Off topic: Satellite TV channels, UK: Latin American Penyiaran jaluran : CAROLINE GUTIERREZ (X)
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CAROLINE GUTIERREZ (X) 
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Hi,
Does anyone living in the UK have Latin TV channels (either Spanish or Brazilian)? All the searches I've done bring up old forums from 2005 etc, and most of the companies have now gone bust. If so, do you know if you can get them through your Sky dish or do you need a separate dish?
Thanks for your help.
Caroline
| | | | neilmac
Sepanyol
Local time: 02:47
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| Get them online | Oct 13, 2012 |
I watch UK television shows online via an old laptop connected to my TV and I think you can get L.Am. TV stations the same way, although you might need a proxy.
| | | | Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:47
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| Yes, but not Sky | Oct 13, 2012 |
There are several Es, and perhaps Pt TV channels available in the UK by satellite, but I think it's very unlikely that Sky receivers or dishes can be used to receive them.
I can receive the following:
on Astra (located at 19.2 degrees east):
TV Galicia (Es, presumably European)
Rederecord (probably Pt)
Cubavision (Es - presumably Cuban)
on Hotbird (located at 13 degrees east):
about a dozen Italian channels
Canal 24 horas (Es)
T... See more There are several Es, and perhaps Pt TV channels available in the UK by satellite, but I think it's very unlikely that Sky receivers or dishes can be used to receive them.
I can receive the following:
on Astra (located at 19.2 degrees east):
TV Galicia (Es, presumably European)
Rederecord (probably Pt)
Cubavision (Es - presumably Cuban)
on Hotbird (located at 13 degrees east):
about a dozen Italian channels
Canal 24 horas (Es)
TVE internacional (Es - European)
telesur (Es - not sure which type of Spanish)
These are all "in the clear" (not encrypted) and require either a motorised dish with 1 LNB or a fixed dish with 1 LNB for each different satllite (LNB = low-noise block = the receiving unit mounted in front of the dish and into which it reflects the received signals). I think a suitable receiver will cost between 100 and 300 UKP; dish and installation - I'm not so sure; probably between 100 and 500. Once all this is installed and tuned, you can use it and there are no subscription costs.
The meaning of "degrees east": All these satellites are "geostationary" - i.e. they are 36000 km above the equator and therefore rotate at the same speed as the earth and appear to us to be stationary. The 0 degrees position is directly above 0 deg. latitude and 0 deg. longitude, i.e. nearly directly overhead seen from Accra (Ghana). Degrees east is the angle (measured from the centre of the earth) relative to this position. From the UK: look south, then turn a few degrees to the east and look about 30 degrees above the horizontal - that's where these "degrees east" satellites are and where the receiving dishes point.
More information at http://www.lyngsat.com/ (I have no connection with Lyngsat other than knowing it as a source of information about satellite TV). There may be other satellites located further west than Astra and Hotbird and broadcasting Spanish programmes from Latin America, receivable in the UK.
HTH
Oliver ▲ Collapse
| | | | Klaus Lauble
Jerman
Local time: 02:47
Ahli (2004)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Jerman
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| Some more details about those channels | Oct 13, 2012 |
TV Galicia is not in Spanish, but in Galician (Galego)
Rederecord is in Brasilian Portuguese
Telesur is in South American Spanish (mainly from Venezuela, Argentina and Cuba)
[Edited at 2012-10-13 11:33 GMT]
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| Rede Globo (Brazil) | Oct 14, 2012 |
From the horse's mouth:
http://tvglobointernacional.globo.com/assine.aspx?regiaoId=3&paisId=GB#div_regiao
(in Portuguese)
However I guess that would be their "international" channel, not what they broadcast in any of their Brazilian channels, which makes sense, as these would include foreign dubbed/subtitled foreign programs/films.... See more From the horse's mouth:
http://tvglobointernacional.globo.com/assine.aspx?regiaoId=3&paisId=GB#div_regiao
(in Portuguese)
However I guess that would be their "international" channel, not what they broadcast in any of their Brazilian channels, which makes sense, as these would include foreign dubbed/subtitled foreign programs/films.
Here in Brazil we get (on cable TV) channels like RAI International, TV5 Monde, Deutsche Welle, and a flock of others, not the same thing they broadcast domestically, but selected programs from that. ▲ Collapse
| | | | CAROLINE GUTIERREZ (X)
Local time: 01:47
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks everyone. All of this is very helpful (and complicated), so I will certainly take some time to digest it all. Thank you all for having taken the time to give so much detail: it is greatly appreciated.
Caroline
| | | | Steve Booth
Local time: 01:47
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at www.lyngsat.com
it has listings for the satellites that you should be able to access from within the uk.
This may entail you buying a new dish and receiver - depending on which satellite you may need a larger dish as well.
I have hotbird which you can get with a fairly small dish (85 cm)
I did look into another satellite briefly which had better options unfor... See more at www.lyngsat.com
it has listings for the satellites that you should be able to access from within the uk.
This may entail you buying a new dish and receiver - depending on which satellite you may need a larger dish as well.
I have hotbird which you can get with a fairly small dish (85 cm)
I did look into another satellite briefly which had better options unfortunately my wife wouldn't let me have a 2m satellite dish on the wall ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jeff Whittaker
Amerika Syarikat
Local time: 20:47
Bahasa Sepanyol hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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| Satellite TV | Oct 18, 2012 |
If you have high-speed internet access and if the ROKU or another similar device is available in the U.K., you can get thousands of international channels on your TV for free (there is a one-time fee to purchase the box).
http://www.roku.com/
[Edited at 2012-10-18 19:04 GMT]
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