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Petah Tikvah, Israel-based Gilat Satellite‘s [GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary in McLean, Va., was chosen by the American Municipal Power Ohio (AMP-Ohio) to provide a high-speed VSAT network. Spacenet Connextar service will...

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] executives said the company’s Dish Network direct-to- home satellite service would begin offering local television channels to subscribers in Green Bay, Wis., and in Lincoln, Hastings...

DirecTV [DTV] and SatMex Maximo jointly announced that Canal 22, a Mexico-based network for news, movies and documentaries, would be added to the DirecTV Para Todos platform this month. Para...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said the company raised $50 million from the sale of 2.5-percent convertible notes to Morgan Stanley & Co. Each $1,000 note will be convertible, at the...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] officials today said that the company is launching a 24-hour channel dedicated to Boston traffic and weather. The station (Channel 210) will provide a continuous stream...

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) was selected by ITV to modernise its broadcast network. BTBS has signed a six-year contract to create a new multimedia network for ITV, exploiting advances in...

The European Satellite Operators’ Association (ESOA) General Assembly elected New Skies Satellites CEO Dan Goldberg as its chairman for a one-year term. He succeeds Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta. Telespazio CEO...

Miramar, Fla.-based Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) has recapitalized barely more than a year after it was acquired for $30 million by New York-based investment firm Falconhead Capital during February last...

Richard Halka, the executive vice president and CFO of Stratos Global Corp. [SGB], is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. In his absence, Paula Sturge, the company’s vice president...

NDS said it successfully completed the first phase of systems integration for Foxtel Digital in Australia. Foxtel launched its new digital TV service — Foxtel Digital — March 14, and...