Sudan Television - filtering the humanitarian crisis
Nobody really knows how many people have died during the current conflict in Sudanese region of Darfur. The United Nations says that more than two million of the estimated six million population have fled their homes, but the organisation is reluctant to estimate how many people have perished. Some analysts estimate that the death toll could be as high as 350,000. Read more ...
Nobody really knows how many people have died during the current conflict in Sudanese region of Darfur. The United Nations says that more than two million of the estimated six million population have fled their homes, but the organisation is reluctant to estimate how many people have perished. Some analysts estimate that the death toll could be as high as 350,000. Read more ...
China Central Television - One billion viewers daily
In the late 1970's, China had less than one television receiver per 100 citizens with fewer than ten million Chinese people having access to a television set. Today it is estimated that there are now about 25 television sets per 100 people and that roughly a billion Chinese have access to television. To feed this massive audience there are over 700 conventional television stations now in China. Read more ...
In the late 1970's, China had less than one television receiver per 100 citizens with fewer than ten million Chinese people having access to a television set. Today it is estimated that there are now about 25 television sets per 100 people and that roughly a billion Chinese have access to television. To feed this massive audience there are over 700 conventional television stations now in China. Read more ...
Television New Zealand - Kiwi news for Antarctica?
A feed of Television New Zealand's TV One News has become a welcome addition to the free-to-air television offerings to be found on Panamsat 2. The feed is not intended for direct-to-home viewing, in fact the exact reason why the 6PM nightly news from Auckland is being transmitted across the Asia-Pacific is yet to be confirmed by us here at Satdirectory. Some satellite viewers have conjectured that the daily broadcast is intended for the inhabitants of New Zealand's Antarctica outpost, Scott Base. Read more ...
A feed of Television New Zealand's TV One News has become a welcome addition to the free-to-air television offerings to be found on Panamsat 2. The feed is not intended for direct-to-home viewing, in fact the exact reason why the 6PM nightly news from Auckland is being transmitted across the Asia-Pacific is yet to be confirmed by us here at Satdirectory. Some satellite viewers have conjectured that the daily broadcast is intended for the inhabitants of New Zealand's Antarctica outpost, Scott Base. Read more ...
Tahiti - Experience the lure of the Polynesian islands
Spectacular mountain peaks tower over dense rainforests of soft ferns and bright tropical flowers that reach down to white or black sand beaches. Sounds inviting doesn't it? French Polynesia's leading television and radio channels are an easy catch for satellite dish owners in Australia and New Zealand. Tahiti is perhaps the ultimate "laid back" virtual travel destination for the armchair explorer. Read more ...
Spectacular mountain peaks tower over dense rainforests of soft ferns and bright tropical flowers that reach down to white or black sand beaches. Sounds inviting doesn't it? French Polynesia's leading television and radio channels are an easy catch for satellite dish owners in Australia and New Zealand. Tahiti is perhaps the ultimate "laid back" virtual travel destination for the armchair explorer. Read more ...
France Ô - Caribbean, African & Pacific voices in French
France Ô, a 24 hour, French language multicultural channel is one of the most watched channels here at the Satdirectory HQ. The station draws from programing produced by the various French overseas broadcast operations worldwide. France Ô presents the identity, personalities and culture of the overseas outposts to viewers in continental France as well as the wider French speaking community. Read more ...
France Ô, a 24 hour, French language multicultural channel is one of the most watched channels here at the Satdirectory HQ. The station draws from programing produced by the various French overseas broadcast operations worldwide. France Ô presents the identity, personalities and culture of the overseas outposts to viewers in continental France as well as the wider French speaking community. Read more ...
MediaExplorer is all about guiding you to interesting and exotic media that can be received by back-yard dishes in Australia and New Zealand. Profiles of selected free-to-air satellite broadcasters are regularly added here to complement the DVD-ROM content on the MediaExplorer DVDs. Visit this page frequently to see the latest media offerings.
Apstar VI - A new hotbird for the Asia-Pacific region
Following the successful launch of the Apstar VI satellite on April 12th, Australia and New Zealand has gained access to an even wider selection of mainland Chinese media including radio and television from a number of provinces that have unavailable to dishes in South Eastern Australia in the past. Read more ...
Following the successful launch of the Apstar VI satellite on April 12th, Australia and New Zealand has gained access to an even wider selection of mainland Chinese media including radio and television from a number of provinces that have unavailable to dishes in South Eastern Australia in the past. Read more ...
NASA TV - Join the Shuttle crew as they return to space
The grounding of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet following the Columbia accident in 2003 is about to be lifted. NASA will return Space Shuttles to flight with the coming mission on the Shuttle Discovery. Free-to-air satellite television offers a detailed insight into spaceflight activities including shuttle missions via NASA Television. Around six hours before the launch the continuous mission coverage commences which extends right through until the mission ends some hours after the Shuttle landing. Read more ...
The grounding of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet following the Columbia accident in 2003 is about to be lifted. NASA will return Space Shuttles to flight with the coming mission on the Shuttle Discovery. Free-to-air satellite television offers a detailed insight into spaceflight activities including shuttle missions via NASA Television. Around six hours before the launch the continuous mission coverage commences which extends right through until the mission ends some hours after the Shuttle landing. Read more ...
Viewing and Listening Highlights
Xinjiang - It's a long way to the beach from Urumqi
Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, is proud of it's claim to be the furthest city in the world from an ocean. Urumqi is the gateway to the largest province in China, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a massive geopoliticaly strategic area four times the size of Japan. In the past the region was a major transit point on the Silk Road, with a series of fabled oasis's that welcomed traders traveling between Europe and East Asia. Read more ...
Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, is proud of it's claim to be the furthest city in the world from an ocean. Urumqi is the gateway to the largest province in China, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a massive geopoliticaly strategic area four times the size of Japan. In the past the region was a major transit point on the Silk Road, with a series of fabled oasis's that welcomed traders traveling between Europe and East Asia. Read more ...
World Radio Network - the global radio alternative
WRN, The World Radio Network was established in London by three former BBC Senior Staff, namely Karl Miosga, Jim Ashburner, and Jeff Cohen. Jeff was a keen shortwave listener since childhood, and he had the initial idea of a satellite radio network that could present the best output of the world's shortwave broadcasters to a much wider non-technical oriented audience. Read more ...
WRN, The World Radio Network was established in London by three former BBC Senior Staff, namely Karl Miosga, Jim Ashburner, and Jeff Cohen. Jeff was a keen shortwave listener since childhood, and he had the initial idea of a satellite radio network that could present the best output of the world's shortwave broadcasters to a much wider non-technical oriented audience. Read more ...
NASCAR - tune into live southern style entertainment
NASCAR stock car racing is arguably the lowest-tech type of motorsport on the planet. The cars run with big V8 engines that use pushrods and carburetors. Many detractors of NASCAR don't even consider it to be a legitimate sport, critics argue that NASCAR is simply repetitive driving of low-tech hotrods around an oval. Well that said, if you are looking for spectacular car accident entertainment you can't go past the NASCAR racing feeds live from the southern states of the USA on Panamsat 2. Read more ...
NASCAR stock car racing is arguably the lowest-tech type of motorsport on the planet. The cars run with big V8 engines that use pushrods and carburetors. Many detractors of NASCAR don't even consider it to be a legitimate sport, critics argue that NASCAR is simply repetitive driving of low-tech hotrods around an oval. Well that said, if you are looking for spectacular car accident entertainment you can't go past the NASCAR racing feeds live from the southern states of the USA on Panamsat 2. Read more ...
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