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Canada regulator nixes TV fee-for-carriage request (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

October 30th, 2008 by

Canada’s main broadcasting regulator released a new set of rules for the television industry on Thursday, but turned down a request by conventional TV networks to charge cable and satellite companies a fee for their signal.

NBA games now available online without TV package (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

October 30th, 2008 by

Fans can subscribe to a full season of live Web casts of NBA games on NBA.com for the first time without purchasing the TV package, NBA Digital announced Wednesday.

Price of cable and satellite TV service in Canada set to go up (News 1130)

October 30th, 2008 by

Cable and satellite TV service in this country could soon come with a heftier pricetag. The CRTC is set to hand down its long-awaited review of the Canadian broadcasting system. The review follows three …

TV May Get More Expensive In Canada (Arts Journal)

October 30th, 2008 by

“Historically, cable and satellite companies - which deliver TV signals to about 90 per cent of Canadians - haven’t paid for programming from over-the-air broadcasters but they do pay a portion of subscriber fees to specialty channels.”

Venezuelan Satellite Launches Into Space From China (AnandTech)

October 30th, 2008 by

Venezuela launches its first satellite into orbit, with the help of China…

KVH Unveils Ultra-Compact TracVision M1, Making Satellite TV a Reality on Small Boats (Broadcast Newsroom)

October 30th, 2008 by

KVH’s TracVision M1 is the world’s smallest and lightest in-motion satellite TV system to bring DIRECTV service to boats throughout the U.S.

KVH Unveils Ultra-Compact TracVision M1, Making Satellite TV a Reality on Small Boats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

October 30th, 2008 by

As KVH Industries, Inc., unveils its new TracVision® M1 today at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show, owners of boats as small as 20′ are finding cause for celebration. Thanks to the ultra-compact TracVision M1, they join the ranks of boaters able to enjoy high-quality satellite TV aboard their vessels, making the dream of watching the big game a reality whether they are at the dock, …

Chavez cheers satellite launch (The Washington Times)

October 30th, 2008 by

EL SOMBRERO, Venezuela | Chinese and Venezuelan scientists hovered over radar screens, a Russian combat jet flew overhead and satellite dishes tilted toward the skies as Venezuela tracked the launch of its first satellite Wednesday.

New Astra 1M Satellite Ready for Launch on 6 November (Broadcast Newsroom)

October 30th, 2008 by

BETZDORF, Luxembourg, BUSINESS WIRE — SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), today announced that its new ASTRA 1M satellite has been fully integrated into the fairing of the launch vehicle, a Proton Breeze M rocket, and is ready for launch on 6 November (local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

New Astra 1M Satellite Ready for Launch on 6 November (Centre Daily Times)

October 30th, 2008 by

SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), today announced that its new ASTRA 1M satellite has been fully integrated into the fairing of the launch vehicle, a Proton Breeze M rocket, and is ready for launch on 6 November (local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite built by EADS ASTRIUM on an Eurostar E3000 platform will be launched by International Launch …

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