Tandberg Update November 5, 2026: 25 Quiet Days, Stable Feeds
The SES-6 page was stamped again, this time November 4, and once again every Tandberg Director row on it is exactly where it was. Today we look at what that stability means: the three Director rows on SES-6 have now been unchanged for months and years, and that long quiet run is itself the story — a guide to why professional contribution feeds stay put, and how to tell a stable feed from a dead one.
Quick answer: As of November 5, 2026, there are no new Tandberg or Director changes to report. KingOfSat's latest batch (November 5, 07:30 CET, 147 records) contains no Director or Tandberg entry, and LyngSat's SES-6 page — now stamped November 4 — still lists the same three Director rows with the same parameters and the same row stamps as before. This is the 25th consecutive quiet day for this slot, counting from October 12.
What was checked today
This slot tracks the same public sources every day, so a quiet day is a checked result, not a skipped one:
- KingOfSat new additions list — batch stamp November 5, 07:30 CET, 147 records. The full batch was read: Sky and Canal+ sets, Al Jazeera sets, Hellas Sat StarzPlay entries, Belintersat DRE-Crypt entries, MCK and Irdeto entries, TV5 Monde and MuxIP entries, and the rest — and no Director, Tandberg, SES-6 or RCN hit anywhere in it.
- LyngSat SES-6 at 40.5°W — page stamp moved from November 2 to November 4, but the move touched something else on the page. All three Director rows are unchanged: same frequencies, same symbol rates, same row stamps. The newest visible addition on the page is a PowerVu transponder, 4066 R, carrying the same four channels (LN+, Plim Plim, Unife, PX Sports) already listed on 3834 L — a PowerVu row, not a Director one.
- SatBeams transponder news — the November 5 bulletin had not been published at check time, so nothing new could be cross-checked there. The most recent bulletin remains November 4.
No BISS keys, authorizations or private feed details are published or sought in this slot. Tandberg Director is a professional contribution system, and only its public transponder listings are reported here.
Director rows on SES-6, unchanged
| Frequency | Parameters | Bouquet | Row stamp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3923 L | DVB-S2, 8PSK, 7000, 3/4 | America (Peru) | 260616 |
| 4019 R | DVB-S2, 8PSK, 6700, 5/6, T2-MI, PLP 0 and PLP 1 | RCN (Colombia) | 221118 |
| 4028 R | DVB-S2, 8PSK, 8000, 3/4, Director plus Irdeto | RCN (Colombia) | 241008 |
Look at the row stamps, not just the page stamp. The America row was last edited June 16, 2026 — about five months ago. The 4028 R row was last edited October 8, 2024 — about two years ago. And the 4019 R row carries a stamp of November 18, 2022 — about four years ago. Three feeds, three very different ages, all still listed, all still unchanged. That is the point of today's guide.
Evergreen: why Director feeds stay unchanged for months
A channel that moves transponders every few weeks is usually a commercial service chasing capacity or a new deal. A professional contribution feed is the opposite: it is a fixed pipe between two points, and it stays where it is until one of those points changes. The three Director rows on SES-6 are a textbook case. Here is what keeps them stable, and how to read that stability correctly.
1. Contribution feeds are fixed pipes, not shop windows
Director feeds on SES-6 carry broadcaster-to-broadcaster traffic — RCN services from Colombia, the America service from Peru. The uplink, the transponder and the receiving sites are arranged once, under contract, and then left alone. There is no audience to chase, no package to rebrand, and no reason to retune. When nothing changes for four years, as on 4019 R, that is the system working as designed, not a listing that somebody forgot to update.
2. An old row stamp is not a dead feed
A row stamp records the last time that transponder's own entry was edited. A stamp from 2022 does not mean the feed stopped in 2022 — it means nothing about that feed has needed editing since 2022. The feed is still listed on a page that is updated regularly, which is the positive signal: listings drop entries that disappear, so a row that survives every page update is a row that is still current. Age alone proves nothing about liveness; presence on a live, maintained page is the evidence.
