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Echostar Communications Corp. announced Nov. 16 that the town of Clark, Texas, will rename itself Dish. Echostar, provider of the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, launched a campaign in...

Sea Launch Co. LLC said Nov. 15 it signed a firm launch contract with DirecTV Inc. for a mission scheduled for early 2007. Financial terms of the deal were not...

Despite growing revenues, Orbimage reported an increased net loss for the third quarter 2005. Total revenues for the just completed third quarter were $11.2 million, up from $8.9 million in...

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB said Nov. 15 the South African Broadcasting System (SABC) will use the Swe-Dish IPT Suitcase to expand its coverage in the countries that are a part...

JSAT is stepping up its plans in the high-definition arena through a trial of Tandberg Television‘s advanced compression technology. The trial, funded by the Japanese government, is designed to test...

DRS Technologies Inc. announced Nov. 15 that it was awarded new contracts valued at $38 million, including options, to design and develop infrared sensors for next- generation imaging systems slated...

Tom Tulliehas taken over as CEO of Path 1 Network Technologies effective Nov. 15, the company announced. Tullie comes to Path 1 from Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), where he...

Echostar Communications Corp. announced that Gary Howard has joined the company’s board of directors effective Nov. 8. Howard also will serve on the Nominating and Compensation Committees of Echostar’s board....

Xantic announced Nov. 15 it would be offering round the clock “Happy Hour” calling for the crew calling market during major world holidays. The discounted rates will apply to all...

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Nov. 14 that Measat Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, awarded Orbital a contract to build the Measat-1R commercial communications satellite. Financial terms of the contract...