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UnitedGlobalCom, parent company of cable operator United Pan European Communications (UPC), has taken a 50 per cent stake in Saudi pay-TV bouquet Al Rawwad (‘Pioneer’, formerly known as Sara Vision)....

Canal Plus has confirmed reports that it has written to TF1 chief executive Patrick Le Lay to request carriage for itelevision on the TPS platform. Canal Plus is to launch...

Intelsat is to privatised by April 2001, according to the satellite organisation’s US signatory, Comsat Corp. Intelsat plans to conduct an initial public offering within one year of its proposed...

Zee Telefilms will buy out Star TV’s 50 per cent interest in Asia Today, the Zee/Star TV subsidiary which broadcasts Zee TV, Zee Cinema and Zee News. Patco, the operating...

UK programmer Flextech’s move from a modest profit (pounds 1.7 million for 1998) to a loss (pounds 2.9 million to June 1999), revealed the week before last, came about largely...

Satellite builders are facing mounting criticism about a falling off in quality in the wake of problems such as those currently faced by Matra Marconi Space (MMS). However, sources within...

Discovery Network Europe and Russia’s NTV Plus have officially confirmed their joint plans for the broadcasting of three digital showcase channels in the territory of Russia, the CIS countries and...

French digital satellite platform TPS has announced details of how it will use the hard disk storage system that is to be built into its set-top boxes by receiver manufacturer...

Fifty editorial and production staff will be lost as a result of schedule changes on BBC World, the BBC’s flagship overseas news channel. Out will go BBC World’s long-form The...

BBC Prime has managed to retain direct-to-home satellite capacity in the German market after reaching a new agreement with the Premiere World platform. The entertainment channel had, like a number...