Author: Staff Writer

La Sept/Arte, the French arm of the Franco-German arts channel Arte, is setting up unit for thematic channels, headed by Helene Mochiri. The first of these, in partnership with Robert...

Stream shareholder Cecchi Gori Group (CGG) has appointed Sebastiano Rigano as general director of its ailing TMC TV networks. Contrary to published reports, Vittorio Cecchi Gori will continue as president...

Luxsat, which plans to offer a push-based service for distributing films and web content over satellite, has changed its tack. The original project was to broadcast films in encrypted form...

French pay-TV operator Canal Plus has frozen negotiations with Italian electrical utility Enel to sell a 30 per cent stake in the French group’s Italian digital platform Telepiu. On February...

One and a half years after its launch, Game One, the games channel owned jointly by Canal Plus and electronic games publisher Infogrames, is changing tack and has secured considerable...

Hollywood movie studio Universal has lodged a complaint against Kirch Group. Universal accuses the Munich-based media company of breach of contract and is claiming compensation for damages. With its lawsuit...

Rupert Murdoch is considering a spin-off of the global satellite operations of his News Corp. Ltd. [NWS] empire. The media mogul is in the process of reorganizing the News Corp....

Satellite industry analysts are viewing the successful launch of the Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) satellite, Garuda 1, as a promising sign for major backer PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara [PSNRY] of...

The first Atlas 5 conical interstage adapter arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 10, and is being inspected by the launch operations team supporting Atlas Missions. Following...

An experimental rocket, launched last week by Russia, has been recovered by search teams after it successfully returned to Earth using Inflatable Reentry and Descent Technology (IRDT). However, those teams...