Spain: Starmax HD, the pre-pay satellite TV

You only pay for what you see. Total absence of contracts, permanence and a family offer for the European market.

The launching in Spain of the brand Starmax HD is announced, they will beam their high definition signal using the encrypted Conax system, the recipients will not only have a satellite tuner, but will also have a TDT tuner. Their de-codifiers will have built-in (in addition to the USB and internet input) the PVR system to be able to record contents on a hard disk and be able to view it at any time.

The electronic firm Fergusson y the companies Globecast and Conax, are part of the project. They will use the Hispasat 1E satellite for the distribution of their channels, the fact of being able to broadcast by DTH through Hispasat will allow to reach all the Spanish territory.

The signal will be marketed by a pre-pay system similar to the one being used by pre-pay mobile telephone. Along the year it will incorporate new services, among them, on demand programming.

Starmax will be headed by Maciej Sojka, as general director, who has extensive experience in the for pay TV market; Alejandro Baquero, remains in office as financial director, who recently exerted the same position for NBC Universal Pictures. Finally, the last member of the team as Sales Manager; Alfonso Noaim, ex director of sales and marketing of Panasonic y Samsung.