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It was a grim-faced panel of satellite manufacturing executives that faced delegates during the “Satellite Manufacturing: Building Confidence with ‘Basics” session during the SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition. “I have […]

As Satellite News went to press, no announcement had been made regarding the fate of Rainbow DBS, the business unit of Cablevision that offers direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television services under […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Co. said the Russian Express-AM2 was successfully launched March 29 on a Proton-K rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m. GMT. In-orbit testing […]

Sky Network Television Limited (SKY) CEO John Fellet told Satellite Today that the operator needs to keep gaining about 40,000 subscribers a year to maximize profits and boost its overall […]

Intelsat said Firestone Communications Inc. expanded its use of the Intelsat Americas fleet of satellites for distribution of cable programming in North America. The terms of the long-term contract call […]

XM Satellite Radio said it added more than 540,000 new net subscribers during the first quarter of 2005, bringing the total number of XM subscribers to 3.77 million. The subscriber […]

The Miami Herald reported late last week that the Florida House Criminal Justice Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require sex offenders on parole to wear a tracking device […]

TOT Corp., a state-run telecommunications company in Thailand, is considering leasing up to 1.5 gigabytes of bandwidth on the iPSTAR satellite, according to a Dow Jones report. A TOT executive […]

By Owen D. Kurtin In a two-part article in this space last year, "Private Equity: First the Good New/Now the Bad News," we examined the emergence of private equity buyers […]

People BTV+ Names VP Finance And Administration BTV+, provider of digital signage networks, interactive distance learning, studios and related secure, IP satellite-based services, announced the appointment of Robert Caputo as […]

by Nick Mitsis Watching the ebb and flow of the various programming companies on Wall Street recently has provided a picture of the satellite industry’s validity and its long-term worth […]

by James Careless Bullish: That is the word that describes Dr. Arunas Slekys’ outlook on private satellite network sales to enterprise customers. As vice president of Hughes Network Systems (HNS), […]

By Peter J. Brown When it comes to satellite links, customer satisfaction is assured whenever the link in question performs above and beyond the call of duty. When it comes […]

by Peter J. Brown As I was sitting here on my snow-covered island awaiting news of a possible broadband via satellite breakthrough, the Bezos space connection suddenly blossomed into view. […]

By Gerry Oberst In January 2003, the European Commission issued a consultation green paper to initiate new discussions on Europe’s activities in space. It looks as if the European Union […]

For the motion picture industry, much is on the horizon when it comes to content protection and dissemination, which may provide an even stronger business success model for satellite-enabled transmission […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) said LBiSat LLC signed a new lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2. Specifics on how much capacity was leased […]

SES Americom announced that In Demand Networks has moved InHD Networks and on-demand content delivery to the AMC-10 satellite. The specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, but SES […]

PolarSat said it entered into a long-term strategic agreement with General Post and Telecom Co. (GPTC) of Libya under which PolarSat will deliver its VSAT technology to GPTC clients throughout […]

SES Global said that beginning today, its stock will be part of the Euronext 100 index. The Euronext 100 index is composed of the 100 securities with the highest market […]

Thales said Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd. selected Thales’ Opal IP Encapsulator to upgrade its existing DVB network equipment at its Canadian, German and Danish teleport locations. The announcement of the […]

COM DEV International Ltd. named Keith Ainsworth as chairman of the company’s board of directors. He most recently served as the deputy chairman, and was the company’s CEO from 1999 […]

In the latest episode of the Voom saga, Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to deny EchoStar Communications Corp. from acquiring, “among other things, […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Co. said the Russian Express-AM2 was successfully launched March 29 on a Proton-K rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m. GMT. In-orbit testing […]

Hughes Network Systems Inc. (HNS) said it is providing USA Today with Direcway multicast services, allowing publisher Gannett Co. to deliver its national weekday newspaper with customized regional advertising and […]

DRS Technologies Inc. said it received a new contract to develop and deliver advanced infrared sensor modules to support the Wide-field Infrared Survey Experiment (WISE) mission of the National Aeronautics […]

DirecTV Inc. said Judge R. Gary Klausner for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California awarded the company $21.7 million in damages stemming from a lawsuit DirecTV […]

GlobeCast America said it named Ricardo Calderon as its regional representative for Latin America in the company’s new sales office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The World Teleport Association named the recipients of its tenth annual Teleport Awards for Excellence for 2004. The winners include: Teleport Operator of the Year: Teleport Internacional Buenos Aires Teleport […]

While the press has been quiet as to whether Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan will succeed in gaining control of Cablevision’s direct-to-home satellite television service, which does business under the Voom […]