EUTELSAT'S W1 GOES ONLINE
Eutelsat, the European satellite operator, announced that the W1 satellite, which was launched on September 6 by Ariane V132, has gone into full commercial service at 10 degrees East. Traffic...
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KIRCH TO TURN TM3 INTO MUSIC AND COMEDY CHANNEL
Kirch Group intends to turn the women-focused entertainment channel TM3 into a music and comedy channel for young viewers early next year, probably under the new name Sun TV. According...
ASTRA GET CLUBBERS LINKED UP
DC Sat.Net has completed the first series of commercial IP streaming transmissions using the Astra BBI News feed system. The live transmissions were carried out for DC’s client Escape TV,...
GLOBALSTAR TO PROVIDE AERONAUTICAL SERVICES
Arnav Systems Inc has signed an agreement with Globalstar to provide satellite-based voice and data communication for the Arnav Aeronautical Network (AAN). Serving the general aviation market, which includes regional...
VIVENDI TO OFFLOAD BSKYB EQUITY
Vivendi SA has agreed to sell its 23 per cent stake in British Sky Broadcasting Group, Europe’s second- largest pay-TV company, to secure European regulatory approval for its $44 billion...
JAPANESE N-SAT-110 LAUNCHED
The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, was launched successfully from Kourou, French...
PANAMSAT'S PAS-1R GEARING UP FOR LIFT-OFF
PanAmSat Corporation’s latest spacecraft, the PAS-1R Atlantic Ocean Region satellite, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana in preparation for its ‘historic’ lift-off in mid November. “The deployment of PAS-1R marks...
ECHOSTAR-GEOCAST TO DELIVER PERSONALISED BROADBAND SERVICES
EchoStar Communications Corporation and Geocast Network Systems Inc have reached an agreement to deliver personalised broadband services to PC users via EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite TV service. Under the terms...
ONDIGITAL NEARS 1 MILLION MARK
ONdigital, the interactive digital TV service reports it had 896,000 customers signed up, as of October 16. The figure for the quarter ended 30 September, 2000 was 878,000 – more...
Transponder Monitor
Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue E: 80 degreesE: Express-6A D – Three Russian radio stations have started...