Author: Staff Writer

Regional Czech satellite TV station Galaxie started transmissions on November 18 on satellite and cable according to local reports. It has also been reported that channel could be a target...

The proposed merger between Carlton Communications and United News & Media (UN&M) – besides managing to infuriate both BSkyB and Granada – could bring together two UK broadcasters with a...

The Adam Faith-backed Money Channel, due on air in February, reported losses for its first half-year Pounds 638,000 for the six months to September 30, in line with company expectations....

by Theresa Foley The meltdown of the mobile satellite services (MSS) sector during the summer of 1999 may turn out to be less than a total catastrophe in the months...

Satellite projects appear to figure prominently in Cyprus Telecommunications Authority’s (CYTA) strategy to move quickly beyond the confines of Cyprus, and finding the right MSS project in which to invest...

by Gerald E. Oberst Jr. Although the next ITU world radiocommunication conference is not scheduled until 2000, the Conference Preparatory Meeting or "CPM" for WRC-2000 is going on late this...

by Robert A. Nelson On a recent trip to visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I flew from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles on a new Boeing 747-400 airplane. The geographical...

by Marc Crossman and Anh Steininger According to market research firm Analysys, by 2012 the worldwide broadband, or bandwidth-on- demand, market is expected to total $990 billion (versus about $195...

by Stephane Chenard One of the most exciting trends in satellite broadcasting is the use of digital technology to distribute niche programming to television viewers around the world. Thanks to...

by Peter J. Brown A global transformation is under way as rural villages and remote enterprises are tapping into the global telecommunications revolution. This huge rural market, previously unserved or...