📡 Satellite Frequency Updates – June 6, 2025
The satellite broadcasting landscape underwent massive shifts on June 6, 2025, affecting viewers across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. From multiple African entertainment and news channels to major European sports broadcasters, a wide array of TV services either left or returned on various satellites. Below is the comprehensive update covering these satellite frequency changes.
🔁 Channels That Left Hot Bird 13F @ 13° E
Two DAZN Italia channels under Sky Italia have stopped broadcasting:
- DAZN 3 Italia (Sky Italia, 12341 V)
- DAZN 4 Italia (Sky Italia, 12341 V)
🌍 Major Channel Exits from Intelsat 22 @ 72.1° E (GoTV Zambia)
GoTV Zambia saw the largest mass departure from Intelsat 22, affecting both entertainment and news channels. These exits impact both PLP: 0 and PLP: 1 transponders via T2-MI system on frequency 4073 R:
🎬 Entertainment Channels (PLP: 0):
- NickToons Africa
- GoTV Promo
- CBS Reality Africa
- Telemundo Africa
- Faith Africa
- OneZed
- Big Brother Mzansi
- Africa Magic Showcase
- Cine Magic
- Magic Showcase
- Cartoonito Africa
- Kix Africa
- JimJam Europe
- Islam Channel
- Afro Music Channel
- Food Network EMEA
- National Geographic South Africa
- Nickelodeon Africa
- Disney Junior South Africa
- BBC News Africa
- Nat Geo Wild South Africa
- Studio Universal Africa
- E! Africa
- Tlnovelas Europa
- TLC Africa
- BET Africa
📺 National & Local Channels (PLP: 1):
- Zambezi Magic
- Mzansi Magic
- ZNBC TV 1
- ZNBC TV 2
- Crown TV Zambia
- Parliament TV Zambia
- eNCA (eNews Channel Africa)
- Trace Gospel
- Power TV Zambia
- KBN (Kenmark Broadcasting Network)
These changes signal a major reconfiguration by GoTV or a possible shift to a different satellite or transmission method.
⚽ Changes on Es’hail-2 @ 25.8° E (beIN)
The sports broadcaster beIN made several changes on transponders 10810 H, 10850 V, and 10850 H:
- Left:
- beIN Sports AFC
- beIN Sports 6 AFC
- beIN Sports 1 AFC
- beIN Sports Xtra 5
- Now Broadcasting:
- beIN Sports Xtra 7 (10850 V)
- beIN Sports Xtra 8 (10810 H)
- beIN Sports Xtra 9 (10850 H, returned)
- beIN Sports Xtra 5 (10850 H, returned)
These frequent transitions hint at dynamic rights management for sports content and regional distribution strategies.
🛰️ Movements on Eutelsat 7 West A @ 7.3° W (beIN)
A similar trend occurred here with beIN’s AFC channels being removed or shifted:
- Left:
- beIN Sports AFC
- beIN Sports 1 AFC
- beIN Sports 3 AFC
- beIN Sports 5 AFC
- beIN Sports 6 AFC
- Now Broadcasting:
- beIN Sports Xtra 7 (12245 V)
- beIN Sports Xtra 8 (12245 V)
🇮🇷 Changes on TürkmenÄlem/MonacoSat @ 52° E
- Left:
- Iran Beauty (10887 V)
- 247Box TV (11221 V)
🇹🇷 Changes on Türksat 5B @ 42° E
- Joined:
- Yargı TV (11425 V)
- Left:
- EMAX (11425 V)
🌏 Changes on AsiaSat 7 & AsiaSat 5
- AsiaSat 7 @ 105.5° E:
- Joined: 47 News (3880 H)
- Left: Eternal Life TV Network (3880 H)
- AsiaSat 5 @ 100.5° E:
- Left: Reuters Live (3992 H)
🇮🇳 🇳🇵 Indian Subcontinent Updates
- India News Bangla is back on G-Sat 17 @ 93.5° E (4074 V)
- News 24 Nepal left ABS-2 @ 74.9° E (3521 V)
📊 Summary: What This Means for Viewers
June 6, 2025 marked a huge wave of satellite frequency updates. Broadcasters are clearly optimizing their transponders or responding to content licensing changes. Viewers affected by these changes should consider:
- Rescanning their satellite receivers
- Tracking transponder changes on LyngSat or SatBeams
- Following broadcaster announcements for migration details
