Russia's existing telecommunications network. Russia's
initial Globalstar gateway will be located at a site near
Moscow, and is due to be fully operational by the start of
Globalstar service in Russia in late 1998.
Advent Communications
TVB has recently acquired a dual band Mantis flyaway
system. The flyaway system is now based in Hong Kong and
will be used to provide news gathering services throughout
South East Asia. The system is capable of digital operation
in both the C and Ku bands and analogue Ku band operation.
It will be used to provide coverage, uplinked to PanAmSat 2,
of the ceremonies handing Hong Kong back to China on July
1st.
Murdoch Still Seeks Partner
Rupert Murdoch's is still looking for a partner for his
ASkyB service. Reports this week had Murdoch talking with
PrimeStar, DirecTv and companies not currently in the
satellite business. A PrimeStar/ASkyB service is considered
the best merger for Murdoch. A deal with somebody could come
within a couple of weeks.
Judge Dismisses Part Of Suit
A federal judge dismissed several of News Corp.'s
challenges regarding Time Warner Inc.'s refusal to carry Fox
News Channel. The judge also transferred the case to the
New York City-based Southern District because a separate,
but related Fox News Channel lawsuit is pending there. Both
cases will be heard separately by the same judge.
From: Satjournal@aol.com
News Corp. sued Time Warner last fall for breach of
contract, fraud and antitrust violations, however, last
month withdrew breach of contract claim leaving only its
antitrust claims against Time Warner.
DTH providers seek changes
ExpressVu, AlphaStar CANADA and STAR CHOICE have
applied to amend a section of their broadcasting licences
that requires substitution of some programming under certain
conditions.
Currently, the CRTC requires DTH providers to
"...delete programming received by subscribers located
within the Grade B contour of a licensed Canadian television
programming undertaking, where the programming distributed
as part of the DTH undertaking is identical to the
programming broadcast by the Canadian television programming
undertaking;"
INTELSAT demonstrates video over TDMA
INTELSAT recently tested transmissions of MPEG-2
compressed video over its TDMA network. The tests used TDMA
terminals, manufactured by COMSAT/Aydin and Hughes Network
Systems.
The actual tests included an 8 Mbit/s video stream that
passed through an inverse multiplexer which deconstructed
the signal into four 2 Mbit/s streams. These streams were
transmitted over the INTELSAT 601 and then reconstructed
with another inverse multiplexer associated with the other
TDMA terminal. The uplinks and downlinks took place at the
Clarksburg, Maryland TT&C station.
Upcoming Launches
" Check our web site for current listings of 1997
launches.
" Click on "Launch Info".
Next Atlas/Delta Launch Next Ariane Launch
Superbird C -- July 8, 1997 INSAT 2D/INMARSAT 3F4 --June
3, 1997
New files and documents at our WebStand
1 DVB News International Vol. 2 No 4
1 PBS Monthly Programming Schedule
1 PBS Weekly Previews
1 A&E Prime Time Schedule
In Brief
" For the month of June, DSS owners can view HBO Family
programming on U.S.S.B at no cost. Also, HBO Family have
been added to U.S.S.B's HBO Plus and USSB Entertainment Plus
programming packages at no extra charge.
" DMX Inc. and TCI Satellite Entertainment will jointly
offer PRIMESTAR's television programming and DMX music
services to commercial customers.
" COM DEV will provide Matra Marconi Space UK Ltd. input
and output multiplexers, and integrated switch assemblies
for the ORION 2 satellite.
" Star Choice Television Network (Canada) has signed a
distribution agreements with Adventure Electronics Inc. and
RadioShack Canada.
" Sky Entertainment Services (Mexico) will add two of
NBC's cable news networks on its direct-to-home satellite
television service. MSNBC is available now and CNBC will
added next week.
" The launch of a Kosmos series military satellite ended
in a failure after lifting off from the Baikonur
cosmodrome.
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