Newsletter Q2 June 2015 THOR 7 successfully launched April 26, 2015 News THOR 7 takes up residence at 1°West 02 Making waves at Norshipping 2015 06 UPC Direct secures growth capacity on THOR 7 03 CCTV signs extension for transmission services 07 via 1°West Satpoint selects TSBc for its speed and flexibility 04 NAT GEO People HD making its debut in Denmark 07 BBC Worldwide commits to 1°West for Nordic 04 distribution Increased demand for capacity ahead of the 08 European boating season Ultra HD to make its debut at 1°West with live 05 coverage of top European football Welcoming new channels to our 1°West platform 09 HDTV in Slovakia hits the right note 05 A note for your diaries: Upcoming events 10 In Focus Who will be the winners 12 Q&A with Torkel Thoresen 13 in maritime satcoms 5 years The future of TV from now? By Wei Li Telenor Satellite If there is someone else in your If you do not want to receive future Follow us: Broadcasting organisation that would be interested newsletters from TSBc, e-mail: © 2015 in receiving these newsletters, please
[email protected] go to: www.telenorsat.com Contents News In Focus THOR 7 takes up residence at 1°West On 26 April 2015, THOR 7 blasted into space and was The high-throughput Ka-band payload will now undergo successfully injected into geostationary transfer orbit a further testing phase with its test customers. The service about 28 minutes after lift-off. Within an hour of the is expected to be fully operational in Q4, 2015.