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Officials from Arianespace and EADS Space Transportation signed a contract worth $3.6 billion for the production by EADS Space Transportation of 30 Ariane 5 launch vehicles. The contract makes EADS […]

BAE Systems is celebrating the opening of the newly upgraded Semiconductor Technology Center (STC) along with the company’s 25th anniversary May 10 at its headquarters in Manassas, Va. The STC […]

ISECUREtrac [ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of GPS tracking solutions, won a contract from Alternative Corrections of Castle Rock, Colo. Alternative Corrections will use the tracNET24 for criminal-justice tracking solutions. […]

PBI Media LLC, publisher of Satellite Today and a provider of global competitive business-to-business information and marketing solutions, announced a company name change to Access Intelligence LLC. According to Access […]

Modern Times Group (MTG) aims to become one of the biggest media companies in Europe. The company already is a significant player in the pay-TV and free-TV markets in the […]

Officials from GlobeCast, operator of a global network of satellite distribution platforms for broadcast and advanced-content delivery, today said a group of international broadcasters selected its Athens Broadcast Base for […]

Vicom Inc. [VICM] said its newly acquired subsidiary MDU Inc. completed the installation of equipment necessary to launch DirecTV direct-to- home satellite television services to 27 new properties, including 11 […]

According to executives at Stratos Global Corp. [SGB], Alfred Giammarino will assume the duties of executive vice president and CFO as of May 10. He will be responsible for all […]

iDirect Technologies will be providing the Puerto Rico Dept. of Education with high-speed Internet connectivity for 1,539 school locations throughout the country through its bi-directional, satellite-based, broadband-access technology. Financial terms […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] said its Information Systems group signed three contracts worth as much as $1.81 million for the building and maintenance of its Observation via Satellite ground […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials today reported the company cut its net loss, boosted the total number of Dish Network subscribers and increased its revenues during first-quarter 2004. As of March […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] today reported a net loss of $170.1 million for the first quarter of 2004, compared with a net loss of $126.3 million during the […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] appointed James Meyer president of operations and sales, responsible for overseeing and directing all operations and sales, including Sirius’ automotive OEM business, retail markets, product management, […]

SES Global S.A. said it earned $1.5 billion in revenues and notched a net profit of $248 million in 2003.

Officials from New Skies N.V. [NSK] and KMS/FalconStream today introduced a new two-way satellite IP hub for the Middle East, which will access New Skies’ NSS-6 satellite. That spacecraft will […]

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions, appointed Siegfried Schlabschi as its new CFO, effective immediately. ND SatCom is a 90-percent-owned subsidiary of AUGUSTA […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials today said that the company’s Dish Network direct-to-home satellite TV service will begin offering local channels to subscribers in Columbus-Tupelo, Miss., and in Portland-Auburn, Maine. Columbus-Tupelo […]

Question and Answer Jim Gandolfi, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Hughes Network Systems-San Diego Division May 05, 2004 How can satellite-delivered Wi-Fi access be an economical choice for […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] today reported net income of $100,000, down from $3.6 million during the same period in 2003. The drop was attributed to increases in operating expenses, […]

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS), the broadcast and media solutions arm of BT, announced a number of management appointments in a restructuring of its sales team. David Lomas joined the company […]

Dual Electronics will offer Dual car stereo products that are compatible with XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] service. Dual will introduce car-stereo head units compatible with the XM Direct tuner box […]

United Solar Ovonic Corp. (Uni-Solar) was selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to provide 3kW of Uni-Solar lightweight solar cells deposited on thin stainless steel to supply power […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV launched a new spot beam satellite this morning that will deliver local channels to its customers in more than 60 markets. The DirecTV 7S, a Space […]

The DirecTV satellite television business unit’s parent company, DirecTV Group [DTV], boosted its revenues 22 percent to $2.51 billion during first-quarter 2004, compared with the same quarter a year ago. […]

SES Americom officials today said the inaugural program distribution aboard the A2100 Lockheed Martin [LMT] spacecraft began at 4:01 a.m. EST. SES officials said the start of service marks the […]

Telkonet [TKO] officials today said the company signed a co-marketing agreement with Hughes Network Systems. Both Telkonet and Hughes can offer a total Internet solution throughout multi-unit buildings using Hughes’ […]

The French space agency CNES (Centre National D’etudes Spatiales) has chosen Alcatel Space to build its Jason-2 spatial oceanographic satellite. The satellite, designed to monitor oceans and climate, will carry […]

Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting, spoke on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters today when he criticized EchoStar Communications [DISH] for providing “illegal services to hundreds of thousands” […]

Week of 4/23/04 – 4/29/04 Percentage Change Symbol April 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.79 6.5 (13.9) (35.1) (24.8) […]

Eurovision’s new fiber network should not unduly affect its existing business with satellite operators. Indeed, the introduction of the terrestrial technology will be one of the main challenges facing the […]