Month: June 2005

Sirius Satellite Radio announced an agreement to broadcast the British Broadcasting Corporation‘s modern music channel Radio 1. The agreement is with BBC Radio International. BBC Radio 1 will be broadcast...

EMS Technologies Inc. announced its Defense and Space Systems division won a contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to develop an airborne Common Data Link antenna system for...

Aeroastro, a microsatellite technology provider, announced it won a contract from Globalstar LLC for seven appliqués intended to bolster the performance of Aeroastro’s Sensor Enabled Notification System. The appliqués receive...

Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. announced June 21 that GCI, a provider of local cellular and long distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data services in Alaska, awarded Glowlink a contract...

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced June 21 the appointment of John Medeiros as vice president for government relations and regulatory affairs. Medeiros will be responsible...

Panamsat Holdings Corp. will pay a quarterly dividend of about 39 cents per share for the period from April 1 to June 30. The dividend will be payable on or...

Sea Launch LLC initiated a 72-hour countdown in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite June 23, the company said. The IA-8 satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral...

Globecast announced June 21 that it would deliver MTV Networks‘ European channels to cable and satellite television providers across Europe via a dedicated transponder aboard the Hot Bird 6 satellite....

Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television system, is making preparations for what is expected to be another busy hurricane season on the U.S. East Coast,...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) received a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to study technology for in-space manufacturing and assembly of a very large optical...