MBC Channels leave the satellite Nilesat 102

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MBC Channels leave the satellite Nilesat 102

Published: 09.03.2011, 17:19 TODAY!

Arab media company MBC Group, the family ceased distribution channel for the MBC satellite Nilesat 102 at the orbital position of 7 ° W. From Tuesday, March 8, 2011 programs are available only on satellite Atlantic Bird 4A, which works as a 7.2 ° W.

Packet MBC worked Freq 11.938 GHz, pol V, SR 27500, FEC 3 / 4 and included station MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Drama, MBC Action, MBC Max and channel Al Arabiya Citruss TV Hawas TV Wanasah, Abu Dhabi Drama Zee Aflam and Al Aan TV. Transponder 11.938 GHz is not currently used.

Channels MBC 1, MBC 2, MBC 4 and MBC Action MBC Max is now broadcast only on satellite Atlantic Bird 4 A (7.2 ° W) on the frequency 12.437 GHz, pol H SR 27500, FEC 3 / 4, DVB-S/QPSK. Posting is still distributed under the FTA.

Moving programs from the MBC satellite Nilesat 102 Atlantic Bird 4A revenue conditions have worsened significantly in Central Europe. The Czech Republic is required to receive the dish diameter 200 cm. Better conditions are receiving towards the southeast.

Currently, the only income the Arab satellite station MBC Badr 4 at the orbital position of 26 ° E. Package MBC channels are broadcast on the frequency 11.919 GHz, pol H SR 27500, FEC 3 / 4, DVB-S/QPSK. To receive a transponder is required from the dish diameter of 90 cm.

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MBC TV channels and Al Arabiya jammed
March 10th, 2011 - 10:44 UTC
by Andy Sennitt.

The Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) television channels, including the 24-hour news service Al Arabiya, have been jammed and their officials said they had no idea where the jamming came from.

The group’s 12 satellite TV channels went off air on Tuesday night and most of them were still off today, prompting the company to announce alternative frequencies for the viewers to see the channels. The jamming also affected the news service Al Arabiya, which said it had received many calls enquiring about the disruption.

The Saudi-owned MBC, the first private free-to-air satellite broadcasting firm in the Arab world transmits via a satellite owned by the Egyptian group Nilesat. “Sources inside MBC said they do not know yet who is doing the jamming of its channels and why,” the Saudi Sabq newspaper said. But according to a late night announcement by Al Arabiya, the jamming is possibly coming from “somewhere southeast of Tripoli” in Libya.

MBC was launched in London in 1991 and later moved its headquarters to Dubai. The company, owned by a group of Saudi businessmen and chaired by Sheikh Walid Al-Ibrahim, comprises 12 channels including Al Arabiya, MBC 1, MBC2, MBC 3, MBC 4, MBC Action, MBC Drama, MBC Max and others.