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NO Y2K NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

At our deadline, no space-industry companies had reported any major (or even minor) Y2K problems, which clearly was a relief for the hundreds of thousands of people working worldwide in...

NRW-TV STARTS TEST ON HOT BIRD

The first of the four regional general interest channels for North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany’s largest state, that were licensed at the end of last year, has started test broadcasts. NRW TV...

VIVENDI DENIES SKY "INFLUENCE"

French conglomerate Vivendi last week issued a statement denying that its 24.4 per cent stake in BSkyB meant it exerted any material influence on BSkyB. Vivendi’s comments were made in...

MINOLI GETS STREAM POST

Giovanni Minoli, a former executive at Italian pubcaster RAI, on December 15 was appointed general director of digital TV operator Stream. At Stream, which is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s...