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BGonaSTICK · 04-07-07, 12:30 PM

During the consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin SES-Astra will launch the new Entavio pay TV service on September 1st. About eighty Entavio enabled satellite receivers will be on show in Berlin and in the shops the next few months. The company expects no problems with the German monopoly commission (Bundeskartelamt) as Entavio will only offer new pay TV chnanels. Premiere Star is the first signed customer of the new service.

In a related development Premiere Star announced that the Hypo Vereinsbank will take a 10% share in the company. According to CEO Wolfram Winter the new pay TV platform expects to win 400,000 DTH subscribers within the next two years and reach a turnover of 200 million euro.

Source: broadbandtv

Analoguesat · 04-07-07, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BGonaSTICK

About eighty Entavio enabled satellite receivers will be on show in Berlin and in the shops the next few months.

Wow - lots of receivers ready!

wod · 04-07-07, 07:58 PM

so does that mean we will lose alot of channels from fta ?

Analoguesat · 05-07-07, 08:21 AM

Some of the private German channels will be going scrambled, although the "national channels" ARD ZDF etc will be staying clear.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	September launch for Entavio During the consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin SES-Astra will launch the new Entavio pay TV service on September 1st. About eighty Entavio enabled satellite receivers will be on show in Berlin and in the shops the next few months. The company expects no problems with the German monopoly commission (Bundeskartelamt) as Entavio will only offer new pay TV chnanels. Premiere Star is the first signed customer of the new service. In a related development Premiere Star announced that the Hypo Vereinsbank will take a 10% share in the company. According to CEO Wolfram Winter the new pay TV platform expects to win 400,000 DTH subscribers within the next two years and reach a turnover of 200 million euro. Source: broadbandtv __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,299 Thanks: 18 Thanked 93 Times in 82 Posts	Re: September launch for Entavio so does that mean we will lose alot of channels from fta ?

05-07-07, 08:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: September launch for Entavio Some of the private German channels will be going scrambled, although the "national channels" ARD ZDF etc will be staying clear. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!