{"id":190504,"date":"2026-06-04T12:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190504\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:59:15","slug":"belsat-tv-expands-reach-after-joining-svoboda-satellite-package","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190504\/","title":{"rendered":"Belsat TV expands reach after joining Svoboda Satellite package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CP_Belsat_Svoboda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CP_Belsat_Svoboda.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CP_Belsat_Svoboda-354x142.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CP_Belsat_Svoboda-734x293.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CP_Belsat_Svoboda-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(RSF)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belsat TV, a Poland-based Belarusian-language TV channel, has joined the Svoboda Satellite package, widening access to independent news, <a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/belsat-tv-joins-svoboda-satellite-package-widening-access-independent-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> Reporters Without Borders (RSF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Belsat TV<\/em> will now be available to over 61 million satellite households across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa via Eutelsat\u2019s Hotbird 13G satellite at 13\u00b0E, notably reaching deep into Russian territory with independent news, commentary, and programming which promotes democratic values and journalistic integrity. The channel will also be made available to television platforms globally, ensuring widespread access to Russian-language audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSF launched Svoboda right as Russia ramped up its war on press freedom, using both technological and legal means to increase restrictions on the dissemination of reliable information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Belsat<\/em> channel offering consists of three programming blocks in Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian, produced by the newsrooms of&nbsp;<em>Belsat TV<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Slawa TV&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Vot Tak<\/em>. For nearly two decades,&nbsp;<em>Belsat TV<\/em>&nbsp;has provided independent journalism to Belarusians living under censorship and state propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg 349w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-725x490.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">RSF sounds alarm over jailed journalist Pa\u017aniak&#039;s health<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 26, Pozirk. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed deep concerns over the health of jailed journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak, who was hospitalized in serious condition after more than eight months in detention. \u201cThe authorities must immediately ensure he has access &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/news\/189225\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 4, Pozirk. Belsat TV, a Poland-based Belarusian-language TV channel, has joined the Svoboda Satellite package, widening access to independent news, said Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Belsat TV will now be available to over 61 million satellite households across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa via Eutelsat\u2019s Hotbird 13G satellite at 13\u00b0E, notably reaching deep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":190506,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-190504","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belsat TV expands reach after joining Svoboda Satellite package | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 4, Pozirk. 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