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Despite losing 10,000 subscribers in the last three months, Nordic direct-to-home operator Canal Digital closed its 2007 business year with a net gain of 13,000 subscribers, parent company Telenor announced...

With revenues of $277 million in the 2007 second quarter, up 22 percent over the same period in 2006, XM Satellite Radio saw its second quarter loss narrow by 23...

Eutelsat generated a net profit of 170 million euros ($234.1 million) in its 2007 business year, compared to earnings of 40 million euros ($55.1 million) in 2006, the operator announced...

The European Union and the United States will provide an improved civil signal design that will be common to their respective satellite navigation systems, officials announced July 26. The effort...

SES Americom and partner Hiwire have launched a test of a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service they claim will deliver twice the channels and higher-quality pictures than other...

Middle East satellite operator Nilesat is judging bids to manufacture its new 201 satellite and expects to make a decision “imminently,” possibly before the end of August. “We still have...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will supply a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to Axesat, a satellite service provider in Latin America, Gilat announced July 25. Axesat will deploy SkyEdge Pro and...

Revenues in Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Space Technology unit improved 4 percent to $769 million in the 2007 second quarter, the company announced July 24. Operating profit grew from $60 million...

Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) revenues improved 3 percent to $8 billion in the 2007 second quarter, as higher aircraft deliveries and higher volume in support services offset the loss...

Globecomm Systems Inc. received two contract modifications from NATO for work on a recently deployed GPS-Based Force Tracking System, Globecomm announced July 24. The modifications call for Globecomm to add...