Dish Network clearly bought them out.
Just a hunch.
Orby TV selected Eutelsat for capacity on the the EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite. The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement between the companies was revealed following Orby TV’s recent launch of its new and satellite service across the lower 48 continental United States.
Orby TV is leveraging EUTELSAT 117 West A’s Ku-band coverage of the U.S. to distribute its satellite television service, featuring pay-as-you-go flexibility, dozens of popular networks, free local channels, with no credit checks or contractual commitments.
Michael Thornton, CEO of Orby TV, said: “Orby TV is very pleased to enter into a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat to help us reliably deliver a quality, best in-class pay-TV experience that is affordable with no internet streaming required. With Orby TV prices starting at just $40 per month and the flexibility of the prepaid model to turn the service on/off, while always enjoying free local programming and use of the interactive guide, Orby TV is filling a void in the U.S. marketplace.”
Dish Probably bought them out for the subscribers and the "multi year agreement" (contract) is probably over.
Also just my hunch.
Is Orby TV shutting down?
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Re: Is Orby TV shutting down?
Nagra was the content security provider so Orby was fishy from the start. Why didn't they use a Chinese security provider? Like with everything else, Chinese suppliers are way cheaper...Maybe Orby was a some kind of ultra low cost trial balloon launched by Dish to test the cheapskate market but it flopped and had to be closed. Sort of like a major airline launching a no-frills air service to get the cheapos flying and make some extra coin during a recession.
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