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GAMEPLAY EXTOLS OPEN... VIRTUES
Gameplay, the games marketing company, has reported that a remarkable 26 per cent of its total sales between November and January were through Open… . This means that from a...
ASTRIUM MERGER APPROVED BY EC
The merger task force of the European Commission has finally approved the creation of Astrium, initially in the form of a merger of the space activities of Matra Marconi Space...
CECCHI GORI TO EXIT STREAM
Italian TV and film conglomerate Cecchi Gori Group (CGG) is expected to sell its 18 per cent stake share in pay-TV operator Stream and seek an alliance with Italian state...
TPS LAUNCHES E-MAIL SERVICE
French digital pay-TV operator TPS has launched an e-mail service for its subscribers, reports our sister publication Inside Digital TV. The service differs in several ways from the one introduced...
MC unveils expansion plan
Thematic audio service Music Choice will shortly add extra functionality to its digital satellite service. For Sky Digital from this June it will have in place extra interactivity, according to...
PANAMSAT'S STOCK NOSEDIVES
Last Thursday (March 30) PanAmSat’s stock price fell $15.25 following an analysts’ briefing given by PanAmSat chief executive officer Doug Kahn. Kahn said that PanAmSat’s earnings likely would fall well...
OPEN... OPTIONS
Open…, the interactive platform broadcast alongside Sky Digital, is considering alternative economic models for its e-mail service. Users of the BT Talk 21 service are currently charged the local call...
Space Imaging Signs Agreement To Buy Pacific Meridian
Denver-based Space Imaging signed an agreement to acquire Pacific Meridian Resources, of Emeryville, Calif., enabling Space Imaging to significantly expand visual Earth information products and to increase Pacific Meridian’s product...
IMAGE Spacecraft Successfully Launched
Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. Space Systems [LMT], Boeing Co. [BA] launch managers and NASA officials were all smiles March 25 when the latest satellite for NASA lifted off from...