Author: Staff Writer

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] took the wraps off its new auto-explorer flyaway terminal designed for a broad range of government applications. The terminal is a compact, self-contained Ku-band system that...

ITV inked a $18.3 million deal to acquire Sky Ventures‘ 49.5-percent share in multichannel operation Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB). The acquisition also signals the launch of ITV3, replacing GSB’s channel...

Gilat Satellite Networks LLC [GILTF] reported revenues of $64.8 million and a net loss of $200,000 for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The numbers are an improvement compared with...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said it reached an agreement with Intelsat LLC for the design of the Intelsat Americas-9 satellite – a high-power, C- and Ku-band satellite that ultimately will provide...

Giant consumer-electronics manufacturer Philips is urging a more proactive approach when it comes to High-Definition Television (HDTV) in Europe, and it warns that Europe is in danger of falling behind...

Robert Leach, head of interactive services at BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, believes interactive advertising will go from strength to strength, as advertising agencies understand the value of the...

A recent ruling by a Quebec court judge struck down two sections of Canada’s Radiocommunications Act that made it illegal for Canadian residents to receive foreign broadcasts on satellite dishes,...

A planned rollout of mobile satellite television service by South Korea’s SK Telecom may be delayed as country regulators ponder whether the service can broadcast terrestrial television programs. According to...

Monterey, Calif.-based Hewlett Packard and Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [LMT] formed a strategic alliance. Details will be announced tomorrow, Nov. 3, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. PST, at the...

Hughes Network Systems Inc. expanded its relationship with JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems. Under the new agreement, HNS will supply JSC with a Direcway network operations center and an unspecified number...