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Space Imaging officials yesterday said the company is nearing completion of a contract to provide imagery to the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) for improved situational awareness of major defense installations....

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] execs today said the company and Turner Network Television (TNT) are partnering to offer TNT in high- definition (HD) to subscribers to DISH Network, EchoStar’s direct-to-home...

Officials from Delphi Corp. [DPH] and XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] will introduce the new Delphi XM “Roady2” plug-and-play satellite radio receiver at the 2004 Home Entertainment Show in New York...

Executives from digital satellite radio provider Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] yesterday said that its digital radio broadcasts would be made available free of charge to subscribers to DISH Networks’ America’s...

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has stepped up its efforts to stamp out pay-TV piracy in Hong Kong. It has issued ‘cease and desist’ letters to...

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] officials yesterday said that its Taurus XL rocket successfully boosted the Republic of China’s Rocsat-2 remote sensing satellite into low-earth orbit. The rocket was launched from...

Intelsat Ltd. officials today said the company has withdrawn its planned initial public offering (IPO). The decision follows the singing into law on May 18 an amendment to the ORBIT...

Schlumberger Information Solutions has announced the successful implementation of a high-speed Internet Protocol-based network solution known as IPoVSAT to support communications for Newfield Exploration Company’s offshore oil and gas productions...

Telenor Satellite Services is going to provide the Canadian National Department of Defense with a new variable bandwidth communications technology via satellite through a six-month agreement with the government entity....

Frost & Sullivan as recognized earth Imagery Company DigitalGlobe for its outstanding work toward the next-generation commercial remote sensing satellites by presenting them the 2004 Aerospace and Defense Product of...