Month: July 2004

DigitalGlobe said the Mississippi Department of Maritime Resources will use satellite imagery provided by DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite in a suite of geographic information systems to help manage and protect a...

Globalstar LLC officials said the company will be introducing a new satellite airtime rate plan designed specifically for its U.S. customers. The plan, Timeline 40, costs $39.95 per month and...

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] subscribers to the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service in the Florence-Myrtle Beach. S.C.- area soon will be able to receive broadcasts from the local affiliates...

EuroNews, a pan-European news channel, signed a distribution agreement with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat. Hispasat 1C will distribute its signal in Spain and all over Europe for a period of...

VOOM, a comprehensive high-definition (HD) satellite service operated by Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, announced today that it received a CNET Editors’ Choice award that recognizes “outstanding” personal technology and consumer...

UK cable operator Telewest is looking to put the pressure on satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB by revamping its digital TV packages in the UK market. The cable company is launching...

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) joined the Digital Transition Coalition, a group originally formed to help accelerate the transition to digital television in the United States. The SBCA...

Eutelsat, one of the world’s largest satellite operators, will partner with Europe Online, a satellite broadband network services provider, to combine their satellite broadband Internet networks, operations, services and customers....

Intelsat Ltd. reduced its workforce by between 40 and 50 jobs last week as part of an ongoing restructuring to realign its costs with revenues while advancing its search for...

All preparations have been completed for the July 12 launch of Anik F2, a Boeing-built [BA] high-power satellite that will deliver North America’s first commercial satellite-based consumer broadband communications service....