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XM Satellite Radio today said it selected Millsport, the sponsorship and event consulting unit of The Marketing Arm as its agency of record. Under the agreement, Millsport will provide a...

According to various media reports today, Panamsat is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of stock in an effort to raise about $1.12 billion, with the majority of the proceeds...

The European Space Agency (ESA) today said it has signed a second contract concerning the In-Orbit Validation phase of the Galileo satellite navigation system with Galileo Industries. The value of...

Rocky Mountain News today reported that the U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to launch a new spy satellite in 2006. According to the report, the launch will occur...

GlobeCast is bringing a new multicultural channel to audiences in Australia and New Zealand targeting local ethnic communities. It is launching Australian Multicultural Television Network (AMTV), Australia’s first full-time DTH...

Antrix Corp. Ltd., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization and Measat Global Bhd of Malaysia signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to pool their...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said that won a contract from EchoStar Communications Corp. to build that company’s EchoStar 11 direct broadcast satellite. The satellite will be based on SS/L’s 1300 platform...

Arianespace Dec. 18 said it successfully launched the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios 2A from its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was launched on an Ariane 5...

MDU Communications today said it has entered into an agreement with DirecTV Inc. for the roll out of Bulk/Choice Advantage (BCA), a new satellite video program specifically designed for the...

Eumetsat, the inter-governmental European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, continues to boost its co-operation with Eastern European states with another two key agreements, allowing Lithuania and Bulgaria countries...