Author: Staff Writer

Independent digital satellite channel Artsworld has less than three weeks to avoid closure. The channel, which was launched with much fanfare 18 months ago, has around 100,000 subscribers who pay...

Arianespace and Russia’s space agency Rosaviakosmos have signed an agreement to allow Soyuz rockets to launch at the French company’s launch port in French Guiana. The Russian authorities apparently insisted...

Loral Space & Communications has erred on the side of being conservative with its latest guidance for 2002. Loral is projecting that its Skynet unit’s revenues for 2002 will be...

A=Analog D=Digital 110.5 degreesE: Sinosat 1 D Sinosat 1 has been the victim of some piracy in recent times. During the late evening of 23 June several China Central TV...

Despite being Europe’s most competitive television market, Germany continues to see new channels being launched targeting cable and satellite pay-TV viewers. According to Katharina Behrends, head of MTV Germany’s business...

Arianespace has successfully launched STELLAT 5 built by Alcatel Space for the new Stellat joint venture, and N-STAR c, produced by American manufacturers Orbital Sciences Corp. and Lockheed Martin Commercial...

Gemstar-TV Guide International shares fell sharply following a ruling by an International Trade Commission panel that set-top box manufacturers Scientific Atlanta, Pioneer Corp. and Sanmina SCI Corp and satellite broadcaster...

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat is teaming up with TLV to broadcast oil company Shell’s TV channel across its service stations in France. The deal announced June 24 is further indication...

In recent years, many telcos have been divesting their satellite activities in order to reduce debt and focus on core activities. However, Norwegian telco Telenor has not yet disposed of...

For the past two years, French launch service provider Arianespace has recorded losses due to a slump in the commercial launch market and stiff competition from lower-cost Russian launchers. As...