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Batelco, a telco in Bahrain, has signed a deal to offer satellite services to customers in the Middle East. Its memorandum of understanding with SpeedCast for the development of satellite...

EchoStar, the U.S. pay-TV operator on Feb. 21 announced both a satellite launch and a major international investment. The company plans to launch with International Launch Services (ILS) a satellite...

[2/22/07] CapRock Communications aims to boost its position in the government and military market through its acquisition of Arrowhead Global Solutions, a supplier of integrated communication systems to the federal...

[Feb. 21, 2007] A day after the announced merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, both the would-be CEO and chairman of the combined company agreed that the...

Avail Media signed a contract to offer Intelsat’s MPEG-4 content aggregation and delivery service – Intelsat IPTV – beginning in the second quarter, Intelsat announced Feb. 20. Intelsat IPTV combines...

Sea Launch’sOdyssey Launch Platform returned to its home port in Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 16. Plans for repairs are proceeding along with the investigation into the Jan. 30 launch failure...

According to Ondas Media, which plans to launch satellite radio services throughout Europe, 68 percent of potential users are interested in the satellite media and radio service. The survey of...

Turkish satellite pay-TV operator Digiturk has teamed with httv to broadcast a new range of interactive services. Digiturk will use httv’s B2Stream, a compact digital video broadcasting data streamer and...

DayPort, a content management solution specialist, has signed a new deal with U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB to provide content management systems for all new media platforms. DayPort will expand...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) continues to enjoy a leading spot among the world’s regional satellite operators. The Hong Kong-based company operates three satellites and will add a fourth...