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By John Quale, Brian Weimer, and John Beahn The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently completed the auction of 192 Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) licenses, raising a total […]

People ASCENT MEDIA: Names Key U.K. Executives As part of a new management structure, Terry Downing was named Ascent Media’s U.K chief financial officer. Most recently, Downing served as the […]

by Christopher Mecray The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) received heaping criticism in recent years for lacking an inspired vision for space exploration to provide a tangible focal point […]

For all this good news, BTV does face its share of business challenges. The first is attracting new clients. Even at today’s lower prices, setting up a BTV network can […]

By Susan Trott Remember when business television (BTV) was only synonymous with talking head CEOs relaying corporate information to their staff? Well, times have changed. Although the one-way broadcasts associated […]

By James Careless From the Americas to the Middle East, satellite services continue to increase profit margins for many doing business within certain regions of the world. Even during the […]

By Nick Mitsis As 2003 began, executives at Viasat Inc. were holding their collective breath. Wrapping up one of the most economically negative years since the company’s inception in 1986, […]

By Peter J. Brown Beaming Internet Protocol (IP) video via satellite either live or via the store-and-forward method for both fixed and mobile services is no longer a rare event. […]

by Gerry Oberst What is it about satellite broadcasting that attracts politicians with taxes on their minds? Tax proposals continue to bubble up in both the United States and in […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], a New York City-based satellite-radio provider, will offer around-the-clock traffic and weather reports for the top 20 markets. The reports will begin Feb. 29 with New […]

France-based satellite launch service Arianespace has delayed flight 158 again, this time by several days due to a minor anomaly observed on the thermal protection of the main cryogenic stage […]

China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite (ChinaSAT) has deployed Vyyo wireless broadband in Haikou, the capital of Hainan. Whan Research Institute, one of Vyyo’s system integrators, handled the installation. Haikou, located in […]

ViaSat [VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based producer of satellite communications, has been awarded a contract by Athens-based gaming company Intralot to provide secure lottery communications applications in Nebraska. Financial terms were […]

Trimble [TRMB], a Sunnyvale Calif.-based provider of GPS technology, is going to supply UNAVCO with Global Positioning System (GPS) reference station receivers for at least the next five years. Financial […]

Showtime, the biggest satellite pay-TV operator in the Middle East, announced it would begin carrying a new movie channel in early March. The channel, called “Movietime,” boosts to 17 the […]

BSkyB, the biggest pay-TV operator in the United Kingdom, has unveiled plans to introduce a number of new mobile sales units to demonstrate the benefits of products such as its […]

Southampton, U.K.-based GlobeCast, a satellite services company, has chosen Tandberg Television as its broadcast equipment provider of choice for this summer’s Olympic games in Athens. Tandberg, a provider of open […]

Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, the satellite division of Cablevision Systems [CVC], announced that the channel lineup for its VOOM service now includes four HBO and Cinemax channels in high-definition (HD), […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF], completed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission review process to let the company acquire all the shares of rStar common stock that […]

Arianespace‘s Flight 158 scheduled for today was postponed until Friday due to “wind conditions at altitude” affecting the Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The mission is to carry Europe’s Rosetta […]

DirecTV Latin America LLC has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection. The company has returned to “solid financial footing,” said Larry N. Chapman, president and chief operating officer of […]

AsiaSat has reached a new key lease agreement with the national broadcaster in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The lease agreement calls for Bangladesh Television (BTV) to use C-band capacity […]

The Washington-based Aerospace Industries Association unveiled its second five-year research and development plan aimed at urging the Bush administration to develop a vision for aerospace similar to the one recently […]

Ericsson [ERICY], a Charlotte, N.C.-based wireless communication company, and Econet Wireless Nigeria have signed an expansion GSM contract valued at $110 million. A first phase of the project is underway […]

Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey-based companies and their owner. The lawsuit accuses them of illegally contacting dozens of consumers whose names and […]

SES Global S.A. [SESG], the world’s largest satellite operator, acquired a 9 percent ownership stake in Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of global satellite data services to industrial, military and […]

Foxtel,the Australian pay-TV operator, is expecting its new digital service will prove to be popular among the country’s consumers. Patrick Delany, Foxtel’s director of digital, said the company’s new offering […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [LMT] is trying to assist in the space exploration initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by forming a business unit to respond to […]

China Wireless Communications [CWLC] a Golden, Colo.-based developer of wireless broadband networks has signed a contract with Beijing-based China Satellite Communication. Financial terms were not disclosed. China Wireless will provide […]

KVH Industries [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I.-based developer of mobile satellite communications products, has named two new vice presidents to oversee the company’s satellite and defense manufacturing operations. KVH named Jeff […]