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EchoStar Communications’ [DISH] Dish Network satellite television service now will offer local channels in Duluth, Minn. Included are affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS. According to company executives,...

KVH Industries [KVHI], a provider of mobile satellite communications products, and defense-related navigation and guidance systems, today reported revenue for the first quarter of 2004 was $18 million, up 37...

Sigma Designs [SIGM] officials report that Wegener Corp. [WGNR] launched its iPump 615 streaming media decoder that is based on Sigma’s media processor. The Wegener iPump 615 is a peripheral...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] reached an agreement with STMicroelectronics to produce and integrate Sirius’ next-generation chipset for its satellite radios. The new chipset, which was designed by Sirius in conjunction...

Orbital Sciences [ORB] overcame weakness in its launch-vehicles segment by achieving strong performance in other areas, reporting improved first- quarter 2004 financial results compared with the same quarter last year....

Sea Launch Company LLC’s Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed the Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., this week for an equatorial launch site in...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] said its XM Satellite Radio Inc. subsidiary completed a $200 million offering of senior, secured, floating-rate notes due 2009.

Intelsat and TIBA formed a strategic partnership under which TIBA will act as the primary sales channel for long-term Intelsat video services provided by the IS- 805 bird, located at...

V-One Corp. [VONE] officials said today their company will introduce its “on demand” VPN-over-satellite service through the via its broadband satellite resellers. According to V-One, the service is built around...

Harris [HRS], a communications equipment provider, rolled out a new plug-and-play module to support video-over-IP for rich-media- content distributors that range from satellite to telecom service providers. The NetVX Gigabit...