Author: Staff Writer

GLOBALSTAR REVENUES IMPROVE

Globalstar’s second quarter results, issued last Thursday, were mixed. The company reported; $708,000 (E759,000) in total revenue, consisting of $390,000 in net service revenue ($483,000 in gross service revenue before...

TM3 TURNS INTO SUN TV IN FALL

In a move that will lead to TM3 probably being remembered in German television history as the most revamped TV channel, the Munich-based broadcaster will undergo another major content change...

SKY DIGITAL TO INTRO WEB-VIA-SATELLITE

Following pressure from subscribers, and in the light of similar launches by its terrestrial and cable rivals, BSkyB is looking to introduce Internet access via satellite in the New Year....

THE ROAD TO ASTRIUM

Chris Bulloch on how French space industry turmoil lead to the formation of Astrium and EADS On July 10 this year, shares in EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space...

TRANSPONDER MONITOR

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key D – Digital A – Analogue 134 degreesE Apstar-1A D – Macau TV, from the former Portuguese colony...

TELEDESIC NAMES CEO

ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd, the new holding company that controls Craig McCaw’s satellite assets, has announced that Greg Clarke has joined the company as chief executive officer. Clarke was CEO of...

ORF ISSUES SMARTCARDS FROM SEPTEMBER

Austrian public broadcaster ORF has delayed the launch of its marketing campaign for the digital satellite feed of its domestic TV channels ORF1 and ORF2 on Astra (19.2 degrees East)...

BAVARIAN SATELLITE LICENCES

Bavarian media authority Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) has licenced a range of thematic pay-TV channels for nationwide satellite transmission over a period of eight years. Fox Kids will...

NEWS BYTES...

Italian pay-TV platform Stream has fired director general Giovanni Minoli after only six months. Stream’s recently appointed CEO, Lucia Morselli, said three grave errors had contributed to Minoli’s downfall –...

$59.23M PANAMSAT EARNINGS

PanAmSat Corp is reporting earnings of about $59.23 million (E55.47m) or 39 cents per share on revenues of $322.25 million during the second quarter of this year. This compares with...