Astra 2D Related
Boeing - Astra 2D Information about the Astra 2D satellite.
Launching 2D Astra 2D launch 19th December 2000.
SES Astra Astra 2D Factsheet Fact sheet on Astra 2D (PDF).

Dishes
Channelmaster Channelmaster dishes and equipment.
Gibertini Italian dish manufacturer, dishes up to 150cm.

LNBs
Best Manufacturers of the lowest noise LNB on the market (0.1dB).
Invacom LNB manufacturer.
MTI LNB manufacturer based in Taiwan.
Smart Titanium German LNB manufacturer.

Broadcasters & Digital Platforms

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBC Food BBC channel about food.
BBC America Entertainment channel, only available in the United States.
BBC Canada Entertainment channel, only available in Canada.
BBC Entertainment The BBC's international entertainment channel.
BBC Kids Childrens channel, available only in Canada.
BBC Lifestyle Lifestyle programming, currently available in Singapore.
BBC Knowledge Factual and documentry channel, currently available in Asia.
BBC Prime The BBC's international entertainment channel.
BBC World The BBC's international news channel.
BBC Worldwide The commercial arm of the BBC.
CBeebies International version of the BBC's pre-school channel.
Channel 4 Britain's fourth national TV channel.
Five Britain's fifth national TV channel.
ITV Britain's first commercial TV channel.
Freesat Freesat is a Public Service digital satellite platform, from the BBC and ITV launching in 2008.
Freesat from Sky Sky's Freesat service.
Freeview Free-To-Air digital terrestrial platform in the UK.
Radio Caroline In 2004 Radio Caroline celebrated 40 years since we broke the BBC's radio monopoly in the UK when we began broadcasting at Easter 1964.
S4C - Sianel Pedwar Cymru Welsh language Channel Four for Wales.
Sky Digital British digital satellite broadcaster.

Publications
Radio Times British TV and radio listings.
SAT Kurier Polish satellite magazine and site, available in English.
What Satellite TV UK's main satellite magazine.

Reception Information
Astra 2D Footprint Swedish Microvave's Astra 2D footprint
KingOfSat Frequency and channel listing.
Lyngsat Satellite Frequency and channel listing.
Reception of the BBC-programmes (Astra 2D) Information on reception of the Astra 2D satellite in Germany, also available in German.
Reception Advice and issues Noise, Signal Loss, background and system noise, earth thermal noise, freespace loss, rainfade, terrestrial interference, potential interference frequency chart, side lobe discussion, avoiding Terrestrial Interferance, unavoidable Terrestrial Interferance, solar outage.
Sams home Page Lots of technical information about Sky Digital.
Sky FAQ Sky digital FAQ.
TriaxMan's SatLex Information on dish sizes and how to read a satellite footprint.

Media & Satellite Information
Alsat Shop & Forum The Forum contains satellite and encryption information, some of the content on this site may be illegal under EU or other legislation. The link to this site is provided for educational purposes only.

Brand Republic Advertising, Marketing, Media and PR site.

Broadcast Now TV and Radio website.
DigiTAG Digital Terrestrial Television Action Group
Digital-Lifestyles Where media and technology converge.
Digital Spy For the latest news and gossip from the world of entertainment and television and radio.
The Digital Television Group The Digital TV Group (DTG) is the industry association for Digital Television in the UK: an independent body facilitating the rapid rollout of digital television and convergence across the communications industry.
David's Transmitter World Information and photographs about transmitters and associated equipment. 
The Dish News, channel and frequency listings.
Join Freesat A guide to the Freesat satellite TV service.
Media UK The critically-acclaimed independent media directory for the UK.
mb21 Site by Mike brown, Teletext then & now, UK transmitters information and gallery, Technostalgia and much more!
Plusworld - Sky+ Information about Sky+.
RadioCentre Shaping commercial radio's future RadioCentre formed in July 2006 from the merger of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA). Its members consist of the overwhelming majority of UK Commercial Radio stations who fund the organisation.
Satellites.co.uk British satellite Forum.
Telly Aerial Information on Freeview, Top Up TV, and DTTV in the UK, Europe and around the World.
The UK Campaign for Logo Free TV Campaign to remove on-screen logos from British TV.
Timo's Links Some good Media Links.
TV Forum A UK based active website discussing television presentation and related topics. This site has no connection with and is not endorsed by any broadcaster.
WILDSAT Wild Pete's Sky Channel Guide.

Irish Media
BCI Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.
Channel 6 Commercial channel in Ireland.
DCMNR Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
Irish Satellite Board News, views and information about satellite in Ireland.
Irish TV The story of Irish TV past and present.
RTÉ Interactive Ireland's national broadcaster.
RTÉ Radio Services RTÉ is Ireland's national Public Service Broadcaster, serving the public by telling the stories of Ireland's relationship with itself and with the rest of the world.
TG4 Telefis Na Gaeilge Irish language channel.
TV3 Ireland Ireland's first commercial TV channel.

International
Blinx TV Search over 4,000,000 hours of TV and viral video content at the world's largest video search engine.
Czech & Slovak Satellite DX Club Satellite club site in Slovak, contains many pictures from Astra 2D.
EICTA EICTA was formed in 1999 as the European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association by the consolidation of the two former European federations of the information and telecommunications industries.
Eurobird The Eurobird section at the Eutelsat website.
Flysat Satellite website available in both English and Turkish.
imvite Watch free online TV or listen to live radio, excellent quality.
Isat Search Engine Satellite broadcast Search Engine.
Lyngsat World wide satellite listings, channels and frequencies.
Sattv.dk News and information on the digital world, in Danish.
Satzentrale German satellite Forum, in German.
SES Astra The home for SES-Astra, ownwers of the Astra satellite fleet.

HDTV
HDTV Expert HDTV Expert offer advice, help and buying tips for HDTV - the new High Definition Television format.
HDTVorg HDTVorg is an independent guide for all things high definition. Get the latest news and reviews for lcd, plasma, HDDVD products and more.
HDTV UK News and information on HD.

Television & Radio Nostalgia
British Vintage Wireless Society The British Vintage Wireless Society (BVWS) is a society of approximately 1700 World-wide members sharing a common interest in the preservation and communication of technical and historical data, and the preservation and restoration of Vintage radio and related equipment.
Cherished Television British television history.
Pember's Ponderings British TV nostalgia, Teletext, transmitters, Testcards, the 405-Line Television System, and much more.
Radio Rewind Unofficial History of BBC Radio 1.
Transdiffusion Broadcasting System Transdiffusion Broadcasting System (TBS), a not-for-profit historical society dedicated to documenting and preserving broadcasting history.
TV & Radio Bits Bits and pieces about UK television and radio.

British Soaps
Coronation Street The official site featuring news, story updates, preview movies, quiz, activities and a message board.
corrie.net The Coronation Street Fans website.
EastEnders The official site featuring news and story updates.
Emmerdale The official site featuring news, story updates, preview movies, quiz, activities and a message board.
Hollyoaks The official site at Channel Four.

Expatriot Links
Anglo Info Life on the Côte d'Azur, in English.
British Expats.com A place for British expats around the world to connect and share experiences of living in a different country.
Expatriate Base Your complete guide for Expatriates in Spain and Europe.
Expats.org.uk A free source of information for British expatriates, contracting or living overseas, almost an expats yellow pages.
Lost in France If your planning to move to France check out their information pages they have plenty of advice on living and working in France.
Spain Expat.com SpainExpat.com endeavours to provide information to expats moving to, or already living in Spain.
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