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PanAmSat [SPOT] today announced that every major cable movie programmer has introduced its HD feed on the PanAmSat hybrid satellite and fiber network. In addition, the company said its Galaxy...

ViaSat [VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based satellite equipment supplier, won a contract from DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colo., to provide two 5.4- meter X-Band remote sensing satellite ground terminals for the next...

Broadcasters are looking into rolling out pay-TV services that could pose new competition for cable and satellite TV operators, said Robert Sachs, president and CEO of the National Cable &...

Expectations that Intelsat would remain a long-term fixed satellite services (FSS) survivor may be worth reassessing in light of its recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that reveals talks...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] was slapped with another stinging defeat in Washington, D.C., when a key House subcommittee marked up a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA)...

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC New Skies Satellites N.V. confirmed Friday that it was working with Goldman Sachs to consider its “alternatives” following the Dutch satellite operator’s recent unsuccessful...

Connexion by Boeing is finding strong interest in its proposed in-flight broadband service in Asia. The company was forced to look elsewhere for partners when major U.S. airlines reversed course...

By Robert Bell, World Teleport Association The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is an unusual show for the satellite communications industry. Most attendees are focused on producing, broadcasting, managing...

Kabel Deutschland’s (KDG) acquisition of three cable networks in North Rhine Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany could spell good news for the satellite pay-TV operator Premiere. KDG already offers...

Eurovision’s new fiber network should not unduly affect its existing business with satellite operators. Indeed, the introduction of the terrestrial technology will be one of the main challenges facing the...