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by Marc Crossman If only two companies were left facing a much larger, very powerful common enemy, one would think they would direct all resources at attacking the opponent, rather […]

by Gerald E. Oberst Jr. Satellite broadband service was the flavor of the month this summer in London. Two separate conferences, organized by IBC and IIR, explored this topic in […]

The board of German media group Pro Sieben Media AG has elected Swiss economic jurist Urs Rohner as its new chairman. The decision was made unanimously, Pro Sieben said in […]

Studio Universal, the second German-language channel operated by Universal after 13th Street, launched, as planned, on 1 September at 2200 CET with Pulp Fiction. The pay-TV channel, part of DF1, […]

Jacques Espinasse, the Director General of TPS, said that new subscriptions over the summer were up 25 per cent compared to the same period last year, the same figure cited […]

In a decision which will make Eutelsatis Hot Bird position at 13 degrees East more popular in German-speaking Europe, German public broadcaster ZDF has announced it plans to remain on […]

Marc Tessier, the recently appointed head of France Television, said that plans to start a time shifted version of terrestrial channel France 2, France 2 Bis, have been abandoned, when […]

BSkyB has taken a 9 per cent stake in Leeds United FC for Pounds 14 million. The deal will allow BSkyB to act as exclusive media agent for Leeds Sporting, […]

On September 6 Moscow-based REN-TV, one of the biggest private Russian channels, started broadcasting via Gorizont-43 at 40 degrees East using four transponders which should help to increase a number […]

Proton launches have recommenced from Baikonur. A Proton-K launched a the first two Yamal-100 craft on the night of September 5/6, following the reported payments last week of back rent […]

Following its recent carriage agreement with Media Mostis NTV service in Russia, Discovery Networks Europe is close to signing a carriage agreement for three of its digital ëshowcasei channels in […]

The worldwide corporate business channel from American-German automobile company DaimlerChrysler launched on September 1 at 1100 CET. The service, called DCTV, is the worldis first global TV channel for employees […]

As the latest Internet-via-satellite service skyDSL launches into full operation, Interspace surveys the range of offerings showcased at the Internationale Funkausstellung in Berlin… Berlin-based multimedia company Strato Medien AG launched […]

Berlin-based commercial radio station Spreeradio 105.5 is from now on available Europe-wide on Eutelsatis Hot Bird position at 13 degrees East. The satellite launch, which took place during the Internationale […]

Key: D=Digital A=Analog 116 degrees E: Koreasat-1/2 (Also known as Mugungwha) D According to Korean sources Koreasat-3 is to be positioned at 112.5 degrees East and not alongside the earlier […]

Italian communications minister Salvatore Cardinale has confirmed that Italian public broadcaster RAI could be partially privatised in four to five months time. Speaking in Telese on August 31, Cardinale said […]

Game Network, the digital TV channel about videogames and multimedia entertainment, is to launch on Eutelsat of September 17. The channel will broadcast free to air via Eutelsat Hot Bird […]

CNN Internationalis joint-venture news channel in Turkey has had its launch delayed slightly because of the recent earthquake. Originally scheduled for September 14, the launch date is now slated for […]

Bernie Ecclestone, the president of the world motor-racing body, the FOA, has announced major changes in the way Formula 1 Grand Prix will be transmitted on digital PPV. Speaking at […]

In a move that took the German media business by surprise, Georg Kofler, chairman of Pro Sieben Media AG, has decided to leave the German media group when his contract […]

Norwegian viewers will soon have another domestic channel to choose from: on September 22 Metropol will launch in the greater Oslo area, taking over the franchise, and the local terrestrial […]

A major report from investment bankers Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on Italy’s Mediaset has described the company as having considerable "value in diversity". The Morgan Stanley report said that Italian […]

Canal Plus is signing up 1,000 subscribers a day in Italy and plans to reach the break-even point by the end of 2000. Canal Plus-backed Telepi_ CEO Michel Thoulouze has […]

It is believed that a decision is close on the shape of Nat-Geo 2, the second channel National Geographic intends launching before year-end. Jerry Glover, who heads National Geographic’s UK […]

The subscribers of Swiss pay-TV channel Teleclub are to get free second generation d-box decoders. As part of the change in the transmission system from analogue PAL to digital MPEG-2/DVB, […]

BSkyB is to grow its in-house production activities and investigate new and untried distribution channels such as the use of ADSL technology and UMTS wireless distribution, according to CEO Tony […]

Turner Broadcasting System is to encrypt the Astra 1C signal of Cartoon Network and TNT Classic Movies "to restrict its delivery to the United Kingdom". Cartoon Network now has eight […]

BSkyB’s new CEO Tony Ball continues to make his mark at the organisation. Ian West, managing director of BSkyB’s Entertainment division for the past year, quit the company on August […]

The UK’s ONdigital is locked into a dispute over what is perceived to be BSkyB’s reluctance to supply the much-coveted Sky Sports 2 channel to the digital terrestrial operator. Responding […]

Ian Ritchie, CEO of Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) in an exclusive interview with Interspace, says he expects Arabic broadcasters to be increasingly open to merger and acquisition activity from […]