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SINCE its launch on March 6, Recrut Interactif, the classified job ads supertext service on TPS, has proved to be a great success with subscribers, claimed Bachir Ghalayini, Director of...

RTL Television, Germany’s most-watched commercial television channel, intends to launch a dedicated 24 hour news network. During the presentation of last year’s financial figures in Cologne last week managing director...

The various ‘minor’ operators in Europe are not admitting to any intention of forming any alliances with SES or Eutelsat. However, most of them have expansion plans, which may prove...

International Launch Services arguably holds a unique position in the growing business of East-West satellite industry co-operation. With US government permission, ILS launches Western‚ satellites atop Russian launchers as well...

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 78.58E: Thaicom-2&3 D – Tara, a new Bangla language channel, has launched on 3555MHz vertical, SR 13333, FEC 3/4, VPID 512, APID 640...

Sky Digital is planning a two stage upgrade in its digibox functionality. The first step, referred to as ‘enhancements’ rather than an actual second generation involves the introduction of TiVo...

Polsat and the largest Polish computer company Optimus have formed a new e-commerce venture. The two companies each have 50 per cent of the shares in eMarket, which will operate...

A Polish court has found that public broadcaster TVP cannot after all take a stake in the Cyfra+ digital satellite platform. The court was ruling on a complaint from TVP...

Disney Channel UK has confirmed it will launch ‘Toon Disney’, already a popular channel in the United States, this autumn on SkyDigital and digital cable. It will form part of...

Alcatel Space announced that it has completed and delivered to Hughes Space and Communications the first of two communications payloads for the two XM Satellite Radio spacecraft. The second payload...