MTG Launches New Movie Channels
Modern Times Group (MTG) says its subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting will launch four new premium TV1000 channels in the Nordic territories. Viasat will broadcast a total of six premium movie channels...
Month: June 2004
VOOM Eyes Five-Million Mark With Crutchfield Partnership
VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) satellite television service, will expand its distribution through a new partnership with Crutchfield Corporation, a large consumer-electronics retailer. Beginning this week, more than five...
Blackstone Group Buys New Skies For $956 Million
New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK], a global satellite communications company in The Hague, The Netherlands, agreed to be acquired for $956 million in cash by affiliates of The Blackstone Group,...
DirecTV, NRTC Sacrifice Pegasus
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is looking to begin an important new chapter in its more-than-10-year-old relationship with DirecTV by agreeing to a new distribution agreement between the organizations....
Key Sectors Spur Industry Growth
LONG BEACH, Calif.–Strong sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with sustained growth at satellite broadcasting companies, appear to be the current bright spots, industry officials at a...
SES Global Offers Tips For Procurement Partners
By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The successful launch of SES Americom’s Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built AMC-11 satellite aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle May 19 is the latest example of...
Spotlight: Formula One Team Seeks Competitive Edge
A recent partnership between Intelsat and a top Formula One racing team are using satellite technology to transmit and analyze mission-critical data during part of this year’s Formula One season...
Satellite Licensing Reform: One Year Later
By Maury Mechanick, White & Case About a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new satellite-licensing regime. In a fairly bold stroke, the FCC implemented...
Intelsat Strikes Key U.K. Broadband Deal
Intelsat reached a key agreement to let it tap the potentially lucrative U.K. broadband market. The company’s deal calls for it to forge a partnership with BT Broadcast Services (BTBS),...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of May 28-June 3, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol June 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.63 (6.9) (7.9) (34.3)...