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Gilat Satellite Network [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking company, announced that Yoav Leibovitch is stepping down as chief financial officer. He will be replaced by Tal Payne, vice president […]

Eutelsat, a Paris-based satellite operators, has signed an agreement with the Turin Organizing Committee of the 2006 Winter Olympics to manage an exclusive satellite network for the Olympic community, representing […]

French launch company Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites (Eumetsat) to launch the MSG 3 weather satellite. The launch of MSG […]

London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat confirmed Wednesday that it had received court approval for the company’s acquisition by funds advised by Apax Partners and Permira. Shareholder approval was obtained earlier […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]

Top commercial satellite companies, associations and organizations will gather next March for the 23rd PBI Media‘s annual international satellite conference and exhibition – Satellite 2004. The theme is “New Momentum. […]

SES Americom, a Princeton, N.J.-based subsidiary of Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed a long-term agreement with Prison Television Network (PTN) to provide Ku-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute […]

Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] a Lanham, Md.-based provider of satellite ground systems, is supplying a 6.1-meter (20-foot) auto tracking X-band antenna system for Taiwan’s Center for Space and Remote Sensing […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a New York, N.Y.-based satellite radio provider, has reached a seven-year agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to broadcast all NFL games live nationwide. […]

The European Space Agency and London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat have signed a system engineering agreement that will extend the capabilities of Inmarsat’s new broadband global area network System (BGAN) […]

UDcast, a French provider of software and hardware for broadband Internet access and datacasting over satellite, has been selected by system integrator Genedis to spearhead France’s first large-scale digital divide […]

Yesterday’s Atlas III launch of the U.S. Navy‘s UFO F11 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., was scrubbed because of a temperature measurement that fell below the requirement on ground […]

Week of Dec. 4 – 11, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.59 1.2 (1.9) […]

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere will make a decision next year whether to hold an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The operator, which expects to break through the 3 […]

Spanish satellite TV provider Digital+ has signed an agreement with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra to use both of their satellite platforms to broadcast its […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler The nascent satellite radio industry is showing strong legs and a knack for long-term success. Its early growth is second only to the early growth of digital […]

U.S. broadcasting pioneers Walter Cronkite and Jim McKay were joined last week by veteran TV news host David Hartman in a 40th anniversary celebration of the launch of Syncom, the […]

Consumer use of Global Positioning System (GPS) services has grown considerably during the past five years and now is almost “omnipresent” in the daily lives of Americans, said Ron Stearns, […]

A rapier-sharp focus on providing broadband networking equipment has turned Reston, Va.-based iDirect from a money-loser into a high-growth, profitable company. John Kealey, who became iDirect’s CEO in late 2001, […]

London-based Inmarsat Ventures, one of the oldest European satellite companies, is showing that it also is one of the most progressive by adopting a new ownership structure, pursuing a contract […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]

Melbourne, Fla.-based Harris [NYSE: HRS] has been selected by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide anti-jam GPS (AJ GPS) electronics for the U.S. Air Force‘s small diameter bomb (SDB). Harris’ initial […]

Amitelo Communications [OTC: ALOC.PK], an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of voice-over-IP and broadband via satellite, has begun trading on the over- the-counter markets in the United States under the symbol – […]

Mountain View, Calif.-based MIPS Technologies [Nasdaq: MIPS] is supplying its microprocessing technology for Broadcom‘s [Nasdaq: BRCM] set-top boxes for EchoStar Communications‘ [Nasdaq: DISH] satellite DISH 322 and DISH Player-DVR 522 […]

Digital Angel [Amex: DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of GPS tracking devices, has retained Allen & Caro as its corporate communications, investor and media relations agency. Working with […]

Iridium Satellite, a provider of satellite phone service, has signed agreements with five new service providers to sell Iridium services to customers in the Middle East. The agreements will expand […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] has agreed to acquire an additional 25 percent stake in Sweden’s Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) from the Swedish Space Corp., increasing its stake […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]

CSI Wireless [TSX: CSY], a Calgary, Alberta-based GPS device manufacturer, has introduced two new GPS products for the global aerial guidance market. The LiteStar II is an entry-level guidance system […]

DRS Technologies [NYSE: DRS], a Parsippany, N.J.-based aerospace products company, has named Ervin T. Kiriu as vice president of its Electronic Systems Group. Kiriu will be responsible for the implementation […]