Month: November 2005

Panamsat signed a multiyear deal to distribute programming for CNBC Pakistan, Panamsat announced Nov. 29. Under the agreement, Panamsat will support the contribution, studio interchange and distribution of the business...

Canadian satellite radio service provider XM Canada announced Nov. 29 the availability of Franc Parler, a French language channel that offers sports and sports talk programming. The station provides listeners...

Geospatial Experts, developer of GPS-Photo Link, opened its new headquarters in Thornton, Colo., the company announced Nov. 28. GPS-Photo Link is a digital image mapping application that automatically links digital...

Direct-to-home satellite television service provider DirecTV announced Nov. 28 it added NDTV 24X7, an English language news channel from India that covers regional and national developments in Indian politics. The...

Airspan Networks Inc. has joined iDirect Technologies‘ IP Alliance program, which will enable WiFi wireless local area network connectivity to users in remote locations, iDirect announced Nov. 28. Airspan’s As.max...

Orbital Data will provide satellite communications solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense under an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Datapath Inc., Orbital Data announced Nov. 28. The solutions are...

Telenor Satellite Services said it was officially recognized by Inmarsat for the best overall sales performance for Fleet services in 2005. Telenor sales of its Fleet service, through its global...

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB confirmed that the National Geographic HD channel will be the first third-party broadcaster to provide content for BSkyB’s high- definition (HD) television offerings. National Geographic...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced Nov. 28 it completed the acquisition of certain assets from EMS Canada. MDA announced the acquisition of EMS Canada Oct. 31. Specific terms...

Eutelsat Communications relaunched its initial public offering (IPO) Nov. 28 citing the “improvement and stabilization of market conditions since the end of October” when the company withdrew its previous IPO....