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Englewood, Colo.-based satellite TV service provider EchoStar Communications [DISH] managed to reach a settlement with New York City-based programming giant Viacom [VIA] late Wednesday to restore carriage of the broadcaster’s...

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV has entered into an agreement with the National Basketball Association to offer a four-hour block of High-Definition (HD) programming from NBA TV, the league’s 24-hour television...

Dan Fawcett has joined DirecTV‘s executive team as executive vice president and general counsel to oversee all legal and business affairs of the domestic DirecTV business. “The breadth of Dan’s...

Flash Automotive Acceptance [FAAC], a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based automotive holding company, has acquired another Scottsdale company, Navicom, a GPS tracking device company. Navicom GPS devices are can be used for any...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], a Washington D.C.-based provider of satellite radio and Heads Up Technology of the aviation industry have announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the XM...

Visteon [VC] won a contract from Nissan Motor Co. to supply that car manufacturer with satellite radio systems for future Nissan models. Visteon said the system would accommodate either Washington,...

Hughes Network Systems signed three new contracts with Gtech [GTK] worth more than $34 million to deliver and install two new DirecWay hubs. The hubs will be located in Austin,...

Norcross, Ga.-based ViaSat [VSAT] recently supplied a LinkStar broadband satellite communications system for Velconet S.A., a privately owned Argentine company. Velconet will use the LinkStar networking platform to expand the...

Nera expects broadband revenues to show steady progress during the next couple of years. The company recently signed a deal with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting for the delivery of a broadband...

Analytical Graphics hired David Finkleman, a “leading authority on military space systems and strategic defense resources,” to join its Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI). Finkleman will serve as...