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By Jimmy Schaeffler It’s long been said that Wall Street investors trade stocks based on a company’s expected performance during the next quarter. If true, the year-end stock price gains...

Tandberg Television expects to play a key role as the high-definition TV (HDTV) market takes shape in Europe. While the market in the United States for high-definition (HD) continues to...

Alcatel Space has had a good start to the year in terms of government and institutional communications. It has announced two major deals in January. It announced that it has...

Week of Jan. 23 – 29, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.63 (7.1) 12.9...

by Gerry Oberst Once again, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was called on to referee the shenanigans of countries alleged to be taking liberties with the international rules on bringing...

by Peter J. Brown In a perfect world, all television viewers would be reclining in front of a big screen High Definition Television (HDTV), wearing heads up displays–a device like...

In many respects, the year 2003 will be remembered as a turning point for the global satellite industry. This past year renewed industry drive, ambition and a will to move...

Interactive TV (ITV) is just one of many attractive entertainment options for content providers and Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators alike. Satellite-based ITV opportunities include rich interactive...

If money were no object, Africa would be leading the world’s hottest satellite services markets. With the exception of some major cities, the continent’s terrestrial communications infrastructure is inadequate at...

by Owen Kurtin & Michael Flynn Sometimes, you can get too close to what you are examining and lose perspective, like the famous story of the blind man, who, when...