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PACE REPORTS BIG INCREASE IN DIGITAL
July 14, 1999
Pace Micro Technology reported slightly reduced turnover of Pounds 182.8 million for the year ended 29 May 1999 (compared with Pounds 184 million for 1998). Revenues from sales of digital...
CANAL SATELITE STARTS TO PULL AHEAD
July 14, 1999
Investment analysts at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter believe Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable is in an "excellent position" to take advantage of "one of Europe’s most attractive pay-TV markets." Sogecable, operator...
DF-1 NOTICE
July 14, 1999
Kirch Group’s digital bouquet DF-1 has given notice of termination of contracts to a number of third party channels, effective from September. Channels affected include BBC Prime. A spokeswoman said:...
MUSIC IS 'ON RIGHT TRACK'
July 14, 1999
Music Choice Europe’s (MCE) CEO Stuart Graber has quit the company (although he will continue as a consultant) to set up a specialist Internet and new media investment company. MCE’s...
'INDEMNITY CLAUSE' IN SKY CONTRACT
July 14, 1999
BSkyB has refused to confirm or deny suggestions that it is requesting a Pounds 15 million indemnity from any third party wishing to provide OpenTV applications to its digital set-top...
OPEN...TO TARGET FEMALE AUDIENCE
July 14, 1999
Interactive service Open…is to target females in a major marketing drive this autumn. It is understood that it has committed to a heavyweight presence in women’s magazines and plans a...
TELEDESIC SIGNS LAUNCH CONTRACTS
July 14, 1999
Teledesic has apparently responded to recent negative coverage in the trade press by releasing outline details of a launch contract concluded last week with Internatinonal Launch Services (ILS), the US-Russian...
CNNI SEEKS MORE LOCAL VERSIONS
July 14, 1999
CNNI is looking to launch an opt-out service for India, in the English language, with India-specific programming. CNNI is also closely examining markets where other local-language versions would make commercial...