Author: Staff Writer

RaiSat, the Italian public broadcasters subsiduary for digital television and thematic channels, has closed its first financial year in the black. During a recent shareholder meeting, RaiSat’s administrative council announced...

American sports network ESPN is to pull out of Eurosport with the intention of developing its own brand in Europe. The new shareholder structure of Eurosport International sees Canal+ holding...

Cable and Satellite Mediacast said goodbye to Earls Court with a near flourish The last Cable and Satellite Mediacast to be held at Earls Court (May 15-17) will probably be...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degreesE: Express-6A D – REN TV from Russia has launched a...

Suez-Lyonnaise, which owns 25 per cent of French pay-TV digital satellite platform TPS, has offered to acquire the 25 per cent in the digital platform held by terrestrial channel TF1....

Internet company Europe Online and the video-on-demand free broadcaster IchooseTV.com have formed a strategic alliance. The Europe Online network is carried on the Astra Satellite System and the new partnership...

Few entrepreneurs have succeeded in achieving the full potential of commercial space. In the wake of the Mars mission and Iridium LLC failures, industry pioneers have realized the right combination...

A Boeing Co. [BA] Delta 2 launcher has replaced one of the first U.S Global Positioning System satellites, which was launched aboard another Delta rocket 11 years ago. The launch...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a $9.6 million contract to AlliedSignal Technical Services Corp., for engineering services to support the agency’s environmental satellites. The services will be...

A Canadian proposal to protect emissions into the GPS bands by mobile satellite services (MSS) operating in adjacent bands came as a surprise to the U.S. delegation last week at...