March 6, 2008
Sky is planning a reshuffle of its EPG to create more spaces in 13 of its genres.
The broadcaster is planning to fill gaps created by channel launches and departures, with existing channels moving up in the guide. They will, however, retain their positions relative to each other.
Six genres - lifestyle and culture; religion; music; shopping; gaming; dating - will ...
Planned reshuffle of EPG by Sky
by Lin FreestoneWTA Award For CapRock Communications
by Rohan Parker
IPTV Revenues To Hit $14bn By 2012
by Rohan Parker
March 5, 2008
Between them the USA, Canada and Europe, account for of 80% of worldwide revenues from DTH Satellite. These markets, and now mature and reaching saturation point, so now the focus is moving over to new developing markets in Eastern Europe and the Asian Pacific region.
By next year, it is predicted that the worldwide market for DTH will exceed ...
DTH Satellite grows rapidly around the world
by Alan Harten
March 3, 2008
Its been a while and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since the management teams from both Sky and Virgin Media have sat down and talked about the problems that has seen all of the Virgin Media subscribers lose the Sky basic channels, like Sky One, Sky News and Sky Sports News, which were taken away from the ...
Talks begin between Virgin and Sky
by David AllenNew prices for Sky+ and Sky HD
by Alan Harten
February 28, 2008
Throughout March and April, Sky is planning to add Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD. The channels will air between 7pm and 2am.
FX HD will be a bespoke channel rather than an FX simulcast. Sky estimates that 90% of its output will be in high definition. It has been working with FX ...
Three more HD channels from Sky
by Lin Freestone
February 21, 2008
The UK version of the Black Entertainment Television will be launched on the Sky next week; the channel is one of the leading channels of its kind in the states and will be the first of its kind to appear in the UK.
At the moment the content will predominantly be from the US with programmes such as student reality show College Hill, crime documentary ...
BET launches on Sky
by David AllenOfcom renames channels
by David Allen
February 20, 2008
The very public battle between Virgin Media and BSkyB has created a very aggressive market for the TV, Broadband and Telephone sector.
In fact Sky’s advertising spend has increased by a massive thirty per cent to an estimated £160 million for the year 2007.
Most of the money around £115 million, went on traditional advertising such as TV, Press, Radio, Cinema and Outdoor ...
Sky counts the cost of advertising
by David Allen
February 18, 2008
Ever since Sky Sports dropped British Basketball from the small screen the sport has struggled to fine a home, and yet all of the time the leagues have been carrying on as normal which has cumulated in the BBL Trophy Final which is next month.
Fortunately the league has been in talks over the past few months with up and coming sports channel Setanta and ...
Basketball back on TV
by David Allen
February 16, 2008
There are rumours circulating that Sky is planning to close its Freesat from Sky service.
It has been suggested the broadcaster would stop offering the product, which offers a basic line-up of channels without a subscription, as terrestrial broadcasters launch their Freesat service in the spring.
Sky has denied the rumours. A spokesman said: "Freesat from Sky is still ...
Denial that Freesat from Sky will close
by Lin Freestone
February 14, 2008
“Our astronauts deserve the best that our nation has to offer to protect their lives in the risky business of space”, is the message of Dr. Len Losik, founder of Failure Analysis, speaking about a new proposal submitted to the NASA Johnson Space Center, International Space Station Program Office, and Houston Texas, for using telemetry prognostic technology with the International ...
No Failure Technology Proposition to NASA
by Rachael Grant
Gilat Delivers in India
by Rachael Grant
February 13, 2008
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking at a 29th anniversary of the Islamic revolution rally, has revealed that prior to the country's first domestically built 'research' satellite orbit, two additional research rockets will be launched.
The news comes on the tail of the success of the first of such rockets that was launched earlier this month. Ahmadinejad has said ...
Mahmoud Reveals Plans of Research Rocket Launches
by Rachael Grant SkyTrac Provide SatCom for African Choppers
by Rachael Grant
February 11, 2008
Two pubs in Glasgow have been banned from showing televised Scottish premier league football matches in their pubs because they are using foreign satellite systems. The Arlington Bar and the Old Empire Bar were taken to court by the Scottish premier league.
The court went with the Scottish premier league and has subsequently banned the two pubs from showing any more football matches, ...
Glasgow pubs banned from showing football
by David Allen
February 7, 2008
Bob Luly, a pioneer of modern satellite technology, his contributions spanning over 30 years, died on February 1st, aged 65. His particular speciality was in the area of consumer orientated antennas, and customer premises equipment.
After leaving active duty in the U.S Air Force, Luly went on to work at Lockheed Aircraft's Microwave lab. Luly also attended the University ...
Bob Luly, Senior Technical Advisor, atContact, Died Aged 65
by Rachael Grant
ESA & EEA Team Up On Pollution Control.
by Rachael Grant
