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PLDT sells satellite subsidiary

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) has sold its subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite, which owns and operates a communications satellite, to Asia Broadcast Holdings for an undisclosed amount...

ProSiebenSat.1 Group revenues drop 7.9%

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Germany-based European commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group reports decline of 7.9 percent of revenues to EUR 559.4 million in the third quarter of this year...

Zattoo names German sales director

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Switzerland-based web TV provider Zattoo has appointed Steffen Bock as its head of sales in Germany. The function is newly created and Bock will be responsible for managing the German sales team...

Globalstar revenues drop, net loss narrows in Q3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Satellite voice and data services provider Globalstar's third-quarter revenues fell to USD 17.52 million from USD 22.53 million in the year-earlier quarter...

ViaSat revenues grow to USD 160.7 mln in Q2

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Satellite products developer ViaSat reported fiscal second-quarter revenues of USD 160.7 million, up from USD 159.3 million in the year-earlier quarter...

Online, Tele2 get requested WLR-C documents from OPTA

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:32:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Opta has released certain documents to Tele2 and Online that have not been published before. The regulator in this way honoured a public administration request (Wob)...

17% of Dutch consumers have a full HD TV

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) The share of consumers with a classic tube TV has declined by 10% since Q4 2008, whereas the percentage of those with a full HD TV has increased over the same period from 11% to 17%...

ITV group sales down 11%, ITV.com sales up 45%

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) ITV has reported group revenue of GBP 1.32 billion for the first nine months of 2009, down 11 percent from GBP 1.47 billion a year earlier...

Rovi revenues grow 6% in Q3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Digital entertainment products provider Rovi reported third-quarter revenues of USD 115.3 million, up 6 percent from USD 108.5 million for the third quarter of 2008...

Lord Burns appointed as next Chairman of Channel 4

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Ofcom has announced the appointment of Lord (Terry) Burns as the next Chairman of Channel 4...

Sky Italia profits fall by USD 37 million, clients stable

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:27:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Italian DTH operator Sky Italia registered in operating income of USD 128 million in its FY first quarter, down by USD 37 million from a year earlier...

Inmarsat picks Vizada as GSPS distribution partner

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Satellite communications provider Vizada has won a distribution contract from Inmarsat...

South Africa to issue temporary mobile TV licence

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) The South African government has approved the issue of a temporary mobile TV broadcasting licence to help fulfill its obligations during the 2010...

Scripps, Chello Zone to launch Food Network channel in UK

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:26:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Media and marketing company Scripps Networks Interactive and Chello Zone will be launching Food Network, an entertainment channel in the UK on 9...

Horry Telephone picks RGB SeaChange for HDTV programming

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:20:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) US-based Horry Telephone Cooperative has deployed RGB Networks and SeaChange International products to deliver more high definition programming to...

Comtech offers satellite-based mobile backhaul in Asia

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:09:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Comtech Telecommunications' subsidiary Comtech EF Data has received a USD 1.6 million order for satellite communications equipment to support...

DirecTV's revenues up 10% in Q3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:52:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Pay-TV provider DirecTV reported third-quarter revenues of USD 5.46 billion, up 10 percent from USD 4.98 billion in the year-earlier quarter,...

Globalstar opens gateway in Nigeria

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Mobile satellite services provider Globalstar has installed a simplex data applique at its new gateway ground station in Nigeria...

Avanti's Hylas broadband satellite payload arrives in India

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:36:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications Group has announced that its Hylas satellite payload has arrived safely at the ISRO satellite...

UPC Czech Republic adds History Channel HD

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) UPC Czech Republic is adding new programming for the sixth time this year with the documentary channel History in HD quality...