RRsat launches DVB-S2 platform on Measat-3a satellite

RRsat America - Global Communications has launched its second DVB-S2 MCPC platform on Measat-3a satellites. The SD/HD video channels on the Measat-3/3a satellites currently reach over 50 million pay-TV households in the Middle East, North Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, Australia/Oceana and parts of Africa. The first RRsat DVB-S2 platform is booked almost entirely with HD/3D channels including Sky News HD, All Sports Network (ASN), GinxTV, iConcerts, BabyTV Asia, Bigfoot TV, Unitel Classica Asia and Nat Geo Music.

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St. Louis Cardinals stun Texas Rangers, force World Series to Game 7

By the time David Freese stomped on home plate Game 6 had already been stamped among the greatest thrillers in baseball history.  Twice down to their last strike, the St. Louis Cardinals somehow rallied.  nd when Freese completed a startling series of comebacks with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat Texas 10-9 on Thursday night, fans all over got ready to enjoy something they hadn't seen in a long time: Game 7 of the World Series.

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