Author: Staff Writer

Iran’s Deputy Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone for National Affairs, Mehdi Tabeshian, said that the tender process to build the national satellite Zohreh is underway, although he did not...

German anti-media concentration commission Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK) has approved BSkyB’s investment in Premiere World. Through subsidiary BSkyB Germany, the UK-based pay-TV group will take a...

Staff at German news channel n-tv apparently expect the Berlin-based broadcaster to be integrated into the RTL channel family this year. According to n-tv’s programme director, Helmut Brandstatter, it is...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 83 degreesE: Insat-2E D – Doordarshan’s DD1, the national service, has been...

Dutch public broadcaster NOS and the local Amsterdam channel AT5 agreed with Chello broadband Internet for transmissions in broadband quality. Chello, owned by UPC, is the only one who offers...

Here is the problem: you are a broadcaster needing to quickly organise an ENG unit and satellite uplink in some far-off spot for a news feed or sports event. Your...

Satellite transmissions of Albanian Television (TVSh) resumed via Eutelsat on August 15 after a six-month break. Previously, the programmes went out on Eutelsat W2 at 16 degrees East. The broadcasts...

Italian Serie A football club Napoli has succeeded in obtaining an away win in its battle with Milan-based pay-TV operator Tele+ over TV rights. A Milan court ruled in favour...

Communications company Inmarsat Ventures Ltd reported pre-tax profit of $63.4 million (E70.50m) on revenue of $210.6 million (E234.18m) for the first half year of 2000 ended June 30. This represents...

Inmarsat Ventures Ltd. reported an unaudited net profit of $52.5 million or $5.25 per basic share on revenue of $210.6 for the first half of the year, ending June 30....