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Victory Sports To Use AMC-4

SES Americom, the U.S. subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], announced that Minneapolis-based Victory Sports has signed a multi-year agreement for C- band satellite bandwidth on AMC-4 for the distribution...

Intelsat, Ascent Import Russian TV

Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), a division of Ascent Media Group, is teaming up with Intelsat to deliver Channel One Russia Worldwide Network (formerly known as Public Russian Television) from...

EchoStar's Free Cash Flow Soars

Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], fueled by a gain of 270,000 net new subscribers, flexed its financial muscle during the second quarter by sharply boosting free cash flow, revenue...

Orbital Gets A Needed Boost

With waning launch demand for commercial payloads, Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] is one of a number of launch service providers looking for business from the military, civilian government and scientific...

U.S. Agencies Release WRC Implementation Plan

The two U.S. agencies responsible for spectrum management — the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – have developed a schedule for implementation of...

Can WorldSpace Fill In The European Gap?

By Stephen A. Blum With the closing of Global Radio, satellite radio in Europe will be limited to service from WorldSpace’s AfriStar bird for the foreseeable future. AfriStar was originally...

Gilat Restructures, Changes Leadership

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], a satellite networking technology services provider, is undergoing a major restructuring and leadership change aimed at helping it firm up its financial...

Spacenet Beefs Up Arby's Broadband

Arby’s, a U.S. fast food restaurant chain known for its thinly sliced roast beef sandwiches, is among the latest franchise businesses to adopt satellite broadband VSAT (very small aperture terminal)...