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VIA DIGITAL SHARES CRISIS
The regional channel RTVV (Radiotelevisio Valenciana) has announced that it will pull out of the Telefonica-led platform Via Digital in which it holds a 1.11 per cent stake. The channel...
ASTRA HOUSEHOLD COVERAGE EUROPE - YEAR 2000
During 1999 the European audience for digital DTH/SMATV television grew by 4.1 million homes, taking the total to 7.67 million, spread over 22 European countries, according to research compiled by...
KAMEL INVESTS IN ARAB "MEDIA FREE ZONE"
The Jordanian government has started fleshing out its plans to establish a free media zone in the Kingdom, officials said on May 4. Minister of Culture and Information Salih Qallab...
MERLIN PARTNERS DERA
Merlin Communications has entered into a partnership with the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) to launch a new service aimed at Asian satellite operators. Born out of 20...
EUTELSAT WINS MULTICHOICE AFRICA
Multichoice has confirmed it will start a digital service to sub-Saharan Africa using Eutelsat (Interspace 692). The service will launch late June 2000, following the deployment and testing of the...
DRAKE WINS WIZJA CONTRACT
DAL (Drake Automation) has won a contract to build new TV production and playout centres in Budapest and Prague for Wizja TV’s proposed Hungarian and Czech services, due to launch...
CHANNEL MASTER BUYS CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge Industries, the Berkshire-based LNB manufacturer has been sold to the American owned dish manufacturer Channel Master for $35 million. The deal was put together by the 3i Technology Group,...
PACE SIGNS WITH MICROSOFT
Pace Micro Technology has signed an MoU with Microsoft to co-operate on the development of applications and enabling technologies for digital TV. Microsoft is to adopt Pace’s set top technology...
TELEWEST-FLEXTECH AIMS TO BE 'BROADBANDCASTER
NO NAME yet for the UK’s very own answer to AOL-Time Warner – the merged Telewest-Flextech. However, ever-reticent CEO Adam Singer has revealed that in his view the worst suggestion...
TRANSPONDER MONITOR
Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 93.5 degreesE: Insat 2C A – Indian state television Doordarshan has launched a new channel for the Gujarat region of northern India. DD...