Archive

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group named new officers and directors for 2004-05, selecting R. James Budden, vice president of operations at New Skies Satellites NV, as chairman. Key priorities...

Advertising revenues appear to be on the upswing in France. French Broadcasting giant the TF1 Group, which has a stake in the direct-to-home (DTH) platform TPS, says its latest financial...

Sky Television in New Zealand signed a deal with Telecom New Zealand to offer an online movie rental service, called “DVD Unlimited.” The deal is an indication of Sky Television’s...

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the launch of the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft yesterday after the mission’s target satellite, the...

NEW YORK– Satellite technology will continue to play a crucial role in defense applications, broadcasting infrastructure and the fast-growing enterprise segment of the marketplace. “In television, satellites are a critical...

Tandberg Television made some new executive appointments as it looks to strengthen its presence in the North American broadband and cable sector. The company, which provides solutions in digital television...

BMW Of North America LLC will make available Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] equipment as a factory installed option on the 2006 model year BMW 3 Series sedans, starting next summer....

Irdeto Access secured a key deal with Philippine broadcasting giant ABS-CBN, which cements a relationship first started in 1999. As part of the deal, ABS-CBN will use Irdeto to secure...

Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported net earnings increases of 41 percent to $307 million during the third quarter of 2004, compared with $217 million in net earnings reported during the third...

NEW YORK–Military use of commercial satellite capacity will continue at a substantial pace for at least the next five years, even as the U.S Department of Defense races to develop...