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Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has inked a deal with SkyStream Networks to use the video networking systems provider’s Mediaplex Video Services Platform to offer new video and data satellite services […]

International Launch Services (ILS), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and two Russian companies, has signed a contract with Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems to launch the MEASAT-3 communications […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment this week that would give proposed terrestrial wireless multichannel TV competitor Northpoint access to direct broadcast satellite (DBS) spectrum at no charge without […]

The Canadian government is working on legislation that would clamp down on individuals and companies who steal satellite TV signals, as well as those who make devices designed to illegally […]

In a surprise announcement late Friday, Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) President Andy Wright said that he plans to step down from his post, effective Sept. 20. Wright, in […]

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Alaska’s largest TV station and Anchorage’s NBC affiliate KTUU has purchased Norsat International‘s NewsLink portable satellite terminal. With this purchase, KTUU ends a three-year search to find satellite technology that […]

Satellite broadcast provider GlobeCast America has appointed Mary Frost as senior vice president of sales. In her new position, Frost will be responsible for overseeing both domestic and international sales […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] confirmed that effective Sept. 3, 2003, its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS Corp., completed the redemption of $245 million principal amount of its 9 1/8 percent senior notes […]

Sirius [Nasdaq: SIRI] and equipment manufacturer Antex Electronics have introduced what they say is the world’s first satellite radio specifically designed for use in multi-room, multi-zone audio systems. The companies […]

Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] landed a contract from the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center Detachment 12 for a suborbital rocket that will test an advanced penetrator. The […]

Loral Skynet do Brasil Ltd., a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [OTC: LRLSO], has signed an agreement with Brazilian television network Rede TV to provide satellite capacity on Telstar […]

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI], an Ottawa, Canada-based satellite Internet provider, has introduced a new high-speed Internet service intended for residential customers in Canada. The new residential service will allow […]

Spacenet, a U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], has signed a deal with Valero Energy [NYSE: VLO] to provide a broadband satellite communications network for the company’s 4,000 […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based global satellite communications company, has completed its share repurchase program, acquiring a total of 13,057,024 ordinary shares at a cost of approximately $54.0 […]

Merrimac Industries [AMEX: MRM] has signed a deal with Boeing [NYSE: BA] that could reach a value of $4.4 million to supply its Beamforming Networks and RF/Microwave signal processing components […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], ITT [NYSE: ITT] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] have joined its team to develop the GPS III, the U.S. Air Force‘s […]

Satellite radio is showing signs of advancing beyond the “early adopter” stage and achieving robust growth for the remainder of 2003 and beyond, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research, […]

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who’s likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up for […]

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Chicago-based Boeing [NYSE: BA], has signed a contract with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity for Connexion by Boeing’s mobile broadband […]

German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have signed new long-term contracts to continue their partnership with SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. The new contracts allow for a […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has established an additional IP transmission platform dedicated to Internet services providers, telecommunications carriers, government agencies and businesses throughout West […]

Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won two satellite infrastructure contracts from repeat customers valued at $4.7 million. Globecomm didn’t reveal the names of the repeat customers. The company will provide […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] has filed a $500 million shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but said it has no immediate plans to issue securities. The company […]

Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems Inc. [Nasdaq: ISYS] has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights, inventory and other assets of the former Jackson & Tull Satellite […]

Harrah’s Creates Customer Excitement by James Careless When it comes to attracting and keeping customers, Harrah’s Entertainment does not rely on casinos disguised as theme parks. Instead, this veteran of […]

By John Quale, Brian Weimer and John Beahn Seeking to further expedite the review of satellite and earth station applications, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July 2003 released yet […]

People GILAT: Names New Spacenet CEO Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. named Bill Gerety as the new CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary. Prior to joining Spacenet, Gerety served as acting CEO […]

by Carissa Bryce Christensen The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) continues to become a bigger customer for commercial satellite communication services. Since September 11, 2001, DoD has increased its use of […]