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SECOND ANALYST DOWNGRADES GLOBALSTAR STOCK

By | March 9, 2000
Even with the national launch of Globalstar’s service, Wall Street still is showing signs of concern over the satellite telephony provider’s future. Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock,...

BLOOMBERG GERMANY CHANGES ASTRA TRANSPONDER

By | March 8, 2000
Bloomberg TV’s German-language service will move to another analogue transponder on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East). From April 10, 0500 CET, the Frankfurt-based financial news channel will be...

CECCHI GORI SUES STREAM PARTNERS

By | March 8, 2000
Vittorio Cecchi Gori is moving ahead with legal action against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and Telecom Italia, claiming they manoeuvred to oust him as their partner in pay-TV operator Stream...

NDS TEAMS WITH MICROSOFT

By | March 8, 2000
NDS has decided to adopt Microsoft’s enhanced television solution based on open standards. Microsoft, in a statement, said the link with NDS would also be targeted at the current generation...

KINDERKANAL GETS NEW NAME

By | March 8, 2000
Kinderkanal, the ARD/ZDF children’s television channel, will change its name to KiKa in May. The channel’s youngest viewers commonly use this abbreviation. The channel will also undergo a change of...

SKYPERFECTV WINS DIRECTV

By | March 8, 2000
Japan’s DirecTV Japan Inc has confirmed it is in talks with arch-rivals SkyPerfecTV to merge “and integrate” its operations. If the deal is concluded SkyPerfecTV, an operation of Japan Digital...

MCCAW SAYS 'NO' TO IRIDIUM

By | March 8, 2000
Eagle River Investments, Craig McCaw’s investment management firm, has confirmed it will not pursue an investment in Iridium. Instead Eagle River said it will focus its satellite communications investments on...