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The last launch of an Ariane 4 rocket will occur early Friday if weather conditions that postponed the mission today and Wednesday improve sufficiently, Arianespace officials said. A decision is […]

In its year-end results, Modern Times Group (MTG) said it added net 28,000 new digital subscribers for its direct-to-home pay-TV services in Scandinavia in the fourth quarter. Its pay-TV operations […]

Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] will provide an integrated electronics suite (IES) for the Italian Navy‘s multi-purpose vessel program under a foreign military award of $31.8 million equipping the Italian government with […]

African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat […]

Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26 – 28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where […]

France Telecom’s decision to sell its stake in Eutelsat to the French investment company Eurazeo has cost the French telco more than 100 million euros ($108 million), compared to the […]

So far, it has been a difficult year for the European Space Agency (ESA). Problems with the launch of the Rosetta scientific mission as well as continuing questions over the […]

The merger between the two Spanish direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms, Sogecable’s Canal Satelite Digital and Telefonica’s Via Digital, moved a step closer when Telefonica and Sogecable agreed to comply with […]

Showtime, the leading Middle East pay-TV operator, hopes to add between 50,000 and 100,000 subscribers in 2003. It currently has around 250,000 subscribers and the operator could reach the cashflow […]

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule for […]

Private investment firm Falconhead Capital is paying $30 million to acquire Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of satellite-based communications and networking services to the cruise ship and offshore oil […]

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the satellite […]

SES Astra’s decision to set up a consortium to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications (see Interspace issue 761) for set-top boxes (STBs) was originally […]

PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright has had a busy few weeks. Despite his best efforts, it seems unlikely that PanAmSat will be able to acquire European rival Eutelsat, at least in […]

BSkyB could be facing a serious issue with average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) this year. In a research note, Banc of America Securities media analyst Sean Eddie issued a “sell” […]

A = Analog D = Digital 80 degreesE: Express 6A D RTR Kultura has been replaced by Yamal TV on 11611 MHz vertical, SR 5060, FEC 3/4, VPID 1160, APID […]

Hugh Panero, president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], has been selected as Via Satellite‘s “Satellite Executive of the Year” by the editors and analysts at PBI Media. […]

The speed and direction of high-altitude winds led French launch firm Arianespace to stop the launch countdown before the scheduled liftoff of the final Ariane 4 rocket in the early […]

Satellite communications provider Maritime Telecommunications Networks‘(MTN) plans to expand its reach beyond its core cruise ship business into the oil and gas arena took a step forward this week when […]

Diebold [NYSE: DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. […]

KVH Industries [Nasdaq: KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use–the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels voice […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [Toronto: MDA] announced Wednesday that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for […]

Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26 – 28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where […]

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting […]

Private investment firm Falconhead Capital is paying $30 million to acquire Maritime Telecommunications Network, a provider of satellite-based communications and networking services to the cruise ship and offshore oil and […]

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on […]

The European Space Agency and the Russian government have signed an agreement to cooperate in the use of space for “peaceful purposes.” The accord replaces one concluded in 1990 between […]

Germany’s ND SatCom has been awarded a contract by Intelsat for a turnkey delivery of five C-Band Standard A antenna systems, one Ku-Band Standard C antenna system and all associated […]

Robert Udowitz has joined the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) as director of communications. Udowitz will serve as SBCA’s primary spokesman and will oversee all communications activities. He will […]

Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26 – 28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where […]