[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator Telenor has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplink of three multiplexes onto its Thor 5 satellite, which carries video services into the Scandinavian DTH market, Telenor announced April 22.
   Arqiva’s Scandinavian channels are part of its Canal Digital channel bouquet and uplinked through its Winchester Teleport in the United Kingdom. Arqiva currently provides management and delivery of more than 400 SD and HD TV channels around the globe.
   The Thor 5 satellite was launched by a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in February 2008. The 24-transponder satellite began commercial operations two month later, replacing transponder use from the Thor 2 satellite.