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| 02.01.2012 |
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Neelie Kroes Vice President, European Commission
The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards using satellite to reduce digital divides and provide broadband across...
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| 10.31.2011 |
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Analysts Break from Wall Street on November Sirius XM, DirecTV Predictions 
[Satellite News 10-31-11] The new month will provide two very different scenarios for two leading U.S. satellite broadcasters. Satellite radio provider Sirius XM is set to release its highly anticipated 2011 third quarter results Nov. 1, continuing a year of...
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| 05.03.2011 |
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Sirius XM Wows Market Investors with First Quarter Sub Growth
[Satellite News 05-03-11] Despite predictions by some financial analysts that Sirius XM Radio’s subscriber growth would dwindle in early 2011, the company far outpaced Wall Street’s net new subscriber growth expectations of 203,000 to reach...
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| 04.01.2011 |
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Countdown to New European Regulations in Final Stages
When the European Union amended its electronic communications regulatory framework in late 2009, it gave the EU member states 18 months to implement the new rules. That time is almost up. By May, all countries in the EU are supposed to have set up rules on...
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| 02.01.2011 |
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The Success of Satellite Radio
Satellite radio (specifically Sirius and XM) was created with the idea that such a service could offer more specialized programming than conventional terrestrial radio. A broader range of more specialized content would gain a profitable audience by...
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| 02.01.2011 |
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A Closer Look at the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board
The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), at last count, include nearly 2,200 pages covering more than 40 radio services, such as the FSS. The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR — an acronym based on the French language...
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| 10.21.2010 |
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Watch the ILS launch of Sirius XM-5 - On Demand
Did you miss the live Webcast? Watch it now On Demand! The ILS Proton rocket successfully lifted off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 15th at 12:53 am local time. This was the 6th ILS Proton launch of 2010 and the 5th SIRIUS XM Satellite launched...
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| 05.04.2010 |
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Sirius XM’s First Quarter Growth Shatters Analysts’ Predictions
[Satellite News 05-04-10] The recovering auto industry and expanding signs of increased consumer spending helped Sirius XM boost sales by 11 percent and generate $663.8 million in revenues with a net income of $41.6 million in the first quarter of 2010...
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| 04.01.2010 |
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Satellite Radio: Traditional Stations Find Help in Broadcasting Technology
Terrestrial radio has been battered financially, as new competitors and the slow economy hurt the ad-based advertising model, but new technology and satellite delivery is helping radio players survive. AM and FM radio has been at the forefront of the...
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| 02.09.2010 |
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Arabsat Supporters Defend Company Against U.S. Terrorism Claims
[Satellite News 02-19-10] Tensions ran high on day one of the Arabsat Broadcasters Forum held in Beirut, Lebanon, as a number of keynote speakers lashed out at perceived U.S. interference over which channels should be carried on Arabsat satellites...
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| 01.06.2010 |
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Verizon CEO: DirecTV ‘Not a Priority’
[Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company and that the satellite operations do not fit with Verizon’s...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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Bankruptcy Court Actions Show Debt Priority Is Not Guaranteed
Last April, we reported on the February 2009 loan commitments extended to satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio by Liberty Media, which controls satellite television broadcaster DirecTV. Liberty Media functioned as a “white knight” to stave...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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What Does 2010 Hold for the Communications Sector?
Even though the satellite sector was touted as recession-proof, many companies are glad to put a difficult year behind them. And while there is no guarantee that 2010 will be immediately better, the communications sector is looking forward to what should be a...
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| 12.17.2009 |
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Ondas CEO Searches for a Satellite Radio Growth Formula After W2A Anomaly
[Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on Solaris Mobile’s W2A satellite in July, Ondas CEO David Krueger told...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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EIRP Density: A Regulatory Tool?
The challenge: Attending to the ever-growing demand for smaller antennas while maintaining the integrity of the 2-degree satellite separation standard. The solution: The use of uplink effective isotropic radiated power EIRP density as a regulatory tool. The...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Major Software Companies: Friend and Foe of Satellite?
Throughout the past few years, the names of major software companies quietly have crept into more and more satellite-related business developments. Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Apple are just a few of the powerful software firms that have been...
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| 02.18.2009 |
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Liberty Media Outmanuvers EchoStar to Save Sirius XM
[Satellite News 02-17-09] Liberty Media Corp. signed a last-minute agreement to loan Sirius XM Radio the funding it needs to avoid bankruptcy, beating EchoStar to a deal it had been aggressively pushing for as the possible demise of Sirius XM’s moved...
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| 01.22.2009 |
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Analysts Raise Doubts Over Sirius XM’s Super Bowl Push, Hikes Rates
[Satellite News 01-22-09] Despite the force of Sirius XM Radio’s push to capitalize on the most popular U.S. television event of the year, the NFL Super Bowl, some market analysts are calling the move “desperate” — coming at a...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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EU versus ITU
What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to select satellite operators...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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Looking Ahead To 2009
2008 closes with a potential bottom of the financial institutions/credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and spread from the subprime mortgage market to the entire financial services industry in the second and third quarters of 2008. This crisis has...
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