| Subject: Re: FTA Programs in English at Eutelsat 36W? |
Author:
Lew
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Date Posted: 11:00:44 01/08/04 Thu
In reply to:
jno
's message, "Re: FTA Programs in English at Eutelsat 36W?" on 07:31:07 01/08/04 Thu
>@Lew
>
>I have looked into getting a UPC subscription, but as
>I have the $ky Fam. Pack already, most of the
>channels, except Hallmark I have already - which is I
>why I wanted to know if they are FTA and, actually
>watchable in English as the lyngsat site suggests.
>
>As far as I am aware, one of my mates in Hungary told
>me that via UPC these channels are only available in
>local languages and not changeable - so, I go back to
>my original question - is anyone actually watching
>these channel FTA in English? I'm really after the
>Hallmark channel!
>
>Anyone watching these at the moment?
>>>Question! Is anyone out there picking up the FTA
>>>channels on Eutelsat W4 at 36E?
>>>
>>>Here is the footprint:
>>>http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/36ew4.html#
>>>
>>>and here is the program list:
>>>http://www.lyngsat.com/ew4.shtml
>>>
>>>According to this info, the following channels have
>>>English soundtracks: Nickelodeon CIS;Animal Planet
>>>Europe;Discovery Channel Russia;Hallmark Channel
>>>Russia & Middle East;Discovery Travel & Adventure;Fox
>>>Kids Russia & Turkey;Cartoon Network UK;TCM
>>>UK;Discovery Civilisation;Discovery Science Channel
>>>
>>>This bird is way way outside the UK footprint, but I
>>>wondered if anyone out there from Austria, Slovakia
>or
>>>Hungary or eastwards is able to pick up these Russian
>>>channels and if they have an English soundtrack?
>>>
>>>Would be nice to see the Hallmark Channel in English
>-
>>>has anyone out there seen these and can tell us how
>>>much English is on them?
>>>
>>>Regards!!
>>
>>Do you live in Austria, jno? If you do, and you've got
>>a mate in the Czech Republic, Slovakia or Hungary, you
>>could get them to take out a UPC Direct subscription
>>and send you the card (it's not tied to the box, thank
>>God). You get two versions of Hallmark, National
>>Geographic, Discovery, Fox Kids and BBC Prime all in
>>English. Unfortunately the buggers dropped TCM and
>>Cartoon Network last week last week.It costs about 140
>>quid a year.
Your mate's probably watching Hallmark using the UPC supplied STB. I use my own one with a UPC card (they allow you to), and so I can switch the soundtrack on most of the stations (including the Hungarian Hallmark).
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