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Spanish satellite TV provider Digital+ has signed an agreement with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra to use both of their satellite platforms to broadcast its...

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere will make a decision next year whether to hold an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The operator, which expects to break through the 3...

Week of Dec. 4 – 11, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.59 1.2 (1.9)...

International Launch Services is scheduled to launch the Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On (UFO) F-11mobile communications satellite for the U.S. Navy onboard an Atlas III at 9:38 p.m. EST on Dec. 15...

Fueling of the AMOS 2 satellite for Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12 is complete, and the spacecraft is now ready for integration on its Soyuz/Fregat launch vehicle. Liftoff of the telecommunications satellite,...

SiRF Technology’s SiRFstarIIe/LP global positioning system (GPS) technology has been incorporated into DeLorme‘s new Earthmate GPS receiver with Bluetooth. With SiRF’s location technology, Earthmate helps people determine where they are,...

Foxtel, a Sydney, Australia-based digital cable and satellite television company, is expanding its digital TV services offering following approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of a third-party...

DRS Technologies [NYSE: DRS], a Parsippany, N.J.-based aerospace products company, has named Ervin T. Kiriu as vice president of its Electronic Systems Group. Kiriu will be responsible for the implementation...

CSI Wireless [TSX: CSY], a Calgary, Alberta-based GPS device manufacturer, has introduced two new GPS products for the global aerial guidance market. The LiteStar II is an entry-level guidance system...

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged...