Spotlight: Prince Concert Distributed In HDTV
Opening night of a recent Prince concert was turned into a major digital cinema event via satellite with the use of a new high-definition television (HDTV) encoder. The Tandberg Television...
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XM, Sirius Eye Pristine Radio Market In Canada
By Steve Blum, Tellus Venture Associates Canadian initiatives by the two U.S.-based satellite radio companies – Washington, D.C.’s XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and New York City’s Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI],...
"Commercial Imagery via Satellite:Next Generation Use in Public and Private Sector Programs"
A 90-Minute Teleconference on Tuesday, April 20th Register Today! PBI Media’s Satellite and Defense Groups invite you and your team to a 90-minute teleconference on Tuesday, April 20 from 1:30-3:00...
Europe Readies To Bridge The Digital Divide
The European Commission (EC) hopes it can play a substantial role in bridging the digital divide in Europe. Right now in Europe, there are many people who cannot access the...
Galaxy Confident It Can Succeed In Hong Kong
A new era of digital television began in Hong Kong in February, when Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the joint venture between Intelsat and Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB), launched pay-TV services. The...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of March 26 – April 1, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol April 1 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.08 (1.0)...
SatCon Announces $3 Million In New Contracts
SatCon Technology Corp. [SATC] executives report the company’s Electronics division received more than $3 million in new contracts during the last financial quarter, including a $640,000 order for system-level assemblies...
Satellite Security Systems Launches Truck-Monitoring Service
Satellite Security Systems officials announced the launch of Ionit, a satellite security and monitoring solution for both tethered and untethered units. Ionit is a covert system placed on individual units...
EC Research Commissioner Outlines Goals
Philippe Busquin, the European Research Commissioner for the European Commission (EC), outlined the importance space applications will have in Europe. He commented to Satellite Today, “Space applications will have a...
SpaceDev Wins $43 Million Contract
SpaceDev [SPDV] inked a five-year, $43-million, cost-plus-fixed fee indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency. Under the terms of the contract, SpaceDev will conduct a micro-satellite distributed-sensing experiment,...