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$59.23M PANAMSAT EARNINGS

PanAmSat Corp is reporting earnings of about $59.23 million (E55.47m) or 39 cents per share on revenues of $322.25 million during the second quarter of this year. This compares with...

SAUDI DISH-BAN CONFUSION

Earlier this year the so-called Saudi Arabian ‘dish ban’ was widely reported to have been lifted, with key regional broadcasters like ART and Orbit publicly welcoming the relaxation of rules....

WILL NEWS CORP ENTER POLSAT?

Zygmunt Solorz, owner of the Polsat network is talking to News Corporation about the possible sale of a 33 per cent interest in the company. Before such a deal can...

SEA LAUNCH CRAFT DEPARTS

The first of the Sea Launch vessels has departed from its home port in Long Beach, California, in preparation for the launch of the PanAmSat’s PAS-9 satellite on July 28....

POLISH REGULATOR DECIDES

Polish regulator KRRiT has agreed to a 33 per cent shareholding in Polsat by a Dutch holding company. Polsat Media BV, a holding company controlled by Polsat’s owner Zygmunt Solorz,...

FOOTBALL BOOSTS ITALIAN PAY-TV REVENUES

The two Italian pay-TV operators, Stream and Tele+, have together earned over L125 billion (E64.56 million) during 1999 from football matches. Market leader Tele+ earned 86.6 per cent of the...

GLOBALSTAR REVENUES IMPROVE

Globalstar’s second quarter results, issued last Thursday, were mixed. The company reported; $708,000 (E759,000) in total revenue, consisting of $390,000 in net service revenue ($483,000 in gross service revenue before...