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SES Americom Satellite Readied For Launch

The AMC-15 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Princeton, N.J.-based satellite operator SES Americom by Bethesda, Md.’s Lockheed Martin [LMT], is entering the final stages of preparation for an Oct....

Satellite Deals Of The Day

The DirecTV Group Inc. [DTV] and News Corp [NWS] announced plans to combine their Latin American satellite TV operations. The arrangement will give DirecTV control of the surviving operation while...

At Press Time: Election Holds Up SHVIA Bill

Legislation to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improve-ment Act (SHVIA) will need to wait for Senate action until lawmakers return from an election-related recess that began at the close of...

Sirius Bets Its Future On Shock Jock

The $100-million-a-year salary money-losing Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] has agreed to pay FM radio shock jock Howard Stern when he hits the satellite radio airwaves Jan. 1, 2006, is a...

NASA: Workers Caused NOAA N-Prime Accident

In a scathing report dated Sept. 13 but only made public last week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) N-Prime Mishap...

Two-Dish Solution Stirs Controversy

One of the most controversial issues involved in the current Congressional effort to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) that expires at year-end is whether satellite-TV provider EchoStar...