Month: July 2004

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] teamed with a RadioShack franchise to convert approximately 600 municipally owned cable customers in Center, Colo., into Dish Network’s direct-to-home satellite television subscribers. The conversion follows...

Last night’s scheduled launch by Arianespace of Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 has been delayed. Officials said an anomaly occurred during a “data checkpoint” with the launcher — an Ariane 5...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a deadline of Aug. 11 for interested parties to submit comments regarding a June 25 petition seeking permission to transfer control of non-common- carrier...

SES Americom recently completed the in-orbit testing of the AMC-11 satellite (launched May 11), and the bird is now ready to join its twin (AMC-10) to form the only two-...

Week of July 1-8, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol July 8 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.71 (12.3) – (14.9) (28.2)...

SES Astra CEO Ferdinand Kayser believes the company’s acquisition of German pay-TV operator Premiere’s Digital Playout Center (DPC) could offer a blueprint beyond Germany, particularly in Eastern Europe. DPC operates...

As part of a development program funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) conducted an in-depth survey of satellite communications in Africa. Examined were...

Satellite-based, asset-tracking hardware from Alberta, Canada-based CSI Wireless Inc. is helping to catch crooks and assist motorists in other ways. Law-enforcement officials and private citizens alike are displaying increased demand...

By Paul Dykewicz Intelsat Ltd.’s latest reduction in force (RIF) by close to 50 people along with its restructuring of certain teams earlier this month are not surprising moves in...

Former baseball great Satchel Paige once was quoted, “Don’t look behind, someone may be gaining on you.” That may well be the situation satellite-TV service providers are facing in the...