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LAGARDERE BUYS INTO CANALSATELLITE
After an engagement that lasted six months, the Lagardere group finally signed the deal under which it bought into Canalsatellite the week before last, resulting in a pooling of resources...
CNBC LAUNCHES REGIONAL STRATEGY
CNBC Europe is to version its satellite feeds on a regional basis across Europe. A five minute hourly opt-out, branded as CNBC Nordic, will launch in the spring. The UK...
TV MONTENEGRO TO EXTEND WORLDWIDE COVERAGE
The satellite TV channel of Montenegro’s state broadcaster RTV Crna Gora has celebrated one year on the air, announcing plans to extend its global coverage as well as help to...
ARIANESPACE: SATELLITE LAUNCH
The satellite launch market, in the doldrums in 1999, is showing signs of picking up this year, according to Jean-Marie Luton, head of Arianespace. Despite a fall in revenue of...
CANAL PLUS RECORD SUBS
Canal Plus’ total subscriptions reached 13,628,050 at the end of December, a 17 per cent increase over the previous year. International subscriptions grew by 29 per cent. A total of...
THE TEN BILLION DOLLAR SPACE GROUP
Following its $3.75 billion deal with Hughes, Boeing Space & Communications is set to emerge as the world’s largest space group. Hughes is turning towards the more profitable business of...
TRANSPONDER MONITOR
105.5 degrees E Asiasat-3S A. Sahara TV, an Indian channel with studio facilities in Bombay (Mumbai) and Delhi, is to lease a 36 MHz C-Band transponder here to relay its...
CANALSATELLITE TO PAY
Canalsatellite was fined and ordered to pay damages of Fr750 (Euro 114) plus costs of Fr700 each to seven subscribers by a court in Marseilles last week for not having...
TELENOR: IN GERMANY
Telenor intends to invest up to DM2 billion (Euro 1 billion) in Germany within the next three years. A new subsidiary, Telenor Deutschland, will offer a large variety of services,...
VIVA TO FLOAT IN SUMMER
According to managing director Dieter Gorny, German music channel Viva’s flotation is now planned for late summer. At a presentation of Viva Zwei’s revised schedule he said that the channel...