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[Satellite Today 07-07-08] Inmarsat PLC confirmed press speculation that it is in talks with Harbinger Capital Partners about a potential bid for the satellite operator, Inmarsat said July 7.     […]

[Satellite Today 07-07-08] SES New Skies signed a capacity deal with GlobeCast to extend the use of a pair of transponders on the NSS-806 satellite, SES New Skies announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-04-08] Luigi Pasquali has been appointed president and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy, the company announced July 4.     Pasquali also will take on international responsibilities in […]

[Satellite Today 07-04-08] NASA awarded $3.3 million to a South Dakota State University project intended to make satellite data easier to use and access via the Internet, the two organizations […]

[Satellite Today 07-04-08] Avanti Communications Group signed a contract to provide broadband services to SATdsl, a provider of satellite communication solutions in the Czech Republic.     The contract is for […]

[Satellite Today 07-04-08] Eumetsat (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) will provide data and products for the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, Eumetsat […]

[Satellite Today 07-04-08] Russian satellite operator Gascom released a tender July 3 for a pair of new satellites scheduled to be launched in 2011.     The two Yamal-400 satellites, the […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] A bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would end the state’s satellite TV tax.     House Bill 599, the "Ohio Video Tax Fairness Act," would […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Italian satellite operator Telespazio unveiled the details of a demonstration of a satellite-based system designed to manage humanitarian rescue operations in the case of natural disasters.     […]

[Satellite Today  7-02-08] Arianespace is scheduled to loft the ProtoStar 1 and Badr-6 satellites into orbit July 7.     ProtoStar I is based on Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 platform and is […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. signed an agreement with the city of Kingston, Ontario, to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in unserved areas of the region, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Orbcomm Inc. reported net additions of more than 40,000 billable subscriber communicators, the company announced July 2. The gains included about 32,400 satellite and 8,100 terrestrial subscriber. […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite has completed in-orbit testing, prime contractor Astrium announced July 3.     The European Space Agency confirmed the conclusion of the […]

[Satellite Today – 07-03-08] Unitymedia, a relatively small player in the German satellite pay-TV market, is making a big impact as it begins to challenge well-established Premiere.     Unity is […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] ND SatCom received a contract from Internet Solutions of South Africa to set up a VSAT network, ND SatCom announced.     Internet Solutions will use ND SatCom’s […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] China has made progress on the development of its Long March 5 rocket, citing development of the rocket engine and the building of a production plant, according […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] BT Latam Colombia has chosen VT iDirect Inc. to support a high-speed IP satellite network that will enable the Colombian government to improve the collection and […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal with Fox International Channels, Measat announced July 2.     Under the agreement, Fox International Channels, a fully-owned business unit […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Asiasat has been contracted by Eurovision to supply multiple transponders on the Asiasat 2 satellite during the Beijing Olympic Games in August, Asiasat announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Arqiva has secured a five-year contract with France’s Multi7 to manage the broadcaster’s multiplex platform, delivering a digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, Arqiva announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Taide Network, a member of the Vizada Group, has rebranded itself Vizada Networks, the company announced .     Formed in September, Vizada incorporated the former Telenor […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] ASC Signal Corp. will supply commercial-off-the-shelf antenna products to an unnamed customers under a subcontract from Globecomm Systems Inc., ASC announced July 1.     Under the […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reached an agreement with four of its creditors to defer debt payments for the second time in less than a month, WorldSpace announced […]

While this column has examined the impact on the satellite industry of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regime, the April decision by Canadian Industry Minister […]

TECHNOLOGY Telespazio, Thales Demonstrate Satellite System For Emergency Responders Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space demonstrated a new satellite system for guiding and monitoring emergency service vehicles responding to fire or […]

America’s commercial space industry holds a dominant position in the global market, but due to a number of factors, other countries are beginning to gain more market share. Many small […]

The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some […]

Satellite technology has played a key role in the globalization of sports and entertainment, as formerly regional events have been elevated to global status. Now with consumers demanding more and […]

I have discussed the basic business models for direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting (wholesale and retail) and the implications of these models for the structure of the organization that provides them. I […]