Month: June 2004

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...

Officials from Loral Space & Communications today said the Telstar 18 satellite, launched last night at 11:59 EDT from the Sea Launch LLC Odyssey Launch Platform, will be able to...

Officials from Nice Systems [NICE] today said that The DirecTV Group [DTV] has chosen to upgrade to Nice’s Web-based solutions for its call center in Boise, Idaho. DirecTV has been...

Officials from Intelsat today said the company was chosen by Telespazio to provide oil-and-gas industry contractor Saipem with voice and data services to support its worldwide onshore and offshore construction,...

By Paul Dykewicz The sale of El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV to the News Corp [NWS] media-empire last December has led the largest satellite TV services provider in the United States...

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] appointed Jack Shaw to the company’s board of directors. Shaw is a former president and CEO of Hughes Electronics Corp., and he still serves as a...

SES Astra entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 75.2-percent stake in Digital Playout Center (DPC) from German pay-TV operator Premiere for $50.12 million, subject to regulatory approval. DPC...

PARIS–The satellite industry is poised for a modest comeback during the next few years, according to executives who gathered here recently for the 10th Satel Conseil symposium. The symposium, hosted...

The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the U.S. Department of Defense’s central...

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] signed an agreement with Greek IP service provider and teleport operator Com-ToNet S.A. for a full transponder on the NSS-6 satellite. Com-ToNet, in collaboration with...