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On March 3, 2004, the Society of Satellite Professionals International will present its 21st annual black-tie reception and dinner. Held on the opening night of PBI Media‘s Satellite 2004, Gala...
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Military Weather Satellite Completes In-orbit Checkout
A recently launched weather satellite has passed its in-orbit checkout phase and has been declared operational and ready for use. The spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] under the...
Intelsat Expands Video Relationship with Level 3
Intelsat and Level 3 Communications [Nasdaq: LVLT] have signed an agreement to launch a new video delivery network to serve North American broadcast customers. The new Intelsat-operated network, scheduled for...
Loral, Transvideo To Provide Internet Services In Middle East
Loral Skynet, a Bedminster, N.J.-based subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ], has renewed an agreement to provide Internet services and two-way videoconferencing in the Middle East for Transvideo...
Sirius To Offer 73M Shares of Common Stock
New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] announced Wednesday an offering of close to 73.2 million shares of common stock. On the day of the announcement, Sirius stock was trading...
Boeing Awarded $142.5M In GPS-IIF Satellite Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [NYSE:BA] a $142.5 million fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for three additional Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. This action authorizes modernization and production of GPS-IIF satellites...
Croatian Broadcaster To Use GlobeCast Distribution in Americas, Australia
GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom, has signed an agreement with Croatian broadcaster HRT to use GlobeCast’s direct- to-home satellite platforms in North America (Telstar 5) and...
GPS Industries Gets $800,000 in Contracts
GPS Industries [OTC BB: GPSN], a Canadian-based GPS device provider for the sports industry, has received contracts worth more than $800,000 from five golf courses for its GPS-based golf course...
China, Thailand Sign Frequency Coordination Agreement
China and Thailand have concluded a frequency coordination agreement settling all issues concerning International Telecommunication Union filings at 120 degrees East Longitude (Thailand) and 122 degrees East Longitude (China) orbital...
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2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR...