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BSkyB could be facing a serious issue with average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) this year. In a research note, Banc of America Securities media analyst Sean Eddie issued a “sell”...

PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright has had a busy few weeks. Despite his best efforts, it seems unlikely that PanAmSat will be able to acquire European rival Eutelsat, at least in...

SES Astra’s decision to set up a consortium to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications (see Interspace issue 761) for set-top boxes (STBs) was originally...

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the satellite...

Private investment firm Falconhead Capital is paying $30 million to acquire Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of satellite-based communications and networking services to the cruise ship and offshore oil...

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule for...

Showtime, the leading Middle East pay-TV operator, hopes to add between 50,000 and 100,000 subscribers in 2003. It currently has around 250,000 subscribers and the operator could reach the cashflow...

The merger between the two Spanish direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms, Sogecable’s Canal Satelite Digital and Telefonica’s Via Digital, moved a step closer when Telefonica and Sogecable agreed to comply with...

So far, it has been a difficult year for the European Space Agency (ESA). Problems with the launch of the Rosetta scientific mission as well as continuing questions over the...

France Telecom’s decision to sell its stake in Eutelsat to the French investment company Eurazeo has cost the French telco more than 100 million euros ($108 million), compared to the...