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MUMBAI: Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall announced at the Paris Air Show that Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems had selected Arianespace to launch the BSat-3a spacecraft...
MUMBAI: Sudarshan TV has been granted the go ahead by the Information and Broadcasting ministry to launch its 24 hour news and current affairs channel. In...
MUMBAI: Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the heaviest commercial satellite ever iPStar-1 satellite has arrived at the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It is...
MUMBAI: Sun Network will launch its Tamil channel Sun TV on the Malaysian Astro Direct-To-Home satellite multi-channel television platform in July this year. “Early this year,...
MUMBAI: The world consumer electronics fair IFA 2005 takes place from 2-7 September 2005 in Berlin, Germany. Apart from television and entertainment, personal communication, personal computing...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat was named the “Best Asian Satellite Carrier” at the 2005 Telecom Asia Awards a few days ago. The presentation took place...
Space TV CEO Vikram Kaushik is a cautious person and knowing the controversial nature of the the company’s proposed DTH venture, he’s been extra cautious. A...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has converted Siti Channel from a cable into a satellite-delivered channel as it plans to expand reach by setting up affiliates across the...
Bangalore: The morning of 3 May, Tuesday saw the start of the countdown for India’s twin satellites- the remote sensing 1560 kg. CARTOSAT-1 and the 42.5...
MUMBAI: Star India has discontinued services of its bouquet of channels to Asianet Satellite Communications, the largest cable TV network in Kerala. The signals were...
MUMBAI: According to a new study from Research and Markets, the number of subscribers receiving broadband-delivered TV services will rise from 1.9 million in 2004 to...
MUMBAI: APT Satellite Holdings Ltd, a leading satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region, announced the successful launch of the APSTAR VI satellite on 12 April...
MUMBAI: PanAmSat has announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with China Radio International (CRI), China’s sole overseas radio network. Under the agreement, CRI...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat and LBisat which is a global satellite teleport operator and services provider have announced the signing of a new lease agreement. LBisat...
MUMBAI: US media watchdog The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the agenda of its satellite forum. The event, which takes place on 21 March,...
MUMBAI: Inmarsat has announced the successful launch of its first Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite on board an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weighing about...
MUMBAI: Space TV, the Tata Sons and Star group 80:20 joint venture for a DTH service in India is finally in sight, and action is hotting...
MUMBAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the last dates for sending comments on the consultation papers it issued on the digitalisation of cable...
Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) is the only non-profit trade association exclusively committed to serving the interests of all those involved in POP advertising including...
MUMBAI: It is the second time in less than four months that Intelsat’s global fleet of communications spacecraft has suffered a satellite malfunction. The second accident...
NEW DELHI: With an eye on expanding the scope of radio broadcast, telecom regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today invited suggestions on issues relating to satellite...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports has acquired multi-year cable and satellite rights for the Australian Open, the first grand slam of the tennis season. ESS already has...
MUMBAI: Intelsat, today, said that Intelsat Amecas-7 satellite experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the permanent loss of the spacecraft on 28...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports has temporarily suspended its transmission on Pehla Europe to stop illegal re-distribution of signals on some cable networks in Pakistan. Arab Digital Distribution,...
MUMBAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Middle East broadcaster Alhurra Television have announced a new agreement. The agreement includes a top NBA matchup to be...
MUMBAI: Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications will receive its third satellite, Thuraya 3, from its manufacturer Boeing by early June. Thuraya offers quality dual-mode terminals that offer satellite...
MUMBAI: The cable and satellite broadcasting association of Asia (Casbaa) announced now Broadband TV of Hong Kong as the winner of the prestigious Casbaa Chairman’s Award...
MUMBAI: Gay Paris. This is not just a line that applies figuratively anymore as France today welcomed the country’s first cable and satellite TV station aimed...
MUMBAI: Satellite television provider, Direc TV in a regulatory filing on Friday said that it may take up to $1.6 billion in pre – tax charges...
NEW DELHI: DD Direct Plus, the Indian pubcaster’s proposed KU-band direct-to-home television service, just can’t seem to get going. Assertions to the contrary notwithstanding, the information...
NEW DELHI: The government’s broadband policy announced today seems to be old wine in a new bottle and given to hype with a number of important...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corp, has announced the creation of BBC Japan. Local Japanese broadcaster Japan MediArk will be distributing...
MUMBAI: Asiasat and Satlink Communications have launched a Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) digital platform on Asiasat 2 satellite’s C-band coverage beam. Satlink provides end-to-end solutions...
MUMBAI: European cable and satellite companies will have to convince nearly 232 million households that TV is worth paying for if they are to lure audiences...
MUMBAI: Satellite radio service provider Worldspace has launched two 24-hour Indian classical music channels. Shruti is dedicated to Carnatic music while Gandharv is for lovers of...
MUMBAI: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US will kick off a consumer education campaign today 4 October. It will aim at highlighting the importance...
MUMBAI: Qatar based Arabic TV broadcaster, Al Jazeera will launch a English-language satellite news channel service by the fourth quarter of 2005. Speaking at the annual...
Hungama TV, which marks its official launch Sunday, 26 September, will have to do battle with strongly branded international kids channels. Aimed at the 4-14-year-olds, the...
MUMBAI: Equant has joined hands with Intelsat and iDirect Technologies to globally launch a set of fully managed, satellite-based, Wide Area Network (WAN) services. Three leading...
MUMBAI: Global communications company Intelsat has announced its decision to end its 51 per cent participation in the Hong Kong based Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings Limited,...
MUMBAI: Intelsat is expanding its clientele base in North America. The global communication provider will be providing satellite services to SkyPort International and CapRock communications in...
MUMBAI: Star News faced a transponder problem late Sunday night, which was resolved only early this morning at 6 am. The news channel uplinks from India...
MUMBAI: Shin Satellite, which plans to launch Ipstar between mid-February and mid-March and belongs to Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s family, will wholesale services to resellers...
MUMBAI: It’s almost all systems go for the first of the four “premium, unique niche channels” that the Bennett, Coleman stable expects to launch over the...
NEW DELHI: Confirming a report filed by indiantelevision.com yesterday, Arabian satellite news channel Al-Jazeera this afternoon announced an alliance with Rajat Sharma’s India TV that would...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Confirming a report filed by indiantelevision.com yesterday, Arabian satellite news channel Al-Jazeera this afternoon announced an alliance with Rajat Sharma’s India TV...
It may have been a modest beginning in 1996 for Al-Jazeera, the first independent Arabic language satellite news channel, with a core staff of less than...
NEW DELHI: All those in the industry that have been waiting for India’s broadcast and cable regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), to come out...
MUMBAI: Eutelsat has successfully launched Hispasat’s Amazona satellite, which marks the company’s ongoing expansion in America and Iberian Peninsula. Eutelsat, a satellite operator and the largest...
NEW DELHI: When the pubcaster wants, it manages to gets its dues. Private satellite channels like Aaj Tak have said that they would pay for the...
