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Starz Encore Renews PanAmSat Order

Starz Encore Group and its sister company, International Channel Networks, have renewed satellite capacity contracts with PanAmSat [SPOT]. As part of the agreement, Starz Encore and International Channel will continue...

Europeans Debate Space Policy

With the release last week of a “green paper” on Europe’s space policy, the European Commission and the European Space Agency are preparing to debate its future direction. The paper...

ORBIMAGE Reaches Bankruptcy Accord

Orbital Imaging (ORBIMAGE) has signed a non-binding agreement with its unsecured creditors and its parent, Orbital Sciences [ORB], that will allow it to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Under...

Alitalia Becomes First Data3mail Customer

Italy’s Alitalia has become the first airline to offer the Data3mail in-flight email service developed by ASI Entertainment [OTC: ASIQ]. Following the installation of ASI’s hardware and software platform, a...

Copple Resigns As Space Imaging CEO

Space Imaging, a satellite imagery provider, announced Thursday that John R. Copple, its CEO since 1995, has resigned from the company to pursue other opportunities. The board has negotiated an...

WildBlue Gets $156M In New Investments

Satellite broadband hopeful WildBlue Communications has received $156 million in new investments. Liberty Satellite & Technology, Intelsat, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and David Drucker,...

DLA Chairman Warns Of Bankruptcy Threat

DirecTV Latin America (DLA) Chairman Kevin McGrath admitted to SATELLITE TODAY that the company has its work cut out to avoid going into bankruptcy protection. “I think the chance we...