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Korean-based satellite set-top box manufacturer Humax has announced plans for its U.S. debut at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show to be held in Las Vegas from Jan. 8- 11. Currently...

iSECUREtrac [OTC BB: ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based developer of GPS devices for tracking and monitoring, has named David G. Vana as chief financial officer. Vana joined iSECUREtrac in November 2001...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...