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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...

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...

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...

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...

The economic instability in Argentina should not be used as a barometer for the region. This was the message coming from leading speakers at the Latin America session at PBI...

Africa may be a market that is well-suited to satellite services, but it still a tough market to crack. This was the message coming out of a session at PBI...

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...

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...

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....

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...