3. Page stamps and row stamps answer different questions
The page stamp changes whenever any entry on the whole SES-6 page is edited — this week it moved from November 2 to November 4 because of other rows on the page, including a new PowerVu transponder. A row stamp changes only when that transponder's own entry is edited. So the page date tells you the page is maintained, and the row date tells you whether your feed moved. Readers who watch only the page date will keep thinking something changed; readers who compare row by row will see the truth, which for 25 straight days has been nothing at all.
4. What actually ends a stable feed
A long-lived contribution feed ends in one of a few ways: the broadcaster changes satellite or uplink, the distribution contract ends, or the service itself is retired. All three show up the same way in public listings — the row disappears, or its parameters change. A quiet streak is therefore not a warning sign; it is the normal state of a healthy fixed feed. The day to pay attention is the day a row vanishes from the page, not the day its stamp stays old.
5. What the 25-day quiet streak proves
Twenty-five consecutive daily checks with no Director change is not a gap in coverage — it is a measurement. It says the SES-6 Director picture has been stable since October 12, across two KingOfSat batch cycles a day and two LyngSat page moves. For anyone keeping a receiver pointed at 40.5°W, that is useful news: the parameters you wrote down weeks ago are still the parameters today, and there is nothing to retune.
6. Practical checks before you retune anything
If a Director feed stops locking, do not assume the listing changed — check the row first, then your own setup. Confirm the frequency, polarization, symbol rate and FEC against the current listing, confirm the dish is still aligned on SES-6 at 40.5°W, and confirm the receiver still supports the signal standard (DVB-S2, 8PSK, and T2-MI on 4019 R). A feed that has not moved in years is far more likely to be a reception problem than a listing problem — and the listing is the fastest way to prove it either way.
Frequently asked questions
Has anything changed for Tandberg on November 5, 2026?
No. KingOfSat's November 5 batch has no Director or Tandberg entry, and all three SES-6 Director rows are unchanged from yesterday. This is the 25th consecutive quiet day.
Why did the SES-6 page date change if nothing changed?
The page stamp updates when any entry on the page changes. The page moved from November 2 to November 4, and the newest visible addition is a PowerVu transponder (4066 R) — while the three Director rows and their own stamps (260616, 221118, 241008) are untouched.
How old are the current Director rows on SES-6?
The 4019 R RCN row was last edited November 18, 2022, the 4028 R RCN row October 8, 2024, and the 3923 L America row June 16, 2026. All three are still listed and unchanged.
Does an old row stamp mean the feed is dead?
No. A row stamp only records the last edit to that entry. A feed is dead when its row disappears from the page or its parameters change — not when its stamp gets old. Rows that survive regular page updates are still current.
What are the current Director rows on SES-6?
3923 L (America, Peru), 4019 R (RCN, T2-MI PLP 0 and PLP 1) and 4028 R (RCN, Director plus Irdeto). Full parameters are in the table above.
What is the new 4066 R transponder on SES-6?
It is a PowerVu transponder carrying LN+, Plim Plim, Unife and PX Sports — the same four channels already listed on 3834 L. It is not a Director row and it does not change any Tandberg listing.
If a Director feed stops locking, should I retune?
Check the current listing first. If the row and its parameters are unchanged, the fault is almost certainly in reception — dish alignment, LNB, or receiver settings — not in the feed, which has not moved.
When is the next Tandberg check?
Tomorrow at 3:30 PM PKT, same sources, same row-by-row comparison.
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Sources
- KingOfSat — Most recent additions / changes: https://en.kingofsat.net/new.php (batch November 5, 2026, 07:30 CET, 147 records)
- LyngSat — SES 6 at 40.5°W: https://www.lyngsat.com/SES-6.html (page last updated November 4, 2026)
- SatBeams — Transponder news 5-Nov-26: https://satbeams.com/news/transponder-news-5-nov-26 (bulletin not yet published at check time)
Disclaimer: This post reports public satellite listings only. It does not publish keys, authorizations or private feed details. Verify reception settings against your own equipment before making changes.
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