Month: December 2003

Alcatel Space, the satellite manufacturing arm of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], outperformed its expectations in 2003. It has signed a number of key contracts with operators such as XM Satellite […]

Week of Dec. 11 – 18, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 18 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.33 (12.1) 0.4 […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is following the marketing game plan of DirecTV by signing a seven-year, $220 million contract with the National Football League for the rights to air […]

The General Accounting Office issued a new report recommending that the Department of Defense (DoD) focus on developing and implementing a strategic approach to procuring commercial satellite bandwidth services. The […]

Broadcasters seeking to show scenes of New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve will have free access to two satellite feeds on the 100th anniversary of the celebration. The […]

The bankruptcy of satellite industry stalwart Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] and the sale of its valuable North American satellite assets to rival Intelsat for $1.1 billion ranked as […]

By Sean Badding The 36th and last Western Cable Show, held Dec. 2-5 in Anaheim, Calif., included the usual general sessions featuring CEOs talking about competition in cable and telecommunications, […]

Telesat has received Canadian government approval to design, build and launch a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) spacecraft that will carry a range of advanced direct-to-home (DTH) services to consumers. […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]

SATELLITE TODAY will be taking a two-week break for the holiday season. Look for us again Jan. 5. Enjoy the holidays!

Intelsat began Thursday an offer to exchange its 5 1/4 percent senior notes due 2008 and its 6 1/2 percent senior notes due 2013 for an equal amount of newly […]

XTAR, a Washington, D.C.-based joint venture of Loral Space & Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] and Spain’s Hisdesat, has signed a launch agreement with Arianespace to launch its XTAR-EUR military satellite aboard […]

Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, a Hong Kong-based satellite TV provider, has signed an agreement with Macrovision [Nasdaq: MVSN], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based digital rights company, for technology to protect Galaxy’s near-video-on-demand […]

SkyBitz, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite asset tracking and information management company, announced that it is expanding its sales team to target the trucking market. The five new members of the […]

Israel-based Spacecom‘s Amos 2 satellite is scheduled for launch on Dec. 27 at 9:30 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, onboard a Soyuz/Fregat rocket. Launch services are being provided jointly […]

GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], announced that TV Bulgaria, the first Bulgarian television station in North America, is now available on the GlobeCast direct-to-home […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has named Yuri Izmailov to replace Alexander Duka, who was dismissed as director general and CEO of the company by the order of the […]

HARDI, a manufacturer of agricultural sprayers and spraying equipment, has signed an agreement with Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] to offer its AgGPS family of parallel swathing lightbar guidance systems as part […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is set to launch a next-generation GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Dec. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch of GPS […]

Last night, International Launch Services successfully launched the UFO F11 communications satellite for the U.S. Navy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 9:30 p.m. EST aboard a Lockheed […]

Orbcomm, a Dulles Va.-based satellite communications company, has signed an agreement with Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) to provide wireless data access through its low-earth-orbit satellite network for tracking mobile assets. […]

Intelsat has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to extend the date by which the company is required to complete an initial public equity offering from Dec. 31, 2003, […]

iSECUREtrac [OTC BB: ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based developer of GPS tracking and monitoring devices, has signed an agreement with the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) for PBUS […]

Galileo is expected to bring strategic, commercial and economic benefits to the European markets for GPS and Galileo applications. Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan pegs annual revenues at up […]

French launch company Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites (Eumetsat) to launch the MSG 3 weather satellite. The launch of MSG […]

Orlando, Fla.-based Amitelo Communications [OTC: ALOC] has completed its acquisition of Sunline Communications, a Spanish provider of broadband Internet access via satellite and voice over IP for private and corporate […]

Rome Research, a subsidiary of PAR Technology [NYSE: PTC], was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide tactical support communication systems and services at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station […]

London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat confirmed Wednesday that it had received court approval for the company’s acquisition by funds advised by Apax Partners and Permira. Shareholder approval was obtained earlier […]

Gilat Satellite Network [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking company, announced that Yoav Leibovitch is stepping down as chief financial officer. He will be replaced by Tal Payne, vice president […]