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U.K.-based set-top-box (STB) vendor Pace Micro Technology announced that in the 27 weeks ending Dec. 7, 2004, it increased its profits to GBP3.1 million ($5.1 million). At the corresponding stage […]

SES Americom said its Americom-12 (AMC-12) satellite arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and will be undergoing final preparations for its Feb. 3 launch by International Launch Services on a Proton/Breeze M […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) won a Cdn. $1 million (U.S. $821,693) contract from Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) for the design of a Canadian Space Surveillance System […]

According to a Jan. 11 report on ElectricNews.Net, MediaSat will launch a new satellite uplink facility that will allow the Ireland-based company to become more of a player in the […]

Delphi Corp. said that it will supply Ford Motor Co. with the Sirius Satellite Radio receivers that will be offered to consumers as a factory-installed option beginning with select 2006 […]

DirecTV Inc. said it has signed an agreement with 24-hour soccer network GolTV, allowing the channel to be available to customers who subscribe to either the DirecTV Para Todos Spanish […]

SES Astra is aiming to play a key role in the Croatian pay-TV and Internet market. It is teaming up with local operator Vodatel, which intends to offer broadband, Video-on-Demand […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) said its space-based imagery is being used to help direct relief efforts and assess the damage caused by the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunamis. The company […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) named Tony Trujillo, vice president and chief administrative officer for Intelsat Ltd., as its new chairman for 2005. He replaces Kalpak Gude, vice president of […]

The board of directors at Norsat International Inc. said that the company’s chief financial officer, Troy Bullock, tendered his resignation effective Feb. 28. According to the company, he is leaving […]

EMS Technologies Inc. appointed Clark Gordon as account manager for commercial sales in the Eastern United States for the company’s Satcom division. EMS said Gordon has more than 24 years […]

According to a Jan. 10 report on Kyodo News, Japan will begin research efforts aimed at scaling down the size of its spy satellites beginning in fiscal year 2005, with […]

While the numbers may not look large on paper compared to some of the more high profile consumer applications that tend to grab headlines, Telenor Satellite Service‘s announcement that it […]

ViaSat Inc. said it won an Engineering Change Proposal modification and corresponding delivery order valued at approximately $60 million for the development of a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) complaint […]

SES Astra has completed the 100 percent acquisition of DPC Digital Playout Center from Premiere, the German pay-TV operator. DPC operates a broadcasting center in Unterfohring and offers services comprising […]

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said it has delivered a DVB-RCS hub to Clear Channel Satellite Services of Centennial, CL. Clear Channel will use the hub […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced it has been awarded multiple contracts valued at approximately $4.2 million from two U.S. government prime contractors.

Comtech Communications Corp. said its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. has been awarded a $2.8 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment to an unnamed CMDA network operator in India. […]

The French space agency CNES awarded Arianespace a contract to launch two Pleiades Earth observation satellites. The satellite will be launched on board Soyuz rockets from Kourou, French Guiana in […]

Recognizing the upstart but growing market for satellite television services delivered to vehicles such as recreational vehicles, SUVs and minivans, DirecTV Inc. announced a new DirecTV Total Choice Mobile package. […]

According to a new report, “Real-Time Traffic Systems,” published by research firm ABI Research, the advent of satellite radio to deliver real-time traffic data will not only spur adoption of […]

Teleport Access Services (TAS) launched a digital television and radio platform aiming to cater to the needs of multicultural audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The DTH platform is being […]

Radyne ComStream said it received last month an order for $2.3 million to supply DataPath Inc. with its satellite modem. DataPath will use the modems in its DKET and TRACKX […]

Audiovox Corp. yesterday launched its SkyBox satellite television antenna designed for vehicles such as SUVs, minivans and recreational vehicles. The antenna, designed by RaySat, is described by the company as […]

French satellite pay-TV operator TPS enjoyed a record month in December for adding new subscribers. In December 2004, it added close to 66,000 subscribers, an increase of more than 100 […]

One of the differences between Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and its rival XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] was that Sirius has been lagging in getting solid deals to have its receivers […]

Bell Express-Vu is one of the leading pay-TV operators in Canada and has close to 1.5 million subscribers. It is aiming to put the pressure on cable operators. Bell ExpressVu […]

While satellite services boast their ability to keep users connected where traditional services can’t reach, one typically does not think about the inside of a volcano as a place where […]

Although there has been no official confirmation on whether Zeus Holdings Ltd., the company formed by a consortium of private equity firms Apax Partners, Apollo Management, Madison Dearborn Partners and […]

Throughout the world, commercial enterprises, individuals and govern-ments are pitching in to aid those who have survived the devastating tsunamis that took the lives of more than 180,000 people on […]