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From February 2002 Sky News will double its current four-way multi-screen offering. Viewers to its Sky Digital platform will be able to select an eight-way news selection. Currently Sky shows […]

According to recent reports, there are more than 50 pure sports channels broadcasting in Europe, almost all available on satellite and cable. Most of the 50-plus sports and sports-related channels […]

Hispasat revealed record trading results earlier this week, while at the same time the Spanish press was suggesting European aeronautical company EADS is looking to acquire a 5% stake in […]

The Wellbeing Network, a UK-based joint-venture health and beauty channel from Granada (40%) and Boots (60%), is expected to close having lost more than GBP30 million ($41 million). It went […]

A ‘best of Belgium’ French-language TV channel is now transmitting on Astra (19.2 deg East). RTBF-SAT went on air last week with a schedule of news, variety, sport and current […]

Local reports in Islamabad on 27 November quote Minister for Science and Technology Ataur Rahman saying Pakistan plans to set up its own communication satellite Paksat, before 2003. In an […]

by Armand Musey It is time for investors to revisit the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) industry. We realize that satellite and telecom infrastructure plays are currently far from vogue. However, […]

by Peter J. Brown Fortunately, as the Internet started to take off, a number of companies began immediately to devise solutions that enhanced the performance of Internet traffic flowing over […]

by Theresa Foley For the broadband satellite sector, “it is unlikely that 2002 will experience the same level of negative trends faced in 2001,” says consultant Christopher Baugh. “The market […]

by Richard DalBello Everyone is worrying about the digital divide. About the information “haves” and “have-nots,” and about a great raging river called “broadband” that could widen the gap between […]

by Theresa Foley The year 2001 turned out to be one of the more chaotic years on record for the satellite industry, even though the business seemed tranquil compared to […]

by Gerry Oberst The satellite industry needs to be more aggressive in describing how it can contribute to broadband services, certainly in Europe. That is the implicit, although unintended, message […]

by James Careless These are tough times not only for the satellite industry, but the global economy in general. But don’t throw in the towel, yet. There are still ways […]

Sirius Satellite Radio has not enjoyed the best of press during the past few months. Some of the major anxieties addressed by a conference call last week included being late […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D = Digital A = Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D Pakistan’s PTV 1 and Radio Pakistan have left […]

Flight Explorer, a global provider of Internet-based, real-time flight tracking information, will team up with Satellink Technologies Inc. to offer an aircraft situation display for subscribers in the cockpit. The […]

Italy’s Antitrust Authority (AA) has postponed its decision on the planned merger of the country’s two loss-making pay-TV platforms, Tele+ and Stream. The formal decision had been expected on Nov. […]

The ministers of the European Space Agency (ESA) members are meeting to discuss the funding and implementation of the 30-satellite European navigation project called Galileo. Europeans are currently working very […]

Al Majd (Glory) was scheduled to begin transmissions at the beginning of Ramadan (16 November). Al Majd is a private-venture enterprise and says it will focus on a variety of […]

by Gerry Oberst The 43 members of the European Conference of Postal and Telecoms Administrations (CEPT) have created a patchwork quilt of satellite service fees and charges that even the […]

by Peter J. Brown Listen up. There is a strong chance that by 2003, the next new car you buy will come equipped not only with a built-in GPS unit […]

by David Hartshorn Birds of a feather flock together, even in the satellite industry. And to be sure, staying close to professionals who share the same enthusiasm for this extraordinary […]

by James Careless From formidable to fine: that’s the news in the one-way data satellite market, depending on whom you talk to. So who’s saying what? Here’s a rundown of […]

by Nick Mitsis If you pay close attention to Africa, you will notice a continent created from a collision of contrasts. On the one hand, its topography is visually stunning, […]

by Armand Musey After a significant sell-off following the World Trade Center (WTC) attack, we raised our ratings on the DBS companies. At the time, all three stocks were trading […]

According to their latest quarterly results (Q1/2002 to September 30), the News Corp-owned subscription specialists NDS now have 25.7 million digital TV subscribers. NDS’s revenue was up 10 percent to […]

Compiled by Mike Fallon 90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D. The Russian channel STS (Set Televizionnykh Stantsiv) has been able to reach potential viewers in Russia’s Far East for the first […]

German digital TV homes will soon be able to take part in market research through their remote control thanks to a new company named 9D TV. Due to launch this […]

UK-based Static 2358 recently extended its portfolio of carriers by rolling out its Playjam interactive games channel on US cable network Cablevision following two months of trials. Interspace spoke to […]

Chris Forrester Editor The Middle East pay-TV platform Orbit is preparing around eight new channels for its line-up and will introduce them over the next few months. At the same […]