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Barry Flynn Contributing Editor Service provider DC-SAT.NET became the first UK company to demonstrate the capabilities of the Astra DTH platform’s IP-based Broadband Interactive System (BBI) on August 2, ahead […]

Chris Bulloch Interspace The Arianespace Enquiry Board investigating the AR.5 (Flight 142) upper stage malfunction of July 12 reported back on August 1 as promised, though its findings were not […]

The once dominant terrestrial networks are losing money in the satellite networks. Recently returned from Japan, Chris Forrester asesses the market Ariane’s July 12 loss of Japan’s BSAT-2b DBS satellite […]

Chris Forrester Editor Last week it emerged that Loral’s satellite manufacturing arm, Space Systems Loral, is “very close” to finalising a number of satellite contracts including an order for DirecTV […]

On August 2, ENAV, Alenia Marconi Systems and Telespazio (part of the Telecom Italia group) signed an agreement with the proposed European satellite navigation system Galileo. The partners now intend […]

For one week (from August 1 to August 7) the inhabitants of the French archipelagos of the Marquises, the Tuamutu-Gambier and the Austral Islands had to For one week (from […]

(A = Analog, D = Digital) 78.5 degreesE: S Thaicom 2&3 D: MRTV, the Myanmar (Burma) based broadcaster, is testing a new international channel named MRTV 3 on 3675MHz horizontal, […]

CNBC Europe has begun transmissions within the ZDF digital multiplex on Astra 19 degrees East. The business news channel was previously available as part of the Premiere World package in […]

Sotires Eleftheriou, Paris At Sky has completed its second tranche of funding by raising new share capital to the value of E2 million. This is in addition to the E2 […]

The July 19 launch of a new interactive service complementing RaiSat’s cooking channel Gambero Rosso forms part of RAI’s strategy to boost its presence in the digital TV sector. This […]

Julian Clover, Managing Editor The House of Lords has ruled that the rights of the public to watch sporting events of national importance should not be affected by whether or […]

Jorn Krieger, Munich In a move that marks the first entry of a German TV broadcaster into the world of interactive applications, RTL will next month launch an e-mail over […]

Chris Forrester, Editor Multichoice South Africa will introduce a comprehensive OpenTV-based interactive service on its digital platform next March. Viewers will be able to send and receive e-mail, shop and […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D – Digital A – Analogue 75 degreesE: LMI 1 A: TV Malagasy from Madagascar continues to provide good […]

The Lagardere group is to launch a TV channel branded around its magazine Paris Match before the end of the year. Called Match Télé the station will launch on the […]

Telespazio, Telecom Italia’s satellite communications business unit, has announced the launch of a new multimedia platform for broadband satellite services. Evolv-e is a DVB-IP multimedia platform encompassing services including distance […]

TM3, the Munich-based commercial German TV channel, will change its name to Neun Live (translated as ‘Nine Live’) on September 1. Managing director Christiane zu Salm, says the new name […]

Interspace Correspondent A dispute between Mexico and the Netherlands and their respective satellite companies over an unoccupied slot on the geostationary arc is going to be resolved in the old […]

Julian Clover, Managing Editor Kingston inmedia, the satellite services division of Kingston Communications, contributed to the overall growth of the company with revenues climbing 33 per cent year on year. […]

Channel D has signed a long term agreement with SES-Astra that will see the commercial international television service transmit to North and South America. SES stresses that this is its […]

Chris Forrester, Editor There are increasing indicators that the broadband-by-satellite market can continue to expect solid growth. Two recent reports confirm the upward trend. Comsys, a London-based consulting group, in […]

Swiss-based encryption specialist Kudelski, best known for its Nagra scrambling system, is predicted to triple revenues over the next ten years, according to forecasts from investment bankers Merrill Lynch. The […]

Orbit, the struggling Middle East pay-TV platform has lost its exclusive use of the local Disney Channel, which has now signed a non-exclusive deal with Orbit’s arch-rival Showtime. Showtime is […]

Chris Forrester, Editor A July 3 report from Merrill Lynch talks of US pay-TV DBS stocks being undervalued “as they do not properly reflect the operating leverage of their satellite […]

A major report from Merrill Lynch’s satellite analysts issued July 3 suggests the two major uncommitted global satellite players – PanAmSat and Loral Space & Communications – make interesting investment […]

PanAmSat issued somewhat mixed second quarter results, July 12. The Connecticut-based satellite operator revised its 2001 numbers to show consolidated full-year revenues in the range of $825 to $835 million, […]

Jorn Krieger, Munich In a landmark decision, the Swiss Upper House has ruled that Swiss local broadcasters Radio Top and Radio Framboise have to encrypt their satellite signals to comply […]

Journalist Walter Issacson (49), a former managing editor of Time magazine has been named chairman and chief executive officer of the CNN News Group. The appointment comes only days after […]

As Italy celebrates the 10th anniversary of pay-TV, Tele+ is getting ready to merge with rival operator Stream, in order to create a single Italian DTH satellite platform. Branislav Pekic […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity Compiled by Mike Fallon D – Digital A – Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D: Despite announcing that it would be using Intelsat […]