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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. posted a larger loss as higher programming and marketing cost offset revenue gains, the company said Feb. 16. XM posted a loss of $666.7 million...

EMS Satcom appointed Peter Zalizniak account manager of military, government and maritime sales, the company announced Feb. 14. Zalizniak will focus on the company’s government and military businesses, particularly on...

Emercomsat, a civil protection satellite network built by Telespazio, began operations with the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Telespazio announced. The system provides secure broadband communications and...

Intelsat has been granted rights by the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency to operate the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite in the Brazilian market, the company announced Feb. 15. IA-8, launched in...

Euronews is available to mobile phone users in Spain after being added to the 3G television service of Amena, Euronews announced. Euronews‚ Live TV service also is available in Austria,...

Global Marine Networks LLC unveiled an automatic vessel tracking service that uses the Iridium satellite system to transmit location reports from ship to shore, Iridium announced Feb. 14. The XGate...

Herb Satterlee, the former CEO and chairman of Digitalglobe, has been named CEO of Novariant, which supplies GPS-based positioning products for industrial users, Novariant announced Feb. 14. “It is an...

Stratos Global Corp. closed its $191.3 million acquisition of rival satellite communications company Xantic B.V. Feb. 14, creating a half billion dollar company with a 44 percent market share of...

German pay-TV operator Premiere ended 2005 with nearly 3.6 million subscribers, up nearly 10 percent compared to the 3.3 million subscribers reported at the end of 2004. The operator also...

Bellsouth extended its marketing alliance with DirecTV Inc. another five years and also created a new sales channel, Bellsouth announced Feb. 14. Under the marketing agreement, Bellsouth is able to...