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Kabel Deutschland’s (KDG) acquisition of three cable networks in North Rhine Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany could spell good news for the satellite pay-TV operator Premiere. KDG already offers […]

By Robert Bell, World Teleport Association The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is an unusual show for the satellite communications industry. Most attendees are focused on producing, broadcasting, managing […]

Connexion by Boeing is finding strong interest in its proposed in-flight broadband service in Asia. The company was forced to look elsewhere for partners when major U.S. airlines reversed course […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC New Skies Satellites N.V. confirmed Friday that it was working with Goldman Sachs to consider its “alternatives” following the Dutch satellite operator’s recent unsuccessful […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] was slapped with another stinging defeat in Washington, D.C., when a key House subcommittee marked up a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) […]

Expectations that Intelsat would remain a long-term fixed satellite services (FSS) survivor may be worth reassessing in light of its recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that reveals talks […]

Broadcasters are looking into rolling out pay-TV services that could pose new competition for cable and satellite TV operators, said Robert Sachs, president and CEO of the National Cable & […]

ViaSat [VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based satellite equipment supplier, won a contract from DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colo., to provide two 5.4- meter X-Band remote sensing satellite ground terminals for the next […]

PanAmSat [SPOT] today announced that every major cable movie programmer has introduced its HD feed on the PanAmSat hybrid satellite and fiber network. In addition, the company said its Galaxy […]

World Communications Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite communications, now is the official supplier of Iridium satellite phones and accessories to all U.S. federal government agencies. The supplier’s five-year […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] has supplied more than 1,500 Skystar 360E VSATs to ITC Ltd. in India during the past 12 months. The VSATs are used by […]

By John Quale, Brian Weimer, and Mick Tuesley With the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) set to expire on December 31, 2004, it is time again for Congress to […]

PEOPLE Pivotal Satellite: Names Business Dev. Head Pivotal Satellite Technologies Inc. hired Keith Lippert as its manager of sales and business development. Prior to joining Pivotal, Lippert served in various […]

by Christopher Mecray In recent years, the U.S. military has increasingly relied on commercial capacity to carry broadband signals in support of global operations. For providers swimming in excess capacity, […]

By Nick Mitsis The theme of SATELLITE 2004 was "New Momentum. New Opportunities. New Profits." Industry leaders from all sectors of the satellite arena filled the new convention center in […]

By Peter J. Brown The satellite industry continues to stay focused, doing a few things better than its terrestrial counterparts. Some regions enjoy relative stability with respect to both the […]

The English language is full of clich�s. One of these is, "it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow somebody some good." Apparently conceived in the days of sailing ships, this […]

By Susan Trott Broadband and business: in today’s corporate environment, it is a natural combination that more times than not spells increased profits and offers up a competitive advantage. In […]

by Gerry Oberst This month, 10 new countries entered the European Union (EU). The 10 include minnows such as Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and the Baltic countries Estonia, Lithuania and Malta. […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] confirmed Friday it is working with Goldman Sachs to explore ‘alternatives’ in light of its recent unsuccessful attempt to buy its bigger rival PanAmSat [SPOT]. […]

The Carlyle Group, a large private equity firm, purchased satellite service provider Kingston Inmedia from Kingston Communications for $60.3 million in cash.Kingston Inmedia delivers enterprise, broadcast and Internet solutions to […]

Arianespace officials today reported sales of $669.2 million, which contributed to a net profit for the year of $11 million. Contributing to the profitable year were the reaffirmation of support […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said its floating Sea Launch platform arrived at its launch site at the equator, and it is on schedule to send DirecTV Inc.‘s [DTV] 7S broadcast […]

CMC Electronics Inc. will supply its GPS-based flight management system, the CMA-900, to the Brazilian Air Force for its fleet of 20 C-130, B707, P-95 and Learjet-35 aircraft. CMC said […]

Kazakhstan Telecommunications (Katelco) selected Motorola Inc. [MOT] to provide digital video encoders and satellite set-top equipment and services to build a 16-channel encoder system located in Uralsk City, increasing the […]

iSECUREtrac [ISRE] signed an agreement with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office of East Cambridge, Mass., to supply the jurisdiction with its tracNET24 solution. The product will enable the county to […]

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet yesterday approved a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) of 1999 prior to the expiration […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] will offer local channels to subscribers in Syracuse, N.Y., and in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis. In Syracuse and its surrounding areas, subscribers to Dish Network’s direct-to-home […]

Andrew Corp. [ANDW] reported record sales of $447.1 million for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31. Sales were up 122 percent from the $201.3 million record during the same […]

Arinc Inc. officials said today they would provide a new global satellite telephone service to support the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command‘sfleet of heavy transport and tanker aircraft. Satellite […]