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The Musicians Channel (M-channel), a new channel dedicated to encouraging, inspiring and educating all people with an interest in musical activity, is set to launch on BSkyB next week. The […]

Officials from OneTouch Systems today said the company’s interactive distance learning has received formal certification by Hughes Network Systems Inc. for use via HNS’ Direcway satellite broadband service. The HNS […]

Officials from MDU Communications International Inc. [OTCBB: MDTV], an end-to-end provider of DirecTv and other telecommunications services, today announced that the company has reached an agreement to acquire the business […]

GlobeCast signed deals with Sky News, Sky Sports News, French broadcaster France televisions and Japanese national TV Wow Wow for services covering the European Football Championships in Portugal later this […]

Officials from Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [CMTL], today said the company received a $4 million order for satellite-communications equipment. The agreement calls for the […]

Delphi Corp. [DPH] expects to reach the one-million mark in sales of portable satellite radio receivers to retailers this June, covering both the XM SkyFi and Roady products. This would […]

SES Americom executives said Scripps Networks signed a second agreement for more C-band capacity to distribute an expanding lineup of home-focused programming on its HD-Prime cable neighborhood. The latest agreement […]

Satellite service supplier Spaceconnection and International Media Services (IMS) united to become the official host transmission provider for the ALCUE 2004 Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, scheduled for May 26-29. The […]

Atmel [ATML] and u-blox today announced the Antaris GPS technology, jointly developed by the two companies, now features an innovative aiding functionality that makes the time to first fix in […]

Week of May 6, – 13 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.81 (5.2) (8.1) […]

One of the main messages at last week’s Euroconsult “DTH World Summit for Satellite TV Platforms & Channels” in Paris is that the investment community is keen to invest in […]

Asia is starting to show signs that it offers a fertile market for satellite television services. That was the view offered during a panel discussion about the Asian satellite TV […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler At a recent conference hosted by a large telecom company in Shanghai, China, The Carmel Group was asked to deliver a presentation on the topic “Telecom/Internet in […]

GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite distribution company, is angling to play a leading role at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in France. The company’s tailored services for international broadcasters have been […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC Officials with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) International Bureau are declaring their shift to a first-come, first-served licensing policy from the former approach of […]

The sale announced last week of the set-top box (STB) manufacturing operations of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) by The DirecTV Group [DTV] included a long-term business deal with […]

The satellite-broadcasting industry has found a potential political ally in the form of its rapidly growing customer base, said Richard DalBello, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA). […]

Latens is to provide a next-generation Conditional Access (CA) system to Norwegian broadband operator Lyse Energi, a Norwegian power utility. Lyse Energi offers multi-channel TV and video on demand services […]

SES Americom’s AMC-11 telecommunications satellite is ready for its scheduled May 19 launch, officials from International Launch Services (ILS) said today. AMC-11 will be sent into orbit on an Atlas […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said Panasonic will produce XM-ready car stereos for the nation’s trucking fleets. Panasonic will produce two kinds of XM-ready AM/FM stereos: one equipped with a CD […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) closed on additional optional funding rounds with its original investor group, which includes affiliates of Telecom Ventures and Columbia Capital, providing $21.3 million in new capital. […]

OpenTV [OPTV] officials today said Sky Italia will deploy OpenTV’s middleware, based on a multi-year agreement signed by the two companies. Sky Italia provides digital satellite services to subscribers in […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] said the Union Des Associations Europeennes de Football (UEFA) Euro 2004 soccer tournament will be available to Dish subscribers via On Demand pay per view. Customers […]

Last Friday, Lockheed Martin [LMT] celebrated the assembly of the final Atlas II rocket (an Atlas IIAS configuration). The Atlas II series has been used in 61 missions during a […]

Brian Sullivan, director of new product development and sales at BSkyB (BSY.L), told the Euroconsult DTH World Summit for Satellite TV Platforms & Channels in Paris that its Sky+ Personal […]

Officials from Satlynx S.A. today said the company is working with Alcatel to bring Internet access to areas that have poor or no opportunities to connect via traditional terrestrial networks. […]

Music legend Quincy Jones picked WorldSpace to serve as the international satellite radio broadcast partner for his “We Are The Future” benefit concert scheduled for May 16 in Rome. WorldSpace […]

Wegener Corp. [WGNR] has received orders for an undisclosed number of Wegener Unity 4600 satellite receivers from HDNet cable affiliates. The specific affiliates also were not disclosed.

Vendors of aftermarket in-vehicle navigation systems are facing market challenges from such lower-cost consumer electronics products as GPS-enabled PDAs and wireless phones with Internet connectivity. “For the occasional user, there […]

On May 18, Colorado’s Gov. Bill Owens will give Space Imaging a state award for export excellence in the large-size manufacturing company category. The Excellence in Exporting award has been […]