Fourtsnsat

fourtsnsat is the name of fourtsnetworks Group's former satellite division. Formerly called fourtsnmedia satellite division and fourtsnmedia on satellite, the service owns fourtsnsat 1. It has now merged with CarteSat to form Eos. fourtsnsat now only exists as the company that holds the equity in Eos.

History
fourtsnmedia has always been an avid user of satellite technology to broadcast various feeds easily. Initially buying 5 transponders to syndicate its feeds between franchises, transmitters and control rooms, on the 11th of April 2007, upgrades paid for by fourtsnmedia gave it 20 more transponders that were added. A second satellite, fourtsnsat 1, was launched on 30 May 2007. fourtsnetworks shut down its services on the Astra satellite on the 19th of November after extensive testing and occasional simulcasts on the fourtsnsat 1 satellite. All services were moved on the same day. On the 20th of November, fourtsnetworks sold its transponders back to SES-Astra and is planning to use the fifteen million pounds to improve the satellite division.

In early 2008 Regal Media and fourtsnetworks agreed to merge satellite operations to avoid the duplication of services. All assets of fourtsnsat were given to Eos, with fourtsnsat1 being renamed Eos 1. fourtsnetworks owns 50% of Eos.