- Digit-Alb
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DigitAlb sh.a 
Type Joint stock company Industry Telecommunication, Publishing Founder(s) Dritan Hoxha Headquarters Tirana, Albania Area served Albania, Kosovo, Europe Key people Alban Jaho (Director) Owner(s) Dritan Hoxha (51%)
Union Distribution Service Albania Ltd.
OtherParent Top Media Group sh.a Subsidiaries Gazeta Shqip Website digitalb.al DigitAlb is an Albanian digital satellite and terrestrial TV platform based in Tirana, Albania and part of Top Media Group, where Top Channel TV channel also belongs. The TV platform was launched in July 2004 with experimental digital terrestrial broadcasts beginning in March 2004. Satellite broadcasts were launched in December 2004. The platform has a variety of channels in different genres and closely cooperates with the sports package, SuperSport. When AlbaniaSat opened out of the market, DigitAlb was able to begin broadcasting some of the channels which had previously broadcast in Europe Via AlbaniaSat's TV satellite platform, SAT +. DigitAlb will transmit until 2020 on Eutelsat.[1]
Domestic popularity
DigitAlb has been running since 2004 it already has amassed more than 100,000 terrestrial and 300,0000 satellite subscribers in Albania alone not counting subcribers via cable companies IPKO in Kosovo and ABCom in Albania. A variety of channels, content and price have domestically made DigitAlb the most popular platform in Albania.
Foreign popularity
Due to a variety of content being offered in original languages (mostly English) DigitAlb has become popular with foreigners as well as Albanians. Unlike many national packages which have royalty restrictions in their respective countries, DigitAlb has broadcasting rights throughout Europe.
A DigitAlb subscriber card.
This has made DigitAlb become one of the most popular TV packages in Europe for foreigners, particularly English speakers residing in the EU.
Technical information
DigitAlb broadcasts in standard definition and high definition DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-H compliant MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, in Europe through Eurobird 16A and Eutelsat Sesat (16.0°E) satellites on these frequencies :10719/V/27500, 10757/V/27500, 10975/H/27225 (HD), 11055/V/27900, 10942/V/15000 and 11639/H/27900.The service is encrypted with Conax conditional access.
Competition
On 1 October 2008, Tring Digital began transmitting terrestrially and via satellite. Tring Digital is the first official competitor of DigitAlb since AlbaniaSat ceased broadcasting. Tring broadcasts 25 channels and offers no HD content; however, the broadcaster plans to increase its package with the addition of further Albanian channels and themed channels. Tring is also exploring its high definition options.
Decoders
DigitAlb satellite standard definition decoders are: Opentech ODS 3000C and Opentech ODS 2000C.
DigitAlb satellite high definition decoders are: Kaon KSF-S660HDCO and Opentech ODS 3000H.
DigitAlb terrestrial standard definition decoders are: Opentech ODT 1000C and Kaon KTF-270CO.
All DigitAlb decoders are Conax Conditional access Embedded.
DigitALB Opentech ODS 3000C
DigitALB Kaon KSF-S660 HDCOChannel list
Television channels
- 1. Top Channel
- 2. Top News
Music Channel Albanian
- 3. My Music TV
Kids Channel Albanian
- 4. Bang Bang
- 5. Çufo TV
- 6. Junior TV
Documentary Channel Albanian
- 7. Explorer Shkencë
- 8. Explorer Histori
- 9. Explorer Natyra
Pay Per View Channel
- 10. Digi Gold
Shoping Channel Albanian
- 11. Shop TV
Film Channels Albanian
- 12. T
- 13. Digi Plus
- 14. Film Author
- 15. Film Hits
- 16. Film Thriller
- 17. Film Drame
- 18. Film Aksion
- 19. Film Komedi
HD Channels
- 22. Discovery Showcase HD
- 23. National Geographic Channel HD
- 24 Travel ChannelHD
- 25 MTV Channel HD
- 26 Eurosport Channel1 HD
- 27 Eurosport Channel2 HD
- 28 Service HD
- 29 Dorcel HD
- 30. DigitAlb HD 1
- 31. DigitAlb HD 2
- 32. DigitAlb HD 3
- 33. DigitAlb HD 4
- 34. DigitAlb HD 5
- 35. DigitAlb HD 6
Sport Channels
- 36. SuperSport 1
- 37. SuperSport 2
- 38. SuperSport 3
- 39. SuperSport 4
- 40. SuperSport 5
Albanian Channels
- 41. TV Klan
- 42. ABC News (Albania)
- 43. TVSH (Terrestrial)
- 44. News 24 (Albania)
- 45. Ora News
- 46. Koha TV
- 47. UTV Education
- 48. Scan TV
- 49. Planet TV
- 60. Klan Kosova
- 61. RTV21
- 62. KTV
- 63. RTK SAT
- 64. Alsat M
- 71. musicAL
- 73. Supersonic TV
- 74. Tirana TV
Foreign Channels
- 80. Cartoon Network Europe (06:00 - 21:00 CET)
- 80. Turner Classic Movies (21:00 - 06:00 CET)
- 81. National Geographic Channel Europe
- 82. National Geographic Channel Wild
- 83. Travel Channel
- 84. The MGM Channel
- 85. Fox Life
- 86. Fox Crime
Pornographic Channels
- 90. X1
- 91. X2
- 92. X3
- 93. X4
- 94. X-HD
Foreign Channels
- 100-*1000
Radio channels
- 100. Top Albania Radio
- 101. My Music Radio
- 102. Top Gold Radio
- 103. Radio Klan Radio
- 104. City Radio
- 105. SS Radio
References
- ^ DigitAlb, deri në 2020 në Eutelsat (Albanian)
External links
Television in Albania National frequency Regional frequency* Satellite frequency Albanian Screen (Alsat TV) • Vizion PlusForeign relay frequency DVB-S providers DigitAlb • Tring DigitalDefunct national freq. stations *The ranking is based on signal coverage in most counties as of 2007, KKRT [1]. Categories:- Satellite television
- Direct broadcast satellite services
- Telecommunications companies of Albania
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