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Dish Network Adds Two South Asian Channels

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] added Tamil-language channel KTV and Kannada-language channel Udaya TV to its international programming lineup on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service. The channels are available...

Gilat Signs Pact To Aid MSTelecom

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] signed a contract with Angolan ISP and telecom operator MSTelecom. Under the terms of the agreement, Gilat will supply MSTelecom with as many as 1,000...

ND SatCom Secures Kazakhstan Deal

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, won a key deal in Eastern Europe that has it building a satellite-based communications network for...

Anik F2 Satellite Launch Rescheduled

Telesat Canada said the Anik F2 satellite launch from Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, launch site has been rescheduled for 8:43 p.m. EDT July 15. The satellite was supposed to have...

Sirius Passes 500,000-Subscriber Mark

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] officials said the company, at the close of business July 13, had 500,749 subscribers. It now is on track to amass one million subscribers by the...

Steinberg Departs Fox Kids

Fox Kids Europe (FKE) announced the departure of its CEO Bruce Steinberg. Paul Taylor, the company’s group managing director and executive vice president, will replace Steinberg as CEO on an...

Magna, Dish Reach Carriage Agreement

Officials from Magna Entertainment Corp. [MECA] today said the company reached an agreement with EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], under which EchoStar’s Dish Network service will carry Magna’s HorseRacing TV beginning...