Author: Staff Writer

DirecTV, KVH Ink Multiyear Marketing Deal

Officials from DirecTV Inc. [DTV] and KVH Industries Inc. [KVH] said today that the companies have signed a multi-year agreement that allows customers to receive DirecTV satellite television services in...

DirecTV Won't Contest FCC Fine

A DirecTV Inc. [DTV] spokesman told Satellite Today today that the company will not challenge a recently proposed $87,500 fine by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The federal agency levied...

Congress: 'One Launcher Only'

A report released at our deadline by the House Appropriations Committee challenges the government to choose just one U.S. company to service federal launch contracts, partly due to financial considerations...

Savvy Team Takes Satellite-TV Startup To School

Startups offer special challenges that include developing a workable and practical business plan, installing a management team with the right skills and obtaining sufficient financing. All those ingredients are needed...

Spotlight: Tahoe Uses Imagery For Wildfire Prevention

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution QuickBird satellite images and Native Communities Development Corporation’s (NCDC) proprietary remote-sensing technology will be combined to aid with wildfire risk-assessment and emergency-response planning in California. The...