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Sirius Satellite Radio announced an agreement to broadcast the British Broadcasting Corporation‘s modern music channel Radio 1. The agreement is with BBC Radio International. BBC Radio 1 will be broadcast...

The European satellite navigation system took another step forward June 21 when Alcatel Space delivered the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) system to the European Space Agency, Alcatel announced....

Echostar Communications Corp. announced that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service added 3A Telesud, a 24-hour French-language channel that provides programming produced in Africa, the West Indies and Haiti....

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced June 21 the appointment of John Medeiros as vice president for government relations and regulatory affairs. Medeiros will be responsible...

Panamsat Holdings Corp. will pay a quarterly dividend of about 39 cents per share for the period from April 1 to June 30. The dividend will be payable on or...

Delphi Corp. unveiled its XM Signal Repeater, which rebroadcasts the XM Satellite Radio signal throughout the home. The system, which includes a transmitter and a repeater antenna, rebroadcasts the signal...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) received a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to study technology for in-space manufacturing and assembly of a very large optical...

Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. announced June 21 that GCI, a provider of local cellular and long distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data services in Alaska, awarded Glowlink a contract...

Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television system, is making preparations for what is expected to be another busy hurricane season on the U.S. East Coast,...

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. delivered its first iNetVu Mobile unit to Netcom Africa Ltd., a communications infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband in Western Africa, C-Com announced. Netcom will...