Common Rules and Lapses

Either the complete flag or
the individual stars are "upside-down"

The circle of stars as well as the stars themselves are not in the correct position.
The correct position is the "o"clock" position.

The stars themselves have been rotated in an uncoordinated and arbitrary manner.
The orientation of the stars has to be common
(two points at the bottom, and one at the top).

Current News US:   Competition from pay TV to keep revenues down, says Gartner. IPTV services will struggle for years against entrenched pay-TV and free-to-air TV providers, according to predictions from analyst Gartner. It estimates there will be 3.3 million subscribers to IPTV services in Western Europe by the end of this year and 16.7 million within ...
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Current News US:   The global market for video-on-demand services delivered via cable, internet protocol television (IPTV) networks and broadband is set to explode, according to latest research from US researcher iSuppli. Having already grown by more than 40% in 2005 compared with 2004 the overall global VoD market will grow from below $2bn in 2006 to nearly ...
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Current News DE:   Home shopping channel QVC UK has selected interactive TV authoring specialist Ensequence to develop an enhanced interactive TV shopping service. QVC will use Ensequence"s on-Q software and professional services to deliver the next generation of its QVC Active service on Sky Digital. QVC said the move would give customers "a more timely and ...
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Current News US:   Attempts to provide telephone, internet and television packages could be "financial suicide" for telecoms companies in western Europe, warns a new report. According to findings from technology experts Forrester Research, many of the continent"s telcos are offering broadband triple-play services only after being overwhelmed by "competitive ...
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Current News FR:   DVB-T - 70% of the households in 2007. The French Media Council Conseil Supérieur de l"Audiovisuel (CSA) informed the French premier Jacques Chirac about the expectations in 2007. It is expected that 70% of the French households will be able to receive DVB-T. ...
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Current News US:   The Asia Pacific region will lead the global revolution in internet protocol television (IPTV) in terms of subscribers, service revenues and infrastructure, according to Research and Market"s Global IPTV Market Analysis 2006-2010. Fuelling the growth is the region"s broadband penetration and supportive regulatory framework. By 2010 global IPTV ...
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Current News FR:   European satellite operator SES Astra has signed a contract to supply its interactive Blucom service to the German interactive arm of RTL Group, Europe"s largest broadcaster. SES Astra said Blucom allowed broadcasters "to actively involve TV viewers in the ongoing programme and provides them with information services as well as interactive ...
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Current News FR:   Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and telecommunications-technology vendor Alcatel announced that Eutelsat will launch an S-band payload on the W2A satellite. According to Alcatel, this decision marks a major success for its strategy to promote mobile TV in the S band in Europe and confirms its vision of the market. The payload ...
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Current News US:   The number of households around the world subscribing to Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services offered by telecom carriers will reach 48.8 million in 2010 according to Gartner, Inc. Buoyed by new service launches, IPTV subscribers will more than double in 2007 from an expected 6.4 million in 2006 to 13.3 million (see Table ...
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