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Al Majd (Glory) was scheduled to begin transmissions at the beginning of Ramadan (16 November). Al Majd is a private-venture enterprise and says it will focus on a variety of […]

by Gerry Oberst The 43 members of the European Conference of Postal and Telecoms Administrations (CEPT) have created a patchwork quilt of satellite service fees and charges that even the […]

by Peter J. Brown Listen up. There is a strong chance that by 2003, the next new car you buy will come equipped not only with a built-in GPS unit […]

by David Hartshorn Birds of a feather flock together, even in the satellite industry. And to be sure, staying close to professionals who share the same enthusiasm for this extraordinary […]

by James Careless From formidable to fine: that’s the news in the one-way data satellite market, depending on whom you talk to. So who’s saying what? Here’s a rundown of […]

by Nick Mitsis If you pay close attention to Africa, you will notice a continent created from a collision of contrasts. On the one hand, its topography is visually stunning, […]

by Armand Musey After a significant sell-off following the World Trade Center (WTC) attack, we raised our ratings on the DBS companies. At the time, all three stocks were trading […]

According to their latest quarterly results (Q1/2002 to September 30), the News Corp-owned subscription specialists NDS now have 25.7 million digital TV subscribers. NDS’s revenue was up 10 percent to […]

Compiled by Mike Fallon 90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D. The Russian channel STS (Set Televizionnykh Stantsiv) has been able to reach potential viewers in Russia’s Far East for the first […]

German digital TV homes will soon be able to take part in market research through their remote control thanks to a new company named 9D TV. Due to launch this […]

UK-based Static 2358 recently extended its portfolio of carriers by rolling out its Playjam interactive games channel on US cable network Cablevision following two months of trials. Interspace spoke to […]

Chris Forrester Editor The Middle East pay-TV platform Orbit is preparing around eight new channels for its line-up and will introduce them over the next few months. At the same […]

The Polish satellite channel RTL7 is reported to be in talks with a number of possible buyers including the Church-backed TV Puls, UK company Zone Vision, film distributor SPI and […]

Paris-based Fashion TV says it expects to reach 1 million viewers a week on Sky Digital during this month. According to BARB data for October, the channel has a UK […]

The struggling interactive games service Sportal has been sold for a nominal price to the online gaming company UKbetting. Some eighteen months ago BSkyB paid around GBP10 million for a […]

The London-based broadcaster and distribution company Zone Vision has expanded distribution of its Reality TV channel onto the Multichoice DSTV South Africa bouquet. By doing so, it has added some […]

The History Channel has linked up with a travel specialist to offer what it claims is a first for a documentary channel, in that viewers to its upcoming “Egypt: Beyond […]

Travel agents Thomas Cook will launch a new travel-based service in December this year. Named Thomas Cook TV, it will be available initially as a free-to-air digital satellite channel uplinked […]

Chris Forrester Editor Speaking at the BSkyB AGM last Friday, Rupert Murdoch said that its 24 percent investment in Leo Kirch’s Premiere World had proved to be a disappointment, with […]

France’s Lagardere group is to launch a new channel named Match TV based on the concept of the well-known glossy news magazine Paris Match. The service, which will be available […]

A summit of leading European pubcasters held in Rome late last month agreed to increase co-operation in both the programming and satellite TV sectors. On the initiative of Italy’s RAI, […]

NTL’s $1 billion (E1.12 billion) sale of their satellite uplink and transmission towers business has reportedly interested BBC Technology. It seems the BBC would step in with a pre-agreed bid […]

Interspace’s In-Depth Study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D = Digital A = Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D: From Pakistan, PTV1 and Radio Pakistan have left […]

By Chris Forrester Anyone who bought stock in the US company Central European Media Enterprises (CME) at under $1 (E1.12) a share just a few weeks ago would have seen […]

Italians satellite TV channels will soon have their own audience ratings thanks to third generation meters to be installed in more than 5,000 sample households by spring 2002. Current estimates […]

HOT Networks, the German broadcaster that operates the teleshopping channel Home Shopping Europe (HSE), has announced an ambitious expansion plan. Outlined at last week’s Medientage Munchen media conference, it will […]

SES Multimedia has disclosed details of the satellite-based, high-speed Internet access service it plans to launch with Deutsche Telekom as an alternative to the latter’s conventional telephone line-based broadband service […]

Italy’s Netdish, Fracarro Radioindustrie and Network Teleport Italia (NTI) have announced that the first satellite teleport in Northeast part of the country will become operational this December. Based in Padua, […]

Hughes has reported better than expected results for Q3. Showing a net addition of 425,000 DirecTV subscribers – as opposed to a projected 235,000 – and a one-time downward adjustment […]

James Careless Some months ago, (December 2000, p. 38-48), Via Satellite profiled the unsung heroes of Satellite News Gathering (SNG). Specifically, we focused on the SNG uplink operators who get […]