http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2010 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:51:49 EDT [Satellite News 02-19-10] Tensions ran high on day one of the Arabsat Broadcasters Forum held in Beirut, Lebanon, as a number of keynote speakers lashed out at perceived U.S. interference over which channels should be carried on Arabsat satellites.     Interference issues came into sharp focus... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/33352.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-06-10] Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg told investors at a New York conference that its rumored acquisition of DirecTV was not considered a priority for the company and that the satellite operations do not fit with Verizon’s core business.     "Do we need... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/33129.html Wed, 6 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Even though the satellite sector was touted as recession-proof, many companies are glad to put a difficult year behind them. And while there is no guarantee that 2010 will be immediately better, the communications sector is looking forward to what should be a much improved overall marketplace. Areas that... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/32993.html Fri, 1 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Last April, we reported on the February 2009 loan commitments extended to satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio by Liberty Media, which controls satellite television broadcaster DirecTV. Liberty Media functioned as a “white knight” to stave off an apparent “loan-to-own” takeover... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/33009.html Fri, 1 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on Solaris Mobile’s W2A satellite in July, Ondas CEO David Krueger told Satellite News.      “We had... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/33060.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST The challenge: Attending to the ever-growing demand for smaller antennas while maintaining the integrity of the 2-degree satellite separation standard. The solution: The use of uplink effective isotropic radiated power EIRP density as a regulatory tool. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/32165.html Thu, 1 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Throughout the past few years, the names of major software companies quietly have crept into more and more satellite-related business developments. Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Apple are just a few of the powerful software firms that have been partnering with satellite companies on a variety of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/30663.html Fri, 1 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 02-17-09] Liberty Media Corp. signed a last-minute agreement to loan Sirius XM Radio the funding it needs to avoid bankruptcy, beating EchoStar to a deal it had been aggressively pushing for as the possible demise of Sirius XM’s moved closer.     EchoStar had been banking... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/29953.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-22-09]  Despite the force of Sirius XM Radio’s push to capitalize on the most popular U.S. television event of the year, the NFL Super Bowl, some market analysts are calling the move “desperate” — coming at a time when the satellite radio provider, buried in... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/29665.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST What’s eating the European Commission about observing international radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)? And how much authority will the Commission be given in pending legislative changes to select satellite operators for services that cross European boundaries? Ever... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/29400.html Thu, 1 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST