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ROHNER SUCCEEDS KOFLER AT PRO SIEBEN
The board of German media group Pro Sieben Media AG has elected Swiss economic jurist Urs Rohner as its new chairman. The decision was made unanimously, Pro Sieben said in...
TRANSPONDER MONITOR
Key: D=Digital A=Analog 116 degrees E: Koreasat-1/2 (Also known as Mugungwha) D According to Korean sources Koreasat-3 is to be positioned at 112.5 degrees East and not alongside the earlier...
SPREERADIO LAUNCHES EUTELSAT DVB RADIO
Berlin-based commercial radio station Spreeradio 105.5 is from now on available Europe-wide on Eutelsatis Hot Bird position at 13 degrees East. The satellite launch, which took place during the Internationale...
INTERNET FROM THE SKY
As the latest Internet-via-satellite service skyDSL launches into full operation, Interspace surveys the range of offerings showcased at the Internationale Funkausstellung in Berlin… Berlin-based multimedia company Strato Medien AG launched...
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Bernie Ecclestone, the president of the world motor-racing body, the FOA, has announced major changes in the way Formula 1 Grand Prix will be transmitted on digital PPV. Speaking at...
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The UK’s ONdigital is locked into a dispute over what is perceived to be BSkyB’s reluctance to supply the much-coveted Sky Sports 2 channel to the digital terrestrial operator. Responding...
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BSkyB’s new CEO Tony Ball continues to make his mark at the organisation. Ian West, managing director of BSkyB’s Entertainment division for the past year, quit the company on August...
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Turner Broadcasting System is to encrypt the Astra 1C signal of Cartoon Network and TNT Classic Movies "to restrict its delivery to the United Kingdom". Cartoon Network now has eight...
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BSkyB is to grow its in-house production activities and investigate new and untried distribution channels such as the use of ADSL technology and UMTS wireless distribution, according to CEO Tony...
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The subscribers of Swiss pay-TV channel Teleclub are to get free second generation d-box decoders. As part of the change in the transmission system from analogue PAL to digital MPEG-2/DVB,...