2 October 2003
AsiaSat is making steady progress with the finishing works and pre-opening testing and commissioning of its new Tai Po earth station. Operation is expected to start in January next
year.
The new Satellite Control Centre will be manned 24/7. Duplicating many of the circuits and facilities currently provided by the Tracking, Telemetry & Control station in Stanley, the new earth station will strengthen AsiaSats service integrity and reinforce the companys commitment to service reliability and quality.
With the new facility and the new satellite AsiaSat 4 in place, AsiaSat will be able to offer customers a range of additional value-added services including uplink and back up.
2 October 2003
More moves from the Murdoch empire. US entertainment group Liberty Media is using its right to buy $500 million of stock in The News Corporation.
This is good for News Corp, which now can finance its aim of getting a controlling interest in US satellite TV broadcaster DirectTV.
And Liberty benefits, as the group will now have a stake in News Corporation of nearly 20%, and is buying the shares at a discount.
News Corps earnings are expected to rise by 8 to 12 per cent, because of advertising growth.
1 October 2003
The AIB is pleased to announce that it is introducing a White Papers Library, powered by BroadcastPapers.com.
This new service will be available late in 2003.
1 October 2003
A new exhibit at The George Washington Universitys Media and Public Affairs Building in Washington DC, USA, entitled “Voice of America, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: On the Front Lines of the Worlds Hot Spots for More Than 60 Years” opens on Wednesday, October 1.
George Washington Universitys Vice-President for Communications, Michael Freedman, will be the master of ceremonies for the event, which will also include comments from local media personality Ed Walker and from VOA Director David Jackson.
29 September 2003
China Telecommunications is in talks with AIB member British Telecom and Deutsche Telekom with a view to buying undersea optical cables to the value of $1 billion.
And Lucent Technologies has signed for more than $230 million of network contracts with China Unicom, Chinas mobile carrier.
