Author: Staff Writer

SBCA Rally Turns Dish Dealers Into Advocates

Satellite dish dealers typically use their powers of persuasion with their customers but last week they came to Washington to win the support of lawmakers in Congress. A first-of-its-kind “Retailer...

SATELLITE TODAY's Company Profile

This week, we take a closer look at a company with a plan to dominate the satellite radio market: XM Satellite Radio. For more in-depth competitive intelligence reports detailing “who’s...

SBCA's Retailer Rally Wins Good Reviews

Satellite dish dealers visited Congress this week to urge support for market fairness as part of a first-of-its-kind “Retailer Rally,” organized by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. The SBCA...

PanAmSat Eyes In-Orbit HDTV Neighborhood

Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is building up its in-orbit satellite capacity of potentially lucrative high-definition television (HDTV) services. An initial step is the planned launch of the Galaxy XIII/Horizons...

Alcatel Space Wins CNES Contract

Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has won a five-year contract worth 19 million euros ($21.8 million) from French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to...