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International Broadcasting Company [IBCS], a Santa Maria, Calif.-based radio network, now is broadcasting via satellite 24/7. Once on satellite, IBC will begin an expansion program across the country that will...

KVH [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I-based satellite communication manufacturer, won the Peach Award given each year by STAGPARKWAY to honor its vendors of the year. KVH won the award based on...

FastWeb, an Italian based broadband telecommunications company, chose Israel based-Optibase‘s [OBAS] MGW 5100 to stream satellite channels in multicast mode over a fiber and DSL network for 110,000 residential end...

WorldSpace Satellite Radio says Fox News Channel would be available to international subscribers of WorldSpace’s digital audio radio service (DARS). WorldSpace offers satellite radio to subscribers in Europe, Asia, the...

Hughes Network Systems, a business unit of The DirecTV Group Inc. [DTV], announced today that pan-African satellite Internet access provider Accelon has selected Hughes’ DirecWay to provide satellite broadband connectivity...

The Russian Satellite Communications Co. yesterday said Eutelsat has signed a long-term contract to lease 12 transponders on the new Russian communications and broadcasting satellite, Express-AM22. The satellite is located...

Pace Micro Technology CEO John Dyson is convinced the PVR/DVR (Personal Video Recorder/Digital Video Recorder) will at some point become the main STB (Set-Top Box) in consumers’ homes. Pace is...

El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [HS] changed its name Tuesday to “The DirecTV Group.” In addition, DirecTV Group will use the ticker DTV on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...

AT&T Wireless [AWE] and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) plan to give cruise- ship passengers the convenience of using their wireless phones while at sea. The companies are working with several...

Triangle MultiMedia [QBID], a Palm Springs, Calif.-based satellite TV network, is creating a 24-hour channel aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. The channel will air original plays, movies and documentaries...