Oops! Sorry! - they say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing: I forgot about Astra 2A (28.2 degrees east -South beam)! Even if you're getting a feed from this satellite, I still don't think that you'll have a problem. The press releases on the SES Astra website refer to additional transponders for BSkyB at this location, not replacement ones. (The new transponders are, as I suggested, associated with HDTV).
Perhaps your best way of getting accurate information would be an e-mail to Sky:
[email protected]. (I'm not sure whether 'national rate' phone numbers can be dialled from outside the UK but you could try: +44 8702 435 000).
The satellite's footprint is here:
http://www.ses-astra.com/market/british_isles/footprints _28point2.htm
(There is no indication that this is expected to change)
There is also an equiry form for SES Astra here:
http://www.ses-astra.com/market/british_isles/tools/cont act/index.shtml
(This page also includes the postal addresses of SES Astra, both in the UK and in Spain).
So, apologies for the previous inccuracies/omissions but I hope that this post will point you in the right direction for accurate information.
Chris