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UPC, has delayed the official launch of its digital headend-in-the-sky (‘Euro HITS’) platform to September because of delays in completing the facility. While the platform itself has been operational for...

Tuesday 16 May is the day chosen by the US Bankruptcy Court in Wilmingon, Delaware, to discharge the former ICO Global Communications company from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, under which it...

EuropeStar, the Loral Global Alliance partner, 51 per cent owned by Alcatel Spacecom, is confident of beating the year-end deadline (when its reservation of its German- registered slot at 45...

The regional channel RTVV (Radiotelevisio Valenciana) has announced that it will pull out of the Telefonica-led platform Via Digital in which it holds a 1.11 per cent stake. The channel...

During 1999 the European audience for digital DTH/SMATV television grew by 4.1 million homes, taking the total to 7.67 million, spread over 22 European countries, according to research compiled by...

Merlin Communications has entered into a partnership with the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) to launch a new service aimed at Asian satellite operators. Born out of 20...

DAL (Drake Automation) has won a contract to build new TV production and playout centres in Budapest and Prague for Wizja TV’s proposed Hungarian and Czech services, due to launch...

Pace Micro Technology has signed an MoU with Microsoft to co-operate on the development of applications and enabling technologies for digital TV. Microsoft is to adopt Pace’s set top technology...

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 93.5 degreesE: Insat 2C A – Indian state television Doordarshan has launched a new channel for the Gujarat region of northern India. DD...

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s Bulgarian TV (BTV) the first-ever private nationwide TV broadcaster in the country, will go on air June 1, initially for just two hours a day. The...