King of sat ceratinly seems to indicate they were clear for a while:
"Hotbird 3 (13°E)
- Alpha TV Punjabi is now encrypted in Irdeto 2 (12476.00 MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:10616 PID:801/802 Punjabi).
- Zee Cinema is now encrypted in Irdeto 2 (12476.00 MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:10624 PID:915/916 Hindi).
- Zee TV is now encrypted in Irdeto 2 (12476.00 MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:10604 PID:910/911 Hindi).
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