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Richard Dalbello So, you’ve just purchased the new BMW Z8, loaded with all the options. You’re cruising down the highway at a speed bordering on insanity, wind blowing through your...

Theresa Foley After completing one of the slowest years for commercial launches in recent history, the world’s launch vehicle operators are busy introducing new, more capable launchers to a market...

by Armand Musey We have always been a strong supporter of the business model for satellite radio. While initial upfront investment is high, satellite radio’s low variable costs and a...

Peter J. Brown The broadcast TV industry has entered a critical new chapter in its history with its transition to digital technology extending right down to the viewer. How dependent...

by Gerry Oberst In 1976, a group of equatorial countries met in Bogota