Eutelsat to initiate the process of an IPO

2002-02-28: Eutelsat S.A. announced that its Supervisory Board has decided to initiate the process of an Initial Public Offering which may occur before the end of this year, subject to market conditions.

ITV Digital Collapse?

2002-02-27: Carlton and Granada have called in City accountants in a bid to avoid the collapse of ITV Digital. Fundamental restructuring of ITV Digital's cost base must be concluded as a matter of urgency in order to secure the long term future of the business.

Viaccess-Net on CABSAT 2002

2002-02-27: Viaccess, a France Telecom company, one of the world leaders in conditional access for pay television and protection of broadcast content over broadband networks, will attend the 8th Middle East International Cable, Satellite Broadcast & Telecommunications exhibition in March 5-7, 2002, with a new solution, Viaccess-Net, for IP content protection.

First Ariane 5 mission of 2002

2002-02-26: This important mission will be the first Ariane 5 mission of 2002, and will orbit Europe's massive Envisat payload - the world's most advanced Earth environmental monitoring satellite. Arianespace's Web site will carry the live Webcast of Flight 145, scheduled for launch on the night of February 28/March 1.

Intelsat 904 launched

2002-02-25: An Ariane 44L was successfully launched Saturday at 06:59 GMT from Kourou in French Guiana. Onboard was the Intelsat 904 satellite built by Space Systems Loral and bound for GEO at 60 East where it will provide coverage across the Indian Ocean Region.

Spanish Quiero TV for sale

2002-02-25: Spain's digital terrestrial television platform, Quiero TV, has been put up for sale by its shareholders that include Auna, an unlisted Spanish telecommunications group, Planeta, a big publishing house, and the UK’s Carlton Television (7.5%).

New Cyfra+ from 1st of March

2002-02-25: Representatives of Cyfra+ affirmed, that after three months from Wizja TV and Cyfra+ merge, that the period of expectations and stagnation has passes. This difficult period of merge of both packages offers, distribution network, bases of subscribers - this is not easy also for subscribers and distributors.

Test Report On Echostar DVR-7000

2002-02-24: For a long time through different media reports have alleged that a digital satellite receiver with hard disc will appear on the market, in the end of 2001 this new breed of receivers arrived. One of the first to be released is the multi-function receiver under the name DVR-7000 produced through that well-known firm, Echostar International Corporation.

Home Tech TV on Astra 1G

2002-02-17: Home Tech TV were begun transmission from transponder Astra 1G - 12,604H of promotive channel, which also found Messe Berlin TV. Channel is not coded - English version.

Canal Satellite Digital will change the cards

2002-02-14: Spanish digital package Canal Satellite Digital (CSD) has confirmed an Internet rumours about exchanging a code cards. Last year CSD have tried to fight with piracy by technical methods. But now, package has decided to choice most drastic and expensive solution - exchange all original cards (1,2 million of subscribers).