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The satellite Astra 1F (19,2nd East) is the manager of expressing Art HD. It does across the frequency 11.362-H his MHz (MR. 22000, FEC 5/6), with a 26 MHz band and that up to the date was used either by any television nor any service. The sign is transmitted in DVB-S2 / MPEG4 / H264-AVC.

The official emission of this franco-German cultural chain will take place on July 1 but his sign can already be received in the stated parameters. Art HD is born late and preceded of several "frustrated" announcements on the starting of the chain in high definition.

In the first stage, Art HD will take German as an original language version but also it will be able to be listened in French across a secondary audio channel. The forecasts also aim that Art HD will have his second version only in French from October, also across 19,2nd East of the satellites Astra.

For the German market of the television in high definition, the starting of Art HD is very positive after the disappearance openly of Sat.1 and Kabel HD.

With this emission in high definition, the number of channels of available HDTV across the System of Satellites Astra increases up to coming to the 35. Astra therefore reinforces his position as the biggest platform of HD in Europe.

"The throwing of Art HD confirms once again that the emission in Alta Definición is in his moment summit", mentioned Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES Astra. Also, añadío that "we are very satisfied that with Art HD, another high quality program is free in Alta Definición and he helps to increase the attraction of the offer of channels in HD of Astra."



Image of Art HD in tests

(SatCesc, 30/06/08)