Author: Staff Writer

Last month, ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd., the holding company that controls the satellite assets of telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw, named Greg Clarke as the new CEO to help bring ICO-Teledesic’s vision...

NetSat28 and Morning Star Satellite Co. LLC joined PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] in filing appeals to recover the Ka-band licenses that were revoked by the FCC earlier this year. Between the...

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has signed a “multi-year” deal with DTH operator The Arab Radio and Television Satellite Network (ART). Three separate 24-hour channels will offer CNN International, Cartoon Network...

Newly promoted Italian first division club Napoli FC has decided to disown an existing TV rights contract with Tele+ in favour of a more profitable deal with rival pay-TV operator...

The board of directors of Spanish satellite company Hispasat has given the green light for building its fourth unit 1D, will a launch scheduled for the autumn of 2002. Hispasat...

INTERSPACE’S IN-DEPTH STUDY OF EUROPEAN SATELLITE ACTIVITY, COMPILED BY MIKE FALLON Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degreesE: Express-6A A – Moscow-based TV6 appears to have left 3875...

Arts & Entertainment’s History Channel has chosen to go with Turkey’s Star Digital platform, a rival to the larger DigiTurk outfit. History will air a 12-hour programme block, to a...

Shin Satellite Plc of Thailand has awarded its contract to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the design and construction of iPSTAR-1. The contract includes training and support services, as well as...

The Biography Channel, a sister service to the History Channel, will launch at 6pm on Sky Digital on October 1, subject to last-minute negotiations between BSkyB and Biography’s parent, A&E...

Recently launched UK thematic service Channel Health plans to raise pounds5.1 million (E8.46 million) by issuing 35.7 million shares at 57p (E0.95) each. If successful the channel will be valued...