Author: Staff Writer

With all indicators that the Internet will be playing a more prominent role in the future of the satellite industry, American Mobile Satellite Corp. [SKYC] announced that, effective April 24,...

A close look at the proposed, re-organized global, mobile, satellite company ICO Global Communications Inc. [ICOGF] makes it very clear that the company has its work cut out for it...

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 78.58E: Thaicom-2&3 D – Tara, a new Bangla language channel, has launched on 3555MHz vertical, SR 13333, FEC 3/4, VPID 512, APID 640...

Sky Digital is planning a two stage upgrade in its digibox functionality. The first step, referred to as ‘enhancements’ rather than an actual second generation involves the introduction of TiVo...

CANAL+ has revealed it has allocated €255 million to fund a write-off programme of its first generation boxes. On a net basis this means €168 million is being used against...

Polsat and the largest Polish computer company Optimus have formed a new e-commerce venture. The two companies each have 50 per cent of the shares in eMarket, which will operate...

Leading Italian pay-TV operator Tele+ has increased its subscription fees, from the beginning of May. The cheapest package, Digi, will now sell at L21,000 (€10.85) , while the Basic package...

A Polish court has found that public broadcaster TVP cannot after all take a stake in the Cyfra+ digital satellite platform. The court was ruling on a complaint from TVP...

EUTELSAT is in a quandary. Still smarting by the ‘loss’ of six crucial transponders to SES from its EuroBird slot, destined to be co-located at 28.2-29 degrees East alongside SES’s...

Disney Channel UK has confirmed it will launch ‘Toon Disney’, already a popular channel in the United States, this autumn on SkyDigital and digital cable. It will form part of...