Author: Staff Writer

KKR Eyes PanAmSat Growth

The cost-cutting and restructuring that sometimes follows Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) acquisitions instead may be replaced by a cautious growth strategy upon completion of its planned purchase of...

Broadcasters Draw Counter Punches

LAS VEGAS–Long-time National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President Edward Fritts used his powerful trade group’s annual meeting here last week to accuse the U.S. satellite radio operators of illegally offering...

NAB Shows Industry Responding To Hot Trends

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC LAS VEGAS–The annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is a good barometer of emerging hot trends and technological advances that will impact the...

Spotlight: Vatican Radio Goes Digital

Radio Vaticana, the voice of the Vatican, is the latest radio broadcaster to follow the ongoing trend to initiate a switch from analog to higher-quality digital transmissions. Radio Vaticana programs...

Multichannel TV Shows Stiff Competition

By Jimmy Schaeffler, The Carmel Group The North American multichannel market place has been a remarkably different place since DirecTV launched its first satellite on Dec. 17, 1993, and when...

Raytheon Tapped For Next-Gen MILSATCOM System

Raytheon Co. [RTN] won a contract from prime contractor Boeing [BA] to work on the next-generation MILSATCOM risk-reduction and system-definition program. The value to Raytheon potentially is $19.3 million during...

KVH Offers Low-Profile Satellite TV Antenna

KVH Industries Inc.’s [KVHI] new TracVision A5 low-profile satellite antenna is now available. The TracVision A5 uses KVH’s hybrid phased-array antenna technology to create a 5-in.-high system that offers in-motion...

SiRF Shares Up After IPO

Shares of SiRF Technology Holdings Inc.‘s [SIRF] common stock closed at $15.30 yesterday after its first day of trading, and shares were selling for about $16 per share at our...