SATELLITE FIGURES ESTIMATED
According to the US Space Command (USSPACECOM), there are currently around 700 “active” satellites in orbit. Of these some 300 are operated by US civilian, commercial or military interests, with...
Author: Staff Writer
Cover Story: Satellite Operators: Connecting The Four Corners Of The World
Nick Mitsis Don’t believe for a minute they are merely capacity brokers, and whatever you do, be sure to refuse the notion that global satellite operators are past their prime,...
MURDOCH STILL "OPTIMISTIC" OVER MISSION CRITICAL DIRECTV BID
by Chris Forrester With News Corp. suffering a share price slide of around 40 per cent in the last two months, it seems Rupert Murdoch’s aim of adding DirecTV to...
Life in the SNG trenches: The Sequel
James Careless Some months ago, (December 2000, p. 38-48), Via Satellite profiled the unsung heroes of Satellite News Gathering (SNG). Specifically, we focused on the SNG uplink operators who get...
EUROSPORT WILL SEEK US CARRIAGE
Chris Forrester Editor Eurosport is planning to export its sports, sports news and dot.com trio of services to American, Asian and Far Eastern broadcast markets. According to Vincent Cheupin the...
VIVA ZWEI TO BE REVAMPED INTO VIVA+
The uncertainty surrounding the future of VIVA ZWEI, the ailing sister service of the German music channel VIVA, has been ended by the news that the Cologne-based broadcaster will revamp...
BLUSAT OFFERS SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICES
Italian-based BluSat is the latest company to offer satellite-based broadband services aimed mainly at a business clientele. Already active in Italy and Spain – with plans to expand to Central...
U.S. DARS ON KNIFE-EDGE AS ALCATEL/WORLDSPACE EURO-DAB PROJECT TO GO AHEAD
by Chris Forrester Despite continuing DARS problems in the US, Alcatel and Worldspace have both confirmed their Euro-DAB project will continue with a provisional launch date of late 2004. The...
GOURMET TV DELAYS LAUNCH
The French food channel Gourmet TV, whose backers include an unnamed Anglo-American company with interests in New York, has delayed its launch by four to six weeks due to the...
BT STATE LOW-PRICE COMMODITY TRAFFIC "IS A CHALLENGE"
By Chris Forrester British Telecom’s (BT’s) Broadcast Services division say that while they remain confident about filling capacity on new satellites planned for launch, heavily discounted tariffs by some operators...