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ASIA CHANNEL PACKAGE ON HOT BIRD

The digital package planned under the name Asia Channel, aimed at people from Asian countries living in Europe, intends to launch this spring. In an exclusive interview with Interspace, managing...

PREMIERE WORLD TO OFFER PPV SPORTS

Premiere World is planning to increase the amount and variety of programmes shown on pay-per-view. Subscribers will be able, from this autumn, to order selected top sports events via PPV....

MURDOCH HOLDS ON TO LEAGUE

In an ongoing row between CLT-UFA, TM3 minority shareholder Herbert Kloiber and News Corp about German television rights of the Champions League, the latter has moved ahead with his plans...

LAGARDERE BUYS INTO CANALSATELLITE

After an engagement that lasted six months, the Lagardere group finally signed the deal under which it bought into Canalsatellite the week before last, resulting in a pooling of resources...

CNBC LAUNCHES REGIONAL STRATEGY

CNBC Europe is to version its satellite feeds on a regional basis across Europe. A five minute hourly opt-out, branded as CNBC Nordic, will launch in the spring. The UK...

ARIANESPACE: SATELLITE LAUNCH

The satellite launch market, in the doldrums in 1999, is showing signs of picking up this year, according to Jean-Marie Luton, head of Arianespace. Despite a fall in revenue of...

CANAL PLUS RECORD SUBS

Canal Plus’ total subscriptions reached 13,628,050 at the end of December, a 17 per cent increase over the previous year. International subscriptions grew by 29 per cent. A total of...

THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR SPACE GROUP

Following its $3.75 billion deal with Hughes, Boeing Space & Communications is set to emerge as the world’s largest space group. Hughes is turning towards the more profitable business of...

TRANSPONDER MONITOR

105.5 degrees E Asiasat-3S A. Sahara TV, an Indian channel with studio facilities in Bombay (Mumbai) and Delhi, is to lease a 36 MHz C-Band transponder here to relay its...