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A=Analog D=Digital 110.5 degreesE: Sinosat 1 D Sinosat 1 has been the victim of some piracy in recent times. During the late evening of 23 June several China Central TV...

New Channels Enter German TV market

Despite being Europe’s most competitive television market, Germany continues to see new channels being launched targeting cable and satellite pay-TV viewers. According to Katharina Behrends, head of MTV Germany’s business...

Teleclub, Cablecom In Swiss Decoder Dispute

A dispute over decoder technology and subscriber management control has broken out in Switzerland, further delaying the national cable roll-out of the digital platform that pay-TV broadcaster Teleclub launched on...

Gemstar Loses Patent Dispute

Gemstar-TV Guide International shares fell sharply following a ruling by an International Trade Commission panel that set-top box manufacturers Scientific Atlanta, Pioneer Corp. and Sanmina SCI Corp and satellite broadcaster...

Eutelsat Strikes Deal With TLV

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat is teaming up with TLV to broadcast oil company Shell’s TV channel across its service stations in France. The deal announced June 24 is further indication...

Arianespace Seeks Government Subsidies

For the past two years, French launch service provider Arianespace has recorded losses due to a slump in the commercial launch market and stiff competition from lower-cost Russian launchers. As...

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Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degreesE: Express 6A D – A new-to-satellite Russian TV channel entitled GTRK Sakhalin has launched on 3976 MHz RHCP, SR 2999, FEC...