Month: June 2004

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] earlier this week launched Elvis Radio, a 24-hours-a-day radio station dedicated to the music of Elvis Presley. Sirius officials said the music would cover his entire...

In a journalistic first, Satellite Today has set out on a journey three quarters of the way around the world to take a look at the first airline offering broadband...

AEPOC (European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services) re-elected Jean Grenier as its president, an office he’s held since 1998. AEPOC plays a key role in the...

Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Elections Board, said Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] is among several companies chosen to partake in a large-scale project for identifying voters and...

Walter Scott, founder and CTO of DigitalGlobe, received the 2004 Colorado Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, which recognizes outstanding individuals on a regional, national and ultimately global...

Loral Skynet reports that its Telstar 18 satellite is functioning properly and has fully deployed its solar arrays. The satellite will be raised into its final orbit during the next...

Officials with the United Kingdom’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said trials are underway that involve the use of satellite technology to identify marine pollution originating from shipping. The program is...

Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary named Christina Clifton executive vice president of sales and marketing. She will oversee the sales and marketing efforts of Spacenet’s...

DirecTV filed a notice Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that it is withdrawing its false advertising claim against EchoStar Communications [DISH]. DirecTV filed a lawsuit earlier this...

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said that the company would offer local channels to Dish Network direct-to-home satellite broadcasting service subscribers in the Joplin, Mo./Pittsburg, Kan., area. The channels...