Canadian Satellite Radio Launches XM Canada Brand
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., the Canadian partner of XM Satellite Radio, announced Oct. 11 the launch of the new XM Canada brand. In addition to XM programming, XM Canada’s 80-channel...
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Globecomm Systems, Samacom Set Up Middle East Operation
Globecomm Systems Inc. has teamed with Samacom, a provider of satellite communication services in the Middle East, to launch a new Middle East service operation, Globecomm announced Oct. 11. The...
Space Imaging Middle East To Provide Satellite Imagery Of Lebanon
Dubai-based Space Imaging Middle East (SIME) was awarded a contract to deliver a full-country map of Lebanon using the Ikonos imagery satellite, the company announced. The satellite images were collected...
New Screen TV Seeks Satellite Distribution For North America
Vision Works Media Group Inc. and wholly owned subsidiary New Screen Television Inc. announced Oct. 10 the companies have begun negotiations for national and international distribution of their New Screen...
Orbital Recovery Gets First Customer For Space Tug
Orbital Recovery announced Oct. 11 it entered into a memorandum of agreement for a telecommunications satellite life extension mission using the company’s CX-OLEV (ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle) “space tug”...
Echostar Adds Two Indian Channels
Echostar Communications Corp. said Oct. 10 it added two TV Today Network international channels: Aaj Tak, a Hindi-language news channel that covers Indian news and culture, and Headlines Today, an...
Globecast WorldTV Adds Russian Channels In United States
Russian channels RTR-Planeta and Planeta Sport have been added to Globecast WorldTV U.S. broadcasting lineup, Globecast announced. RTR-Planeta offers prime time news, made-for- television and feature films, documentaries, and cultural...
Orbiting Wall Street
DISH Call it a case of bad timing. Echostar Communications Corp. introduced its portable media player Oct. 11, right around the same time that Apple took all the headlines with...
Satellite Radio Keeps Eye On Delphi Bankruptcy
The satellite radio industry in the United States could take a critical hit depending on how the bankruptcy of equipment supplier Delphi Corp. plays out. Delphi, a key manufacturer of...
Honda Adds XM To Additional Vehicles For 2006, Joins SIA
XM Satellite Radio announced Oct. 13 that American Honda Motor would install more than 550,000 of its 2006 vehicles with XM receivers. Select Honda and Acura 2006 models, including Accord,...