AUSTRIA: OMV'S POTENTIAL GAS PARTNERS

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The board of directors of OMV, the Austrian energy and chemicals group, has been authorised to negotiate with Austrian and foreign firms about a partnership in the gas sector. Reportedly there is disagreement within the board whether to team up with a domestic or foreign partner. Among Austrian companies, EVN, Oberosterreichische Ferngas, Steirische Ferngas and Wiengas are seen as potential partners for OMV. The foreign ones include Bayernwerk/PreussenElektra and Wingas of Germany, Gaz de France, and Snam of Italy.

Strategy & planning, Gas Utilities, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Natural Gas Distribution, Strategic alliances, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum industry, Natural gas, Petroleum, Gas industry, OMV AG

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AUSTRIA: ORF GOES DIGITAL

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Austria's public broadcasting company ORF is to start transmitting the ORF1 and ORF2 channels via the digital satellite Astra 1G in spring 2000. Although no agreement has been signed yet, ORF's spokesman says that ORF will use the D-box of German Kirch group. Those with a TV licences and resident in Austria can get a decoder card from ORF for a one-off fee of about Sch 200. In addition, they will need a digital receiver (LNC), which costs about Sch 700, and the D-box, which can be bought or hired from ORF.

Facilities & equipment, Services development, Direct Broadcast Satellite TV Providers, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Satellite television, Satellite television industry, ORF AG (Austria)

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