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ONDIGITAL'S 552,000
UK digital terrestrial pay-platform ONdigital turned in slightly disappointing end-of-year subscriber numbers, at 552,000, a 34 per cent increase on the company’s third quarter status. Within that number CEO Stuart...
CECCHI GORI HAS SECOND THOUGHTS OVER TMC SALE
Italian TV and film conglomerate Cecchi Gori Group (CGG) has rejected a plan to sell off a majority interest in its ailing TMC TV unit and also decided to put...
BOEING TAKES SKYBRIDGE SHARE
The Boeing Company will take an equity share in the Skybridge 80-satellite LEO system. Additionally Boeing will take responsibility for launch service provision for the constellation using its Delta Launch...
TELE+ RELEASES LATEST SUB FIGURES
Leading Italian pay-TV operator Telepiu has released the latest subscriber figures for its analogue and digital services. According to company president and CEO Michel Thoulouze, Telepiu has 500,000 analogue and...
SKY TO SHOW FOOTBALL FROM IRELAND
BSkyB last Friday signed a Pounds 4.5m agreement to show Republic of Ireland home games up to June 2002, over the BSkyB satellite system. The Sky agreement does not affect...
RINGIER CAN ENTER SWISS SAT 1
Swiss publishing house Ringier can take a stake in Sat 1 Schweiz AG, the company which has been producing a window for Swiss cable viewers as part of the German-based...
BT HANDLES TF1 BACKBONE
BT Broadcast Services has contracted to supply France’s TF1 (and its news channel La Chaine Info) with a dedicated satellite transmission network. BT will use Intelsat 801 and will provide...
STREAM PREPARES FOR YEAR 2000
Italian pay-TV operator Stream has plenty of reasons to celebrate the year that is closing, which brought it new shareholders as well as very encouraging subscriber figures. According to figures...
INMARSAT'S NEXT GENERATION APPROVED
Inmarsat’s board of directors has decided to proceed with the building of its fourth generation system at a cost of $1.4 billion. Requests for proposals have now been issued. As...
POLSAT SEEKING CYFRA PLUS STAKE
Poland’s leading private broadcaster Polsat has started negotiations with Canal Plus Polska to take a stake in TKP, the holding company for the latter’s digital platform, Cyfra Plus and the...