Month: April 2004

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], the largest U.S. satellite radio services provider, is keeping up a torrid pace in growing its subscriber base. The pioneer...

Opening night of a recent Prince concert was turned into a major digital cinema event via satellite with the use of a new high-definition television (HDTV) encoder. The Tandberg Television...

Week of March 26 – April 1, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol April 1 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.08 (1.0)...

A new era of digital television began in Hong Kong in February, when Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the joint venture between Intelsat and Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB), launched pay-TV services. The...

The European Commission (EC) hopes it can play a substantial role in bridging the digital divide in Europe. Right now in Europe, there are many people who cannot access the...

A 90-Minute Teleconference on Tuesday, April 20th Register Today! PBI Media’s Satellite and Defense Groups invite you and your team to a 90-minute teleconference on Tuesday, April 20 from 1:30-3:00...

By Steve Blum, Tellus Venture Associates Canadian initiatives by the two U.S.-based satellite radio companies – Washington, D.C.’s XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and New York City’s Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI],...

iSECUREtrac Corp. [ISRE] management named Thomas Wharton the company’s president and CEO following the retirement of James Stark, who was the company’s president.

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] topped Wall Street forecasts by boosting its subscriber total to more than 1.68 million at the end of the first quarter. XM netted more...

SpaceDev [SPDV] inked a five-year, $43-million, cost-plus-fixed fee indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency. Under the terms of the contract, SpaceDev will conduct a micro-satellite distributed-sensing experiment,...