Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:45
WorldSpace has filed an emergency motion with the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to “de-orbit” its two satellites. Liberty Satellite Radio, in a matching filing, states bluntly that it has no intention of providing any more funds to WorldSpace. Liberty also adds that the two WorldSpace satellites “are not assets of [WorldSpace] and thus the request to de-orbit should be denied”.
Written by Pascale Paoli LebaillySunday, 21 March 2010 04:44
French Media groupe Bolloré Media is about to get its second DTT channel, joining Direct 8. Bolloré has entered exclusive talks with group Lagardère to take over loss-making music-oriented service Virgin 17 (audience share 0.9%) for €70m along with part or all of the channel’s programming stock.
Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:41
BSkyB has signed up more than 1000 pubs and sports bars for its new 3D service, kicking off with the blockbuster Premiership soccer game Manchester United vs Chelsea on April 3.
Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:39
With its May 1 launch now only a few weeks away, and test transmissions already on air, On Digital Media’s Top TV has unveiled its opening prices, and they are much lower than arch-rival DStv. ODM is backed (20%) by SES Astra.
A prospective Australian IPTV operator, partly backed by Malaysia’s Astro All Asia Networks, could prove an irritant for Foxtel and Fox Sports, the dominant pay-TV sports rights buyers in the market.
Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:37
Just as the important Satellite 2010 show was winding down SES and EchoStar announced they would use an SES associate company in Mexico to aggressively start selling capacity on 48 transponders, via 3 satellites.
Written by Iñaki FerrerasSunday, 21 March 2010 04:32
Spain’s Mediapro together with producer Park 7 have launched a new video system distribution, LiveU, which will enable live transmissions from reporters into the broadcast stream using file transfer protocol (FTP) rather than a satellite connection. The system was used by broadcasters in the last US presidential elections.
Written by Iñaki FerrerasSunday, 21 March 2010 04:28
HDTV is being implemented smoothly but steadily in Spain, with producer Mediapro launching tests of its soccer channel Gol TV in HD on the DTT platform in the autonomous region of Madrid.
Written by Iñaki FerrerasSunday, 21 March 2010 04:22
Spain has finally approved its new audiovisual law called the General Law for the Audiovisual Communication. All political parties, broadcasters, and viewers’ associations agreed on the need for this new law, fixing the rules of this sector.
Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:20
A meeting is taking place in Brussels today between various European foreign ministers. High on their agenda will be a call to confront Iran’s illegal jamming of satellite transmissions.
Written by Chris ForresterSunday, 21 March 2010 04:17
Star reporter Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after 20 years at the channel to join ABC News as moderator of its Sunday public affairs program This Week beginning in August. Amanpour will replace George Stephanopoulos who left This Week last December to join Good Morning America.
