Dutch Delta Mission Launches
A Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft carrying three astronauts is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an 11-day mission. The Delta mission lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...
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NAB Prez Critical Of Satellite TV, Radio
LAS VEGAS–National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Edward Fritts verbally bashed satellite TV and radio providers at the group’s annual conference here yesterday. On the television front, Fritts...
KKR Acquires PanAmSat For $4.3 Billion
Officials from PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] and its 80.5-percent shareholder The DirecTV Group [DTV] today said they signed a definitive transaction agreement with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR)...
Dell Servers Help GlobeXplorer Deliver Aerial Images
GlobeXplorer, a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services [STC], a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based geographic data and publishing company that provides satellite images via the Internet, is using Dell [DELL] server technology...
PanAmSat's PASport Takes Broadcasters Anywhere
PanAmSat [SPOT] launched PASport, a global on-the-spot broadcasting service for the transmission of live breaking news. This new service gives broadcasters and video-content producers access to PanAmSat’s global hybrid network...
Eutelsat Offers Occasional-Use Capabilities For 2004 Summer Olympics
Eutelsat, the U.S. subsidiary of satellite operator Eutelsat S.A., inked a deal between its parent company and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to deliver occasional-use capacity on three Eutelsat satellites...
Sirius Available In Mercedes-Benz Vehicles
Officials from Mercedes-Benz USA and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today the satellite radio service will be available in most Mercedes- Benz models starting this year and moving forward as...
Russian Broadcast Satellite Set For April 27 Launch
Russian Satellite Communications Co. said its communications and broadcasting Express-AM11 satellite will be launched into geostationary orbit at 96.5 degrees East on April 27. The bird will be delivered into...
DirecTV Receives $51.5 Million Judgement
El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, a unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], received welcome news last week when a federal jury awarded the satellite TV services provider $51.5 million in damages...
Digital+ Unveils Latest Numbers In Spain
Digital+, the leading satellite pay-TV operator in Spain, ended the first quarter of 2004 with 1,732,000 subscribers. Sogecable (the owners of the Digital+ platform) launched the Digital+ service in July...