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Intelsat is to privatised by April 2001, according to the satellite organisation’s US signatory, Comsat Corp. Intelsat plans to conduct an initial public offering within one year of its proposed...

ICO Global Communications has undergone a number of senior personnel changes aimed at reversing the company’s fortunes. An ICO spokesman said the company’s deputy chief executive officer, Fredrik Verkroost, and...

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...

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....

BSkyB moved quickly to settle a potentially damaging row over its proposed coverage of this year’s Ryder Cup golf tournament last week. The pay-TV operator had intended to put its...

Eutelsat is planning to use the development of more effective compression techniques to stimulate a new market in ultra-niche broadcasting. Director general Giuliano Berretta talked to Interspace about his expectations...

With the addition of four new channels, Middle East broadcaster Showtime is stepping up the pace in its attempts to break into new territories. On the eve of the platform’s...

Key: D=Digital A=Analog 76.5 degrees E: Apstar-2R D. Tibet TV, which uses two streams at 12376 MHz vertical to relay the two domestic TV channels, has undergone some changes effective...

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...

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...