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A = Analog D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D The Thai channel BBTV Channel 7 has left 3765 MHz horizontal, SR 4700, FEC 3/4. The channel still broadcasts […]

Piracy is still a huge problem on Europe’s pay-TV landscape. Pay-TV operators, many of whom, are not finding the path to profitability easy, are seeing revenues drain away through the […]

Premiere, the Germany pay-TV operator, continues to show strong signs of progress as its rehabilitation continues. In November, the operator had a net growth of 50,000 subscribers, pushing it beyond […]

Satellite and fiber are complementary, not competing technologies. Yet, with more fiber infrastructure in the ground, there clearly will be more pressure on satellite infrastructure, despite it having a far […]

Microspace, operator of one of the largest business satellite broadcasting networks in the world, has hooked up with New Skies Satellites to broadcast real-time, IP-based information to thousands of locations […]

Zonevision has formed an alliance with Zee-Turner in Asia to launch its Reality TV channel in India. The channel will launch on Feb. 1, 2003. The deal was announced on […]

D = Digital A = Analog 95 degreesE: NSS 6 NSS 6, which was due to lift off from Kourou aboard an Ariane 4 rocket, has been delayed until 12 […]

As 2002 comes to an end, it is time to assess how satellite pay-TV operators are faring in Europe. As expected, BSkyB in the United Kingdom continues to blaze a […]

The recent failure of the Astra 1K satellite launch could mean changes to SES Astra’s capital expenditure plans going forward (see related stories, this issue). Next year promises to be […]

SES Astra, a satellite communication unit of Luxembourg-based SES Global, and high-tech specialty data acquisition systems developer AstroMed Inc. are collaborating to develop a dedicated system designed for automated phase […]

Eutelsat has brought new capacity into service for broadband Internet access and DTH satellite television broadcasting in western and central Europe. The company is delivering services at 33 degrees East […]

NASN (North American Sports Network) will be available to Sky Digital 6.3 million homes in early December. The channel will be delivered via GlobeCast’s Eurobird platform. NASN is a 24/7 […]

By Peter J. Brown For the 21st century incident commander, the name of the game is rapid response and complete situational awareness. A new generation of mobile command posts and […]

By Nick Mitsis Europe, home to the largest satellite operator in the world, continues to experience some growth within the DTH arena, and industry executives continue to monitor this development. […]

by Armand Musey As the U.S. multichannel television market matures, growth will becomes more elusive and subscriber returns are likely to fall for both DBS providers. DBS subscriber growth, however, […]

by Richard DalBello Perhaps it’s just human nature. Put us in the Garden of Eden and before long we’ll be reaching for the Forbidden Fruit. Many in the U.S. Global […]

by Gerry Oberst The Plenipotentiary (Plenipot) meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) wrapped up on October 21, after three weeks of debate regarding high-level topics such as funding for […]

by Theresa Foley The satellite industry is finally ready to close the books on what may be the worst year in a decade or more. With an oversupply of capacity […]

By James Careless Frankly, the global satellite industry has seen better years than 2002. Of course, so has virtually everyone else in the business arena. With the telecom crash-and-burn, the […]

People CELERITY Adds New Sales Managers Celerity Digital Broadband Test, a division of L-3 Communications Corp., appointed three new regional managers to its sales team. Jim Balent joined the company […]

D = Digital A = Analog 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D A RR Satellite Communications promo channel is running on 3550 MHz horizontal, SR 13330, FEC 3/4, VPID 1025, APID […]

By Futron Corp. As part of its efforts to determine the price elasticity of demand for launch vehicles, Futron Corp. had the opportunity to study the impact of launch prices […]

New Skies Satellites will begin a share buyback programme in earnest this month. The Dutch satellite operator, which was spun off from Intelsat in the 1990s, expects to have strong […]

France Telecom has begun marketing a service that provides mobile broadband satellite transmission. Inmarsat’s regional BGAN service will help international organisations and professionals in construction, mining, the oil and gas […]

Regulatory agencies from Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and The Netherlands approved Boeing Co.’s use of Ku-band radio frequencies for the planned launch of in-flight Internet services by the Connexion by […]

SES Global’s U.S. unit has closed one of the largest insurance placements ever in the space market, company officials said. The package covers six communication satellites to be launched over […]

D = Digital A = Analog 80 degreesE: Express 6A D A live fed for a Russian TV channel from the scene of the Moscow theatre hostage crisis was carried […]

Canal+ is facing the possibility of losing rights to broadcast French football between 2004 and 2007. Canal+’s main rivals, TF1 and M6, are increasing pressure on Canal+ about the football […]

By Thomas W. Watts The global satellite industry has entered a new Ice Age. Revenues are stagnant, strategic activity has ground to a halt, and capital is scarce. The last […]

London-based mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat is set for a critical period in its history. It is about to launch its regional broadband global area network (BGAN) service, a high-speed […]