Author: Staff Writer

New Skies Satellites has signed a major contract with the Taiwanese telecoms company New Century Info Comm (NCIC). Under it, NCIC will provide the telco, which was recently awarded fixed...

In the week that Arianespace reported its first-ever loss in 20 years of operations, an industry report states that there is a capacity and manufacturing glut. “New satellites with transmission...

Spain is at the forefront of the digital TV revolution, with three platforms competing in a market that already reaches more than two million subscribers. David Del Valle reports Spain...

In line with our sister companies, Phillips Business Information and The Phillips Group, Phillips Global Media, publisher of Interspace, is rebranding as PBI Media. The name will be introduced across...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity compiled by Mike Fallon D – Digital A – Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D: MKTVSat from Macedonia has started in the RR...

The future of horseracing consortium Go Racing is in serious doubt after the collapse of talks with the British Horseracing Board (BHB) over the supply of pre-race data. The Go...

The chairmen of German public broadcaster ARD’s regional affiliates have given the green light to its participation in the global satellite-based German-language pay-TV channel planned in co-operation with fellow public...

California-based middleware company OpenTV has bought struggling interactive specialist Static, which amongst other assets owns TV entertainment service Playjam. The deal sees OpenTV acquire all of Static’s shares in a...

BSkyB will delay introducing its second-generation PVR digibox until a ‘hard launch’ now scheduled for Christmas this year. This is the second delay for the Pace Micro Technology-built XTV box....

Nobis TV, a new German teleshopping and product presentational channel, will launch in both analogue and digital on Astra (19.2 degrees East) on September 1. The service, which is based...