Month: April 2004

Sirius Available In Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

Officials from Mercedes-Benz USA and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today the satellite radio service will be available in most Mercedes- Benz models starting this year and moving forward as...

BTBS Hits Financial Targets

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) achieved a measure of success by meeting its financial targets for its fiscal year ended March 31, said its Managing Director Mark Smith. The company, however,...

OpenTV Optimistic About U.S. Prospects

OpenTV [OPTV] CEO James Ackerman believes News Corp’s [NWS] entrance into the United States could usher in a new era of interactive television. Ackerman told Satellite News, “I think DirecTV...

Globalstar Launches Ambitious Plans

San Jose, Calif.-based Globalstar’s emergence from Chapter 11 protection last week offers new promise for the once debt-laden company to unlock the full value of its satellite- phone technology to...

XM, Sirius And NAB Squabble

NEW YORK–The top executives at Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] verbally sparred with each other last week about which company is pursuing the best...

Spotlight: CapRock, ViaSat Eye Oil And Gas Sector

Houston-based CapRock Communications and Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] combined their respective marketplace and technical strengths to form a global VSAT (very small aperture terminal) alliance to serve the oil and...