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Media Boy UK 01-03-2022 20:48
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BREAKING NEWS: (If you got Freeview or Freesat anywhere in your house)

Nadine Dorries MP has just post a following on Twitter:

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Shortly, the French satellite which broadcasts Russia Today (RT) in both the EU and UK will be switched off. This means RT will no longer be available via Sky.
https://twitter.com/NadineDorries/st...57648774320132

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Sky receives its RT broadcast from a satellite operator based in Luxembourg, which will be instructed to remove the news channel formerly known as Russia Today, as soon as the European Union sanctions are officially approved on Tuesday night.

RT’s broadcast slot on Sky will initially be blank but the channel will eventually be removed from its programme guide altogether. Representatives of British broadcast platforms Freesat and Freeview were initially unclear as to whether the decision to block the satellite signal would also result in RT vanishing from their platforms.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...ithin-24-hours

ozsat 01-03-2022 21:06
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So I take if that RT uplinks from Moscow to Eutelsat - and the UK re-transmissions are from Eutelsat. So the Sky/Freesat siginal is re-uplinked after reception from Eutelsat.
Screens will all go blank when that source feed is blocked.
Will be interesting to see if the pan-European transmissions of BBC etc are than targetted with jamming signals from the East.

nodrogd 02-03-2022 12:27
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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36115197)
So I take if that RT uplinks from Moscow to Eutelsat - and the UK re-transmissions are from Eutelsat. So the Sky/Freesat siginal is re-uplinked after reception from Eutelsat.
Screens will all go blank when that source feed is blocked.
Will be interesting to see if the pan-European transmissions of BBC etc are than targetted with jamming signals from the East.
Depends what RT are using for distribution. It would be difficult though not impossible for them to obtain a feed. The signal is still available in London via the C-Band ABS 2 Global beam. This is unlikely to be shut down as the owners are Hong Kong based, which is now under Chinese control.
Then of course there is the good old reliable internet to fall back on.

Hugh 02-03-2022 12:40
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Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36115230)
Depends what RT are using for distribution. It would be difficult though not impossible for them to obtain a feed. The signal is still available in London via the C-Band ABS 2 Global beam. This is unlikely to be shut down as the owners are Hong Kong based, which is now under Chinese control.
Then of course there is the good old reliable internet to fall back on.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/0...tnik-in-europe

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Earlier this week, Meta, YouTube and TikTok blocked Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik in Europe, the companies said.

Media Boy UK 02-03-2022 13:41
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At time of posting RT SD channel has been removed from Sky.

ozsat 02-03-2022 14:50
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The channel number which was carrying RT in SD is now carrying RT in HD. It seems just to have been moved further down the list.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36115253)
At time of posting RT SD channel has been removed from Sky.

TimeLord2018 02-03-2022 16:38
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RT HD also now removed from Sky EPG aswell.

ozsat 02-03-2022 17:35
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And Freeview - which was nearly an hour after Sky. Freesat gone too.

nodrogd 02-03-2022 18:37
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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36115281)
And Freeview - which was nearly an hour after Sky. Freesat gone too.
All indications are that Arqiva has pulled the plug on everything in the UK.

ozsat 02-03-2022 19:59
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
The plan was the main feed into the UK was being removed by EU ruling - this means that no-one in the UK actually had to pull the plug.

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Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36115300)
All indications are that Arqiva has pulled the plug on everything in the UK.

Media Boy UK 02-03-2022 23:51
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
RT UK is no longer on YouTube

Hugh 03-03-2022 00:37
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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36115344)
RT UK is no longer on YouTube
From yesterday, in this thread, @ 12:40.

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36115234)

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Earlier this week, Meta, YouTube and TikTok blocked Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik in Europe, the companies said
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/0...tnik-in-europe

epsilon 03-03-2022 00:37
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36115344)
RT UK is no longer on YouTube
YouTube, Meta etc pulled the plug quite early, even before RT satellite coverage disappeared.

ozsat 03-03-2022 05:28
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
If is still on YouTube as before - but Google are blocking access by Europe based IPs.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36115344)
RT UK is no longer on YouTube

nodrogd 03-03-2022 08:15
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36115322)
The plan was the main feed into the UK was being removed by EU ruling - this means that no-one in the UK actually had to pull the plug.
Arqiva did pull the plug yesterday, mainly because RT ceased paying the bills for the studio output, if indeed they are paying anyone for anything now.


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