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Zee Telefilms will buy out Star TV’s 50 per cent interest in Asia Today, the Zee/Star TV subsidiary which broadcasts Zee TV, Zee Cinema and Zee News. Patco, the operating...

TELENOR: NO EFFECT ON SATELLITE

The merger between Nordic telcos Telia and Telenor, expected to be approved by the European Commission this week, is not expected to have a major impact on Telenor’s satellite activities....

LORAL/EUTELSAT DISPUTE ESCALATES

As the clock ticks to the October-scheduled launch of Orion 2, destined for the 12 degrees West mid-Atlantic position, there is no sign of any agreement between the satellite’s operator,...

ZDF IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECT

German public broadcaster ZDF will partner ARD and Deutsche Welle (DW) in a relaunched worldwide German television channel. ZDF’s board gave the green light to its participation at its meeting...

TELEFONICA TO SPIN OFF MEDIA

Telefonica has formed new company to look after its media interests. Jose Antonio Rios, president and CEO of Telefonica Media, a new company formed just one week ago, announced in...

PREMIERE WORLD LAUNCHES

Supported by a tremendous marketing campaign costing DM100 million (pounds 33 million), German media company Kirch Group launched its digital package Premiere World on October 1 in Germany and Austria,...

TELENOR SLOVAK CONTRACTS

Slovakian channels Luna TV and NASA TV will be added to Telenor Satellite’s Central and Eastern European broadcasting platform. Both will join Telenor’s Intelsat 707 platform later this year. Norway-based...

INSURERS: COMPETITION TO BLAME

Satellite builders are facing mounting criticism about a falling off in quality in the wake of problems such as those currently faced by Matra Marconi Space (MMS). However, sources within...

MOTOROLA SNAPS UP GI

The long-awaited acquisition of General Instrument (GI) was concluded last week when Motorola absorbed the box-making company in a stock swap that sees GI shareholders take a 17 per cent...

DISCOVERY IN RUSSIA

Discovery Network Europe and Russia’s NTV Plus have officially confirmed their joint plans for the broadcasting of three digital showcase channels in the territory of Russia, the CIS countries and...