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With all indicators that the Internet will be playing a more prominent role in the future of the satellite industry, American Mobile Satellite Corp. [SKYC] announced that, effective April 24,...

A close look at the proposed, re-organized global, mobile, satellite company ICO Global Communications Inc. [ICOGF] makes it very clear that the company has its work cut out for it...

CANAL+ has revealed it has allocated €255 million to fund a write-off programme of its first generation boxes. On a net basis this means €168 million is being used against...

Leading Italian pay-TV operator Tele+ has increased its subscription fees, from the beginning of May. The cheapest package, Digi, will now sell at L21,000 (€10.85) , while the Basic package...

EUTELSAT is in a quandary. Still smarting by the ‘loss’ of six crucial transponders to SES from its EuroBird slot, destined to be co-located at 28.2-29 degrees East alongside SES’s...

EMS Technologies Inc has completed live, closed-loop, broadband satellite access tests as part of an SES/Astra Broadband Interactive project. The tests used the Digital Video Broadcast – Return Channel via...

The European Commission (EC) has started proceedings against Telefonica, the principal shareholder in DTH digital platform Via Digital, and Sogecable, owner of rival digital DTH operator Canal Satelite Digital, alleging...

SkyDigital has started targeting subscribers to its cheapest pay-TV package – the big basic Family Package, which costs pounds13 and does not offer access to premium channels – with a...

Germany’s media authorities have urged Kirch Group to issue conditional access modules (CAMs) for its Betacrypt encryption system, used by Premiere World. According to the authorities, the goal of consumers...

Nilesat is now carrying ten free-to-air news channels. Al Jazeera, beamed from Qatar, is the latest addition and was added on May 1. Also on Nilesat is the top-rated news...