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SES Americom unveiled Sept. 7 its IP Prime service, which the company described as a centralized, satellite delivered Internet protocol television (IPTV) distribution solution that will enable telecommunications providers to...

NDS and Winetworks said Sept. 7 the companies will be demonstrating at both companies’ booths at IBC 2005 in Amsterdam Sept. 9-13 an integrated “triple play” solution for DBS operators...

Panamsat said Sept. 7 it signed a multiyear agreement the Mexican Department of Transportation and Communications to expand the e-Mexico program, an initiative aimed at delivering high-speed digital technology and...

Sky Television New Zealand, the satellite pay-TV operator in New Zealand, signed a deal with NDS, which will enable to launch PVR (personal video recorder) services across the country. Sky...

XM Satellite Radio announced Sept. 7 the launching of “Red Cross Radio,” a station developed in cooperation with the American Red Cross designed to provide help and information for Hurricane...

Multiband Corp. and DirecTV. Inc. announced Sept. 6 a new, exclusive multiyear agreement under which Multiband will offer multi-dwelling unit residents a bundle of services that include voice, data and...

Vista Satellite Communications Inc. named Jason Land the company’s new vice president of global services. He comes to Vista with more than 10 years of experience in global satellite communications,...

SATELLITE EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2005, originally scheduled for Nov. 8-10 in Rome, has been postponed until further notice. “SATELLITE EMEA 2005 experienced certain scheduling conflicts that lead...

The Sea Launch Co. said Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Panamsat for the launch of the Horizons-2 satellite using the Land Launch system. It is the second Land...

International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 6 it signed a launch agreement with DirecTV. ILS will launch the satellite on a Proton/Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...