Archive

ASTRA RETURN-PATH SET FOR AUTUMN LAUNCH

Barry Flynn Contributing Editor Service provider DC-SAT.NET became the first UK company to demonstrate the capabilities of the Astra DTH platform’s IP-based Broadband Interactive System (BBI) on August 2, ahead...

ARIANE 5 FAILURE WILL CAUSE 2 MONTHS DELAY

Chris Bulloch Interspace The Arianespace Enquiry Board investigating the AR.5 (Flight 142) upper stage malfunction of July 12 reported back on August 1 as promised, though its findings were not...

JAPAN'S PAY-TV PICTURE

The once dominant terrestrial networks are losing money in the satellite networks. Recently returned from Japan, Chris Forrester asesses the market Ariane’s July 12 loss of Japan’s BSAT-2b DBS satellite...

TRANSPONDER MONITOR

(A = Analog, D = Digital) 78.5 degreesE: S Thaicom 2&3 D: MRTV, the Myanmar (Burma) based broadcaster, is testing a new international channel named MRTV 3 on 3675MHz horizontal,...

NEWS BYTES

CNBC Europe has begun transmissions within the ZDF digital multiplex on Astra 19 degrees East. The business news channel was previously available as part of the Premiere World package in...

Broadband Beat: The Dog Days Of Summer

By Theresa Foley The heady days when satellite operators raved about the explosive demand growth that had no end in sight are over. Two more satellite-related companies collapsed in the...