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PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] boosted its third-quarter revenues and profits despite a lingering industry-wide transponder glut in many regions of the world. The satellite operator generated revenues of $210.1 million in...

An adventurous rower who plans to travel across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in a 7.8-meter-long boat will be tracked the entire way using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Satamatics...

By Jimmy Schaeffler Although much was said about the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry reaching 20 million subscribers last month, no attention was given when the satellite radio industry...

XM has been working for months on its marketing and promotional materials to ensure maximum benefit when it notches 1 million subscribers on its own. As of early October, the...

SES Astra hopes to become a major broadband player in Africa. The European satellite operator has teamed up with two partners, Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and Africa Venture Partners (AVP),...

By Bruce Mahone A funding dispute in Washington threatens an important U.S. government organization that provides space-related weather information used by satellite operators, airlines and others. The Space Environment Center...

Week of Oct. 10 – 16, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 16 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.16 3.3 (7.3)...

An auction is scheduled for Monday to determine whether Intelsat or EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] will be allowed to buy the North American satellite assets of bankrupt Loral Space and...

European conditional access (CA) vendor Irdeto Access is ready take on its heavyweight rivals NDS and The Kudelski Group, whichhave made high profile acquisitions in recent months. Irdeto Access CEO...

Pay-TV satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)has won the exclusive rights to broadcast the Rugby Union‘s Heineken Cup across the United Kingdom. Financial terms of the three-year agreement weren’t disclosed....