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TM3, the Munich-based commercial German TV channel, will change its name to Neun Live (translated as ‘Nine Live’) on September 1. Managing director Christiane zu Salm, says the new name...

Interspace Correspondent A dispute between Mexico and the Netherlands and their respective satellite companies over an unoccupied slot on the geostationary arc is going to be resolved in the old...

Julian Clover, Managing Editor Kingston inmedia, the satellite services division of Kingston Communications, contributed to the overall growth of the company with revenues climbing 33 per cent year on year....

Channel D has signed a long term agreement with SES-Astra that will see the commercial international television service transmit to North and South America. SES stresses that this is its...

Chris Forrester, Editor There are increasing indicators that the broadband-by-satellite market can continue to expect solid growth. Two recent reports confirm the upward trend. Comsys, a London-based consulting group, in...

Swiss-based encryption specialist Kudelski, best known for its Nagra scrambling system, is predicted to triple revenues over the next ten years, according to forecasts from investment bankers Merrill Lynch. The...

Orbit, the struggling Middle East pay-TV platform has lost its exclusive use of the local Disney Channel, which has now signed a non-exclusive deal with Orbit’s arch-rival Showtime. Showtime is...

Sotires Eleftheriou, Paris At Sky has completed its second tranche of funding by raising new share capital to the value of E2 million. This is in addition to the E2...

The July 19 launch of a new interactive service complementing RaiSat’s cooking channel Gambero Rosso forms part of RAI’s strategy to boost its presence in the digital TV sector. This...

Julian Clover, Managing Editor The House of Lords has ruled that the rights of the public to watch sporting events of national importance should not be affected by whether or...