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GLOBALSTAR TO PROVIDE AERONAUTICAL SERVICES
Arnav Systems Inc has signed an agreement with Globalstar to provide satellite-based voice and data communication for the Arnav Aeronautical Network (AAN). Serving the general aviation market, which includes regional...
VIVENDI TO OFFLOAD BSKYB EQUITY
Vivendi SA has agreed to sell its 23 per cent stake in British Sky Broadcasting Group, Europe’s second- largest pay-TV company, to secure European regulatory approval for its $44 billion...
JAPANESE N-SAT-110 LAUNCHED
The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, was launched successfully from Kourou, French...
PANAMSAT'S PAS-1R GEARING UP FOR LIFT-OFF
PanAmSat Corporation’s latest spacecraft, the PAS-1R Atlantic Ocean Region satellite, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana in preparation for its ‘historic’ lift-off in mid November. “The deployment of PAS-1R marks...
ECHOSTAR-GEOCAST TO DELIVER PERSONALISED BROADBAND SERVICES
EchoStar Communications Corporation and Geocast Network Systems Inc have reached an agreement to deliver personalised broadband services to PC users via EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite TV service. Under the terms...
ONDIGITAL NEARS 1 MILLION MARK
ONdigital, the interactive digital TV service reports it had 896,000 customers signed up, as of October 16. The figure for the quarter ended 30 September, 2000 was 878,000 – more...
Transponder Monitor
Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue E: 80 degreesE: Express-6A D – Three Russian radio stations have started...
NEWS BYTES
Italian pay-TV operator Stream has appointed Giancarlo Guastini as its new director general, a post previously occupied by Giovanni Minoli. Guastini, who was previously in charge of fiction at Mediaset...
PANAMSAT'S 3Q REVENUES DOWN FIVE PER CENT
PanAmSat Corporation reported its third quarter and nine months results ended September 30, 2000 – with a 3Q downturn occurring due to a one-off payment incurred by a venture in...
UAE'S THURAYA-1 LAUNCH IMMINENT
The launch of the first satellite for the UAE-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company, called Thuraya-1, is scheduled for tomorrow morning (October 19). The satellite will be launched by Sea Launch...