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The rise of pay-TV revenues increase throughout Europe has spawned the rise of the pirate satellite smart card industry. According to Davide Rossi, the Secretary General of AEPOC (the European...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D = Digital A = Analogue 93.5 degrees E: Insat 2B & 2C D: There has been a number...

Mediaset, the largest commercial broadcaster in Italy, has announced that it plans to significantly reduce costs in 2002. Mediaset CEO Giulano Adreani said in an interview with Italian daily Il...

Despite its new Convergence Bill enacted last year (and due to be in place this mid-summer) India still does not see DTH transmission as a likely prospect for 2002, according...

The Oslo Court of Execution and Enforcement has thrown out claims by Canal Plus relating to payment issues concerning the sale of Canal Digital. The ruling made on January 11...

Last year was a tough one for niche broadcasters with many channels (Money Channel, Simply Money, Rapture, Carlton Taste, Wellbeing, dbc/u>direct, computer channel .tv) giving up after recognising that making...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon 90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D: Tumen TV from Russia and radio station Ekho Moskvy have returned to 3578 MHz...

KirchPayTV’s Premiere World admitted last week that it had signed up fewer new subscribers than expected in 2001. “Growth was below our expectations,” said Premiere CFO Michael Boernicke in a...

Abrared, owner of NEO, an interactive broadband supplier into the Spanish market, has linked with SES Multimedia to supply two-way satellite capacity on Astra’s broadband interactive (BBI) system. NEO is...

Alcatel Space last week signed a $118 million contract with APT Satellite Holdings covering the design and manufacture of a 50 transponder high-capacity telecommunication satellite and its associated ground segment....