Month: February 2005

Arianespace has given the go-ahead to launch an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rocket on Feb. 12 from its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, one day later than originally scheduled,...

SBS Broadcasting has made a key acquisition to strengthen its position in the Nordic pay-TV arena. The company acquired a number of top premium movies and sports channels, which should...

Cablevision Systems Corp. said it signed a letter of intent under which Voom HD LLC, a new private company formed by certain Cablevision Class B Common Stock holders, including Cablevision...

Cablevision Systems Corp. said it signed a letter of intent under which Voom HD LLC, a new private company formed by certain Cablevision Class B Common Stock holders, including Cablevision...

Star One CEO Edson Soffiatti expects the operator’s broadband revenues to increase by more than 20 percent in 2005, with overall revenues of around $20 million. The operator is a...

The Air Force‘s budget request for military space activities has increased again for FY ’06 and beyond by nearly $2 billion, and it includes a new path ahead for the...

Many people look at cruise ships as the ultimate escape from the rigors of day-to-day life. But just because a passenger is isolated at sea does not mean they want...

The satellite broadband market, while not showing significant adoption in either the enterprise or the consumer/SoHo (small office/home office) space, is showing signs of life and incremental growth, and the...

International Launch Services (ILS) said it signed a contract with Eutelsat SA for the launch of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite in the first quarter of 2006. The contract was negotiated...

The Federal Communications Commission Feb. 10 reaffirmed its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing mobile satellite service (MSS) systems and modified the rules...