http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 7:50:07 EST The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards using satellite to reduce digital divides and provide broadband across Europe. Neelie Kroes, EC vice president, is... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/38173.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 10-31-11] The new month will provide two very different scenarios for two leading U.S. satellite broadcasters. Satellite radio provider Sirius XM is set to release its highly anticipated 2011 third quarter results Nov. 1, continuing a year of outpacing expectations. Pay-TV operator DirecTV... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/37784.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 05-03-11] Despite predictions by some financial analysts that Sirius XM Radio’s subscriber growth would dwindle in early 2011, the company far outpaced Wall Street’s net new subscriber growth expectations of 203,000 to reach 373,000 during the quarter, bringing its total customer... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/36718.html Tue, 3 May 2011 0:00:00 EDT When the European Union amended its electronic communications regulatory framework in late 2009, it gave the EU member states 18 months to implement the new rules. That time is almost up. By May, all countries in the EU are supposed to have set up rules on spectrum management and competition that may have... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/36356.html Fri, 1 Apr 2011 0:00:00 EDT The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), at last count, include nearly 2,200 pages covering more than 40 radio services, such as the FSS. The Radiocommunication Bureau (BR — an acronym based on the French language version) within the ITU employs the full-time officials... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/35986.html Tue, 1 Feb 2011 0:00:00 EST Satellite radio (specifically Sirius and XM) was created with the idea that such a service could offer more specialized programming than conventional terrestrial radio. A broader range of more specialized content would gain a profitable audience by aggregating demand from a continental landmass. No ordinary... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/35997.html Tue, 1 Feb 2011 0:00:00 EST Did you miss the live Webcast? Watch it now On Demand! The ILS Proton rocket successfully lifted off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 15th at 12:53 am local time. This was the 6th ILS Proton launch of 2010 and the 5th SIRIUS XM Satellite launched on ILS Proton. After a 9 hour... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/35367.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 05-04-10] The recovering auto industry and expanding signs of increased consumer spending helped Sirius XM boost sales by 11 percent and generate $663.8 million in revenues with a net income of $41.6 million in the first quarter of 2010 — a performance that surprised analysts expecting... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/34062.html Tue, 4 May 2010 0:00:00 EDT   Terrestrial radio has been battered financially, as new competitors and the slow economy hurt the ad-based advertising model, but new technology and satellite delivery is helping radio players survive. AM and FM radio has been at the forefront of the music industry for decades, as the medium served as... http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/radio/33708.html Thu, 1 Apr 2010 0:00:00 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