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The DirecTV Group of El Segundo, Calif., today announced the acquisition of the satellite TV subscriber base of Pegasus Satellite Television and its related entities for $875 million in cash […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today scrubbed the launch of the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft due to the potential for lightning from residual […]

Trinity Broadcasting Network today said the company’s four networks – TBN, JCTV, Enlace USA and The Church Channel – now are being transmitted via the new Americas 5 satellite operated […]

Rick Medlock is leaving his CFO job at NDS to fill the same spot at mobile satellite operator Inmarsat. Medlock has been the CFO of NDS for the last eight […]

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. [SIRI] just unveiled the first 24-hour radio channel dedicated to the National Football League (NFL). In a news conference earlier today, CEO Joe Clayton told Satellite […]

by Michael R. Flynn We have been pondering the growth of Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) and Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) throughout the last couple of years. Right now, these […]

People Idirect Appoints VP In Asia iDirect announced the appointment of KW Chan as vice president of sales for the Asia – Pacific region. The addition of Chan will help […]

By James Careless Satellite customers do not want to lose any transmission signals–but it happens. The challenge facing service providers and equipment manufacturers is providing turnkey solutions to combat such […]

By Peter J. Brown The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) is constantly looking for the best ways to use cutting-edge satellite technology, while at the same time using increasing amounts of […]

By Nick Mitsis The concept is simple: broadband connectivity anywhere at any time. For consumers with laptops to enterprises with dispersed locations, wireless connectivity seems to rein king these days. […]

by Peter J. Brown The sun is shining, and Space- ShipOne has just returned safely to earth, touching down in California after its historic suborbital flight. So, it is a […]

by Gerry Oberst This year’s Satel Conseil symposium in Paris had a session titled "What’s up, regulators?" Needless to say, it spurred some debates. Is the global regulatory environment no […]

Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Science Committee, seeks help from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to keep the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s […]

Using the “anti-terrorism” buzzword as the hook and a $120-per-year fee as the bait, Automotive Capital Group Inc. is hoping to draw subscribers to its Anti-Terrorism Program that incorporates Navicom […]

Bills to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) cleared have cleared the appropriate House and Senate committees, and they are set to come up for a vote by […]

Lars Prahm is the new director general of Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, replacing Tillmann Mohr. Prahm came to Eumetsat from the Danish Meteorological Institute […]

KVH Industries Inc. [KVHI] won a U.S. Design Patent #D493, 164 for the design of its low-profile TracVision A5 satellite TV antenna for automobiles and other passenger vehicles. The antenna […]

DigitalGlobe released a new information product it says will help various government and private entities measure and manage storm-water runoff and help support the compliance of storm-water management regulations as […]

Voom, the satellite television service provided by Rainbow DBS, upped the marketing ante against rivals Dish Network and DirecTV by giving away to its subscribers something for which subscribers to […]

No, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] has not landed the ultimate prize in the morning DJ market, shock-jock Howard Stern. It did, however, sign Bob Edwards to an exclusive deal — […]

LogicaCMG, an information systems provider, won a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for a coastline charting system that will exploit Envisat radar images. Envisat is ESA’s flagship satellite […]

PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] reported an increase in revenues and a decrease in net income for the second quarter of 2004. Revenues earned in the second quarter increased to $206.8 million […]

Internet Satellite Platform Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 9, but the company made no public announcement until today. According to its filing, the company seeks interim […]

Comsat International Inc. was tapped by the Colombian government to bring telecommunications access to the public sector throughout the country as part if its Compartel III program. Compartel is a […]

International Launch Services today revealed the details of the upcoming launch of Hispamar‘s Amazonas satellite. The bird, which will provide communications, Internet, broadcasting and broadband services, will be launched on […]

WildBlue Communications Inc. took another step toward its commercial launch when it selected Convergys Corp.‘s[CVG] Infinys software for rating, billing, order management and inventory management control. Convergys is one of […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] received a $29.4 million contract from Electric Boat Corp. to produce new submarine high-data-rate (Sub HDR) multi-band satellite communications systems for the Virginia Class submarine, and the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the availability of several Ka-band orbital locations, following the surrendering of those locations from previous license holders. All orbital locations and frequencies became available […]

Once Switzerland makes the switch from analog TV to digital TV, Rudolf Fischer, COO of pay-TV provider cablecom, expects the digital-television market dynamics to change during the next two years […]

SES Americom Inc. filed an application with the FCC for modification of its authorization to operate the Satcom C-4 satellite, a C-band geostationary satellite currently operating at 135 degrees West […]