Month: December 2004

Arianespace Delays Launch

Arianespace has postponed the scheduled Dec. 10 launch of the Helios IIA French military reconnaissance satellite and six small satellites aboard an Ariane 5 launcher. The postponement occurred after an...

DirecTV Vice Chair Hartenstein Retires

The DirecTV Group [DTV] on Dec. 2 announced that Eddy Hartenstein, the company’s vice chairman, will retire effective Dec. 31. Hartenstein has been with DirecTV since 1972 when it was...

GlobeCast Building Bridges

Bridges TV, an English-language American Muslim television network is the latest addition to GlobeCast WorldTV. Bridges TV will be available through subscription. The network aims to appeal to the under-served...

Ascent Upgrades NFL Network

NFL Network, a cable and satellite television venture launched by the National Football League, has expanded its operations within the Ascent Media Network Services facility in Stamford, CT, to include...

ART To Be Broadcast Over PAS 8 In Australia

Panamsat Corp. today announced that Arab Radio and Television (ART) signed on the new Australian satellite transmission platform PanGlobal TV, allowing ART to transmit five Arabic-language channels directly to more...

Marines Tap Multiband For Satellite TV

Multiband today said it has been selected by Marine Corps Community Services at the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, CA, to install DirecTV services. DirecTV services will be available...