HBO HD from 1 April to Skylink
TradeTec and Towercom Skylink satellite platform operators, plan to extend the offer of a further fee channel. In addition to the return of children's Channel bebe tv standard definition, from 1 April 2010 a package of Skylink will also include a station in high definition HBO HD. Movie channel HBO is currently offered only in the pages of Skylink in standard definition.
Skylink wanting to meet the increasing demand of customers, also offers HBO HD, which gives the same content as the SD version, but with a higher image quality (newer movies in 1080i HD, and convert older SD).
Skylink offer HD programs now includes eight (CT HD, Nova HD Showcase, Discovery HD, History HD, Eurosport HD, Nova Sport, Brava HDTV Filmbox HD) - including six paid and one movie channel - Filmbox HD.
Technical parameters HBO HD (1 April):
ASTRA 1G (23.5 E)
12.110 GHz, pol. H, SR 27500, FEC 9/10, DVB-S2/QPSK