BTBS Hits Financial Targets
BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) achieved a measure of success by meeting its financial targets for its fiscal year ended March 31, said its Managing Director Mark Smith. The company, however,...
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OpenTV Optimistic About U.S. Prospects
OpenTV [OPTV] CEO James Ackerman believes News Corp’s [NWS] entrance into the United States could usher in a new era of interactive television. Ackerman told Satellite News, “I think DirecTV...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of April 9 – 15, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol April 15 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.94 (1.0)...
Dell Servers Help GlobeXplorer Deliver Aerial Images
GlobeXplorer, a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services [STC], a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based geographic data and publishing company that provides satellite images via the Internet, is using Dell [DELL] server technology...
PanAmSat's PASport Takes Broadcasters Anywhere
PanAmSat [SPOT] launched PASport, a global on-the-spot broadcasting service for the transmission of live breaking news. This new service gives broadcasters and video-content producers access to PanAmSat’s global hybrid network...
Eutelsat Offers Occasional-Use Capabilities For 2004 Summer Olympics
Eutelsat, the U.S. subsidiary of satellite operator Eutelsat S.A., inked a deal between its parent company and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to deliver occasional-use capacity on three Eutelsat satellites...
Sirius Available In Mercedes-Benz Vehicles
Officials from Mercedes-Benz USA and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today the satellite radio service will be available in most Mercedes- Benz models starting this year and moving forward as...
Russian Broadcast Satellite Set For April 27 Launch
Russian Satellite Communications Co. said its communications and broadcasting Express-AM11 satellite will be launched into geostationary orbit at 96.5 degrees East on April 27. The bird will be delivered into...
DirecTV Receives $51.5 Million Judgement
El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, a unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], received welcome news last week when a federal jury awarded the satellite TV services provider $51.5 million in damages...
SkyPort Demonstrates Emergency Network For Texas County
SkyPort International officials said the company successfully conducted a product demonstration to the Harris County Department of Education Center for Safe and Secure Schools in Texas. The demo of a...