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Panamsat received a contract from Venevision Continental to distribute content across Latin America using the Pas-9 satellite, Panamsat announced. The contract expands on an existing relationship between Panamsat and the...

Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright announced that Thomas Tycz would become the firm’s senior policy advisor, effective Sept. 19. He will be advising clients on a wide variety of domestic...

Orbimage Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire the assets of Space Imaging LLC, Orbimage announced Sept. 16. Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage, which operates the Orbview 3 high-resolution imagery satellite, will pay about...

SDN Global received a contract from the Disaster Relief and Strategic Telecommunications Infrastructure Co. to provide broadband satellite-delivered voice and data services around the globe, SDN announced. Sites in West...

ORBM.PK With a relatively quiet week in the satellite industry, Orbimage’s agreement to purchase rival Space Imaging takes center stage. Media outlets broke news of the transaction Sept. 15, with...

Tom Betts, the COO of ITV‘s consumer division is confident that the company’s Freesat, a new free digital satellite service that will feature a number of BBC and ITV channels,...

Sirius Satellite Radio and BMW North America LLC announced an agreement that extends Sirius’ exclusive relationship with BMW through August 2008. BMW will continue to offer Sirius receivers as a...

With the Internet protocol television market (IPTV) gaining additional traction in the United States, direct-to-home satellite television service providers may be forced to find new partners to help them compete...

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Sept. 16 it received a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide the space agency with Pegasus and Taurus launch services throughout...

XM Satellite Radio said it would offer multiple play-by-play broadcasts for each of Major League Baseball‘ s league championship series and World Series games, allowing listeners to listen to the...