Sport1 renewed its partnership with satellite operator Astra..

[sanjay kumar]

German channel Sport1 renewed its partnership with satellite operator SES (Astra) to distribute its German-language free TV channel. Operator SES together with Astra Deutschland officially announced this on November 11. In the new agreement, the channel has provided long-term repeater capacity through the flagship Astra satellite at 19.2 ° E.

This means that in the future, satellite TV viewers who are fans of sports will continue to receive the free Sport1 broadcast channel at 12.480 GHz, pol. V, SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4 in SD resolution. The Sport1 channel can be watched in high definition in HD format in a version encoded on the German HD + platform at 10.803 GHz, pol. H, SR: 22000, FEC: 3/4; DVB-S2 / 8PSK, CA Nagra MA / VideoGuard.

- Today it becomes especially clear how important sport is in our society. “Through the successful extension of our contract with ASTRA Germany, we provide our viewers with the opportunity to continue to enjoy the full spectrum of top-notch sports with numerous live broadcasts, chat formats and magazines via satellite,” said Andreas Gerhardt, Sales / Regulatory Director for Sport1 GmbH.

For example, we can look forward to further expansion of our 2021/22 football coverage following the successful granting of Bundesliga Sport1 rights, including the return of the top 2 Bundesliga players to free TV on Saturday night.

- We cannot guarantee that spectators will be able to sit in the stadium. However, we are very proud that in the future, sports attractions will always be received in the best possible quality from the Astra 19.2 ° E satellite. “Another round of our successful partnership with Sport1 has begun,” said Christoph Muehleib, Managing Director of ASTRA Deutschland GmbH...