A Proton-M rocket carrying the W-7 French telecom satellite was launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan at 5:19 p.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, Khrunichev Aerospace Center spokesman Alexander Bobrenyov told the press agency Itar-Tass.
AIB Sourcebook 2009
14.56 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
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Adconion Media acquires Joost assets
14.34 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The Adconion Media Group, a Santa Monica based independent global audience and content network, announced today that it has acquired certain assets from privately-held Joost, the online video service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
STN secures Ukrainian MYtv deal
13.56 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The global provider of broadcast over satellite solutions STN has inked a multi-year agreement to distribute the new Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv.
TV centric Ericsson drops Tandberg name
13.00 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
Ericsson has confirmed it will drop the Tandberg Television brand from January 25.
BBC Trust restricts Worldwide activities
12.04 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The BBC Trust has set out a series of changes to the commercial arm of the BBC. It follows an 18-month review of the mandate, strategy and governance arrangements for BBC commercial activity.
Eutelsat W7 launch re-scheduled
11.53 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
UPDATE 12.00. International Launch Services (ILS) has informed Eutelsat of a 24-hour launch delay for the W7 satellite, which was originally scheduled to take place Monday, November 23, at 14.19 GMT from the from Baikonor cosmodrome in Kazakstan,. The satellite and launcher are both in safe configuration mode.
Appear TV seals Russian cable deal
10.41 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
The Russian cable operator Mostelecom has deployed Appear TV’s DC1000 decoder with RF modulation as part of its hybrid cable/IP network rollout.
TV2 cable claim ruled illegal
09.47 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
Proposals to raise the amount paid by Norwegian cablenets for commercial channel TV2 by some 1,500% have been ruled illegal by the Cable Dispute Tribunal.
Successful launch for Intelsat-14
08.33 Europe/London, November 24, 2009 By
An Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Intelsat-14 satellite from Cape Canavaral, Florida, this Monday (November 23). Space Systems/Loral said the satellite is performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan.
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