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Sirius Satellite Radio, the U.S. satellite radio player, has announced some strong fourth quarter results, which has allowed it to sort out its financial future, as well as accelerate the […]

The battle between German music channel VIVA and its Italian partner Rete A has further intensified with VIVA initiating legal action against Rete A. VIVA is charging Rete A with […]

The high-profile dispute between NDS and Canal+ Technologies has put the spotlight firmly back on the issue of satellite smart card piracy. But, will this dispute have wider ramifications for […]

Sky Radio Hessen, the commercial radio station through which U.S.-Australian media entrepreneur Rupert Murdoch last year entered the German radio market, has finally put its long-planned satellite distribution into reality. […]

Nick Mitsis In the early ’90s, digital video compression empowered the global broadcast market with the capability of taking content to a new level. At the forefront of this revolution […]

When it comes to space business, there’s more to Canada than meets the eye. Much more. The numbers tell the tale. In 1999–the latest year for which the Canadian Space […]

Theresa Foley As satellite companies change hands, how does an investor know how much one is worth? Long-established Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies like Panamsat and SES are assigned the […]

by Gerry Oberst In 1976, a group of equatorial countries met in Bogota, Colombia, to issue a declaration claiming sovereignty over the geostationary orbit above their national territories. Although the […]

Peter J. Brown The broadcast TV industry has entered a critical new chapter in its history with its transition to digital technology extending right down to the viewer. How dependent […]

by Armand Musey We have always been a strong supporter of the business model for satellite radio. While initial upfront investment is high, satellite radio’s low variable costs and a […]

Theresa Foley After completing one of the slowest years for commercial launches in recent history, the world’s launch vehicle operators are busy introducing new, more capable launchers to a market […]

Richard Dalbello So, you’ve just purchased the new BMW Z8, loaded with all the options. You’re cruising down the highway at a speed bordering on insanity, wind blowing through your […]

Formed in 1996 to serve the growing demand for television broadcasting capacity between Turkey and Turkish speaking communities abroad, EurasiaSat’s business has been affected by the recent collapse of the […]

D = Digital A = Analog 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D Yes TV has started a digital service on 3538 MHz vertical, SR 3300, FEC 3/4, VPID 4132, APID 4133 […]

Hispasat believes the Latin American market will offer rich pickings over the next few years. In fact, the Spanish-based satellite operator sees its main challenge as developing multimedia and broadband […]

Deutsche Telekom has decided to switch the Astra satellite it will use to offer its satellite-based broadband T-DSL service. Instead of offering the service on the soon-to-be- launched Astra 3A […]

Sogecable CFO Fernando Martinez believes that probability of consolidation in the Spanish pay-TV market in the near term is “very high.” He told Interspace: “It is very high because all […]

Andrew Corp., of Orland Park, Ill., has received Europe*Star approval for the Ku-band versions of its various earth station antennas. These Ku-band antennas are suitable for use in multinational private […]

Sports TV channel Galaxie Sport has been granted a satellite licence to operate in the Czech Republic. The channel should launch in May and is already in talks with cable […]

WorldSpace has announced that Andy Raswork is to become its new COO. He will report directly to WorldSpace CEO Noah Samara. Prior to joining WorldSpace, Raswork was president and CEO […]

MTV has taken a huge step forward with its broadband strategy by announcing that the MTV Live channel, its 24-hour service made for broadband technology, is getting set for launch […]

Arianespace is getting set to launch the Astra 3A satellite on March 28. While hoping for another successful launch, the recent reliability problems and delays in terms of the delivery […]

Burma’s Myawady Television began using Indonesia’s Palapa C2 satellite March 1, a change which will save the company about $400,000 a year, according to the broadcaster. The channel has been […]

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 93.5 degreesE: Insat 2C D – A mass exodus of channels has occurred here as most of the activity transfers to the new […]

No broadcaster needs reminding about how tough it was in 2001. Ad bookings were already under considerable pressure prior to Sept. 11. Then, on that awful day, the bottom just […]

Discovery Networks Europe has secured a five-year deal for direct-to-home (DTH) digital distribution in Poland with Nowa Cyfra Plus, the pay-TV broadcaster that resulted from the merger of Cyfra Plus […]

The satellite manufacturing industry has been dogged in recent months by execution problems, leading many manufacturers to take a long, hard look at themselves to improve quality of services. Randy […]

Zee Telefilms’ (ZTL) board has completed a major corporate restructuring involving some 11 broadcasting/multimedia subsidiaries, including E-connect India, Zee Multimedia Worldwide, BVI and Asia TV, USA will cease to exist. […]

All India Radio (AIR) started transmissions last month of its digital satellite radio service for the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, according to local reports. “Though AIR has been running […]

Sports broadcaster ESPN has signed a play-out contract with Kingston inmedia for its new ESPN Classic Sport channel. It is scheduled to launch this month, and will immediately have carriage […]