ART LOOKS TO SAUDI ARABIA
Middle East broadcaster ART is set to benefit from the cancellation of the Sara Vision MMDS project in Saudi Arabia and the relaxation of the dish ban in that country....
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DISNEY INTO FOUR
Disney Channel Europe is to be divided into up to four separate channels, rolling out initially in the UK, France and Germany. It is not yet clear exactly how the...
TRANSPONDER MONITOR
Key: D – Digtal A – Analogue 105.5 degreesE Asiasat-1 & 3S D. Ekushey TV, the first independent TV network in Bangladesh, has commenced test transmissions on 3749 MHz vertical,...
ALENIA SPAZIO, BERNABE IN SAT TV PROJECT
A new Italian satellite TV company that aims to compete with Telepiu and Stream is being developed by Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Spazio and Franco Bernabe & Company. Former Telecom Italia...
CNBC NORDIC CHANNEL
CNBC is to launch a dedicated Nordic channel in early May of this year. The service will feature a tailored ticker running along the bottom of the screen with stock...
UPC, SBS LAUNCH TWO
The shape of the merger between UPC and SBS Broadcasting began to take firmer shape at MIPtv last week with plans for two joint channels an as yet unnamed film...
ARD DELAYS ASTRA TRANSPONDER MOVE
German public broadcaster ARD had to delay its widely publicised change of transponders on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East) because of technical problems. Originally scheduled for April 6,...
JSTV SET-TOPS FROM GALAXIS
Japan Satellite Television (JSTV), the UK-based pay-TV channel for Japanese people living in Europe, has ordered digital set-top-boxes from German manufacturer Galaxis. The Lubeck-based company will immediately begin with producing...
ECHOSTAR IN GILAT-TO-HOME
US DBS operator Echostar has taken a stake in Israel-based Gilat’s Internet via satellite spin-off Gilat-To-Home Inc, which plans to provide high speed two-way satellite Internet connections to residential customers....
CHANNELS & CO
A new Italian content provider which aims to provide an “on the road” service, from planning to broadcast, was launched on March 22. Channels & Co was founded in December...