, broadcasting into 11 million homes. W3C will further consolidate Eutelsat’s support for individual channels and pay-TV platforms.

How to receive Al Jazeera Balkans:

W3C Orbital position: 16° East
Downlink frequency: 12.677 MHz
Polarisation: horizontal
FEC: ¾

 

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Al Jazeera Balkans launches
06.51 Europe/London, November 11, 2011 By Chris Dziadul

Al Jazeera Balkans will make its debut today (November 11), distributed free to air by Eutelsat W3 at 16 degrees East to viewers connected to cable networks or equipped for DTH reception in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro.

The 23rd in the Al Jazeera network and operating from studios in Sarajevo, its focus will be on news, with one-hour or shorter programmes, as well as documentaries and political and economic shows.

Eutelsat’s W3 satellite was launched in October and has been in full commercial service since November 9, broadcasting into 11 million homes in the Central Europe region.