Author: Staff Writer

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) withdrew its “petition for declaratory ruling” that asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI]...

Federico di Chio, the head of the digital terrestrial television (DTT) project at Mediaset, believes the breadth of the DTT offer could put pressure on direct to home (DTH) operator...

Oslo, Norway-based Telenor Satellite Services will offer cut-rate phone calls to sailors during the upcoming holiday season to spur demand. The company, in tandem with satellite operator Inmarsat, is extending...

Stratos Global Corp. today announced discounts to select maritime satellite terminals in an effort to attract customers from the fishing industry and other maritime users. The deal, called “Come Sail...

JSAT, the Japanese satellite operator, is looking to boost revenues in China and other parts of Asia via a new alliance with Taiwan telco Teleport Access Service (TAS). JSAT and...

Stratos Global Corp. inked a three-year contract worth about $9 million to install and support a StratosITek VSAT broadband data and voice communications system for approximately 60 GlobalSantaFe Corp. offshore...

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere announced a positive set of third-quarter results, underlining the operator’s strengthening position in the German pay-TV market. The operator saw total revenues for the nine...

Futron Corp. ranked International Launch Service‘s (ILS) Atlas V and Proton launch vehicles first and second, respectively, in its just-released Best Launch Service Study And Analysis report, based on interviews...

NDS, a leading supplier of Conditional Access (CA) and interactive TV solutions to satellite pay-TV operators around the world, named Alexander Gersh its new CFO. Gersh replaces Rick Medlock, who...

Charlestown, S.C.-based BellSouth [BLS], which recently added DirecTV service to create an enhanced offering of bundled services, announced today its customers in that Designated Market Area (DMA) now will be...