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| 03.03.2010 |
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Olmstead: If Approved, SatMex Provides Many Benefits to EchoStar 
[Satellite News 03-04-10] In a move that consolidates the FSS sector in North America, EchoStar Satellite Services, a subsidiary of EchoStar, agreed to acquire an ownership interest Mexican satellite operator SatMex, EchoStar announced in late February...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Scripps Networks Looks to Serve Globe
Scripps Networks is carving a niche for itself in terms of lifestyle media channels. The company launched HGTV in 1994, and among its five other networks, probably is best known is the Food Network channel, which is available in more than 99 million...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Teleport Operators Find Ways to Trim Costs
Teleports often are characterized as the ground-based infrastructure of a satellite network, but the term means different things to different people. There is a surprising amount of diversification in the field, and the term teleport covers a wide range of...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Capacity Extremes Could Impact MENA
Belief that demand for capacity serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) soon will skyrocket has been building for more than a year, spurred by a combination of increasing demand for satellite-based services and government deregulation that is...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat Communications
Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, he served as chairman and CEO of ViroPharma, a U.S. pharmarceutical company and since 2008 as chairman and CEO of SGD, a...
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| 02.24.2010 |
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Astrium Services Ready to Build on 2009 United States Breakthrough
[Satellite News 02-24-10] Astrium Services began 2010 with a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to provide a new preparatory study aimed at coordinating the future military communication needs of the European Union (EU). The...
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| 02.23.2010 |
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Analysts Hail SES, Eutelsat 2010 First Half Performance
[Satellite News 02-23-10] Investment bank analysts hailed the recent performances of both Eutelsat and SES at the half-year mark of 2010, following the release of their latest financial results. Eric Beaudet, a satellite equity analyst at...
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| 02.19.2010 |
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Skype Deal Changes Approach to Mobile VoIP
[Satellite News 02-19-10] Verizon Wireless’ agreement with free-to-download VoIP service provider Skype to bundle the application with high-end Verizon 3G handsets, announced Feb. 16, elicited a substantial wave of response from the mobile industry...
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| 02.19.2010 |
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Eutelsat Finishes 2009 With Across-the-Board Growth
[Satellite TODAY 02-19-10] A strong fourth quarter helped Eutelsat post 10 percent revenue growth in the last six months of 2009, the company announced in its latest financial results, released Feb. 18. Eutelsat recorded revenues of 508...
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| 02.17.2010 |
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Arabsat CEO Outlines 2010 Strategy That Includes Ka-Band
[Satellite News 02-17-10] Arabsat is touting its 2009 performance as proof that the Middle East satellite market is resistant to the global economic downturn, and Arabsat ready to capitalize on the booming broadband market. In 2009, the...
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| 02.16.2010 |
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South African Government Becomes Majority Owner of Private Satellite Operator
[Satellite News 02-16-10] The South African government has purchased a majority share in SunSpace, a private, domestic spin-off satellite development research company, in an effort to boost the country’s space program, state cabinet officials confirmed...
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| 02.05.2010 |
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Morgan Stanley Expects Strong SES Performance in 2010
[Satellite News 02-08-10] Morgan Stanley expects SES to outperform in 2010, according to a research report issued Feb. 5 The report, “Stellar Choice,” highlights three potential growth trends for SES, with its December 2009 acquisition of the...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Satellite Executive of the year 2009: The nominees are...
Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat Arabsat is expected to post double-digit percentage increases in revenues and profits, as operational revenues jumped from $157 million in 2008 to $192 million in 2009, and EBIDTA improved 68 percent in the same period. But the...
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| 02.01.2010 |
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Teleport Operations: New Technologies Help Cut Cost
There are a few primary areas which have the biggest impact on a teleport operator’s bottom line and/or the ability to improve service delivery. These broad areas include: space segment, network management systems, electricity consumption and network...
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| 01.21.2010 |
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Eutelsat’s de Rosen: ‘Only the Paranoid Survive’ (Part 2)
[Satellite News 01-21-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but de Rosen is well-versed in Eutelsat’s operations and ready to grow...
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| 01.20.2010 |
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Eutelsat’s de Rosen: No Need for ‘Radically Different Vision’
[Satellite News 01-19-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, de Rosen had been chairman and CEO of ViroPharma, a U.S. pharmarceutical...
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| 01.12.2010 |
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SES Astra Exec Hopes For More Hosted Payload Deals
[Satellite News 01-12-09] SES Astra believes its second hosted payload deal with the European Commission (EC) is a major step in the company’s attempt to become more of a force in the government services market, SES Astra Vice President and General...
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| 01.11.2010 |
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Exclusive: TerreStar General Counsel Expects ATC Approval Soon; Outlines Financial Outlook
[Satellite News 01-11-10] TerreStar has cleared a foreign ownership regulatory hurdle with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and expects to receive its Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) authorization in the near future, TerreStar General...
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| 01.04.2010 |
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Avanti CEO: Hylas 2 Financing ‘Transformational’ for Company
[Satelllite News 01-04-09] Avanti Communications will begin 2010 in good spirits after ending 2009 with a secured a debt facility of £194 million ($313.34 million) for Hylas 2 from The Export-Import Bank of the United States and Coface, the French...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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Slump or Growth for Satellite Service Providers in Latin America
According to Andrea Maleter, technical director, Futron, “There is a fair amount of private equity money still going into (Latin America’s) satellite business. Latin American telecoms, in general, has seen a fair amount of consolidation...
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