Hotbird 8 prepares for launch

Eutelsat’s Hotbird 8 broadcast satellite is undergoing final preparations in Baikonur for an ILS Proton Breeze M launch scheduled for August 4 at 21:48 UTC, 22:48 British Summer Time, 03:48 August.. more

Digital switchover awareness rises

Awareness of digital switchover is increasing, and older viewers are the most aware of any group, according to new research by Digital UK and Ofcom. Digital UK, the public service broadcaster.. more

Film4 goes free from 23rd July

Channel 4’s film channel, Film4, will relaunch as a free service on Sunday 23rd July at 9pm, with the free-to-air premiere of Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning film, Lost in Translation (2003), starring.. more

HOTBIRD 8 will use Breeze M

HOT BIRD 8 signals Breeze M Return to Flight International Launch Services (ILS) has scheduled its next Proton mission for Aug. 5 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Aug. 4 GMT) with the launch of the HOT BIRD 8 satellite for Eutelsat. Following that, ILS plans two additional.. more