the dutch media authority "discovered that a satellite owned by new skies satellites was carrying al-manar and has ordered the company to stop doing so, because the channel did not have the required dutch licence." many, including radio netherlands worldwide media network consider this to be a ban. the spanish authorities banned the retransmission of al-manar by hispasat on 30 june 2005 (which effectively prevents its reception not only in the iberian peninsula but also in south america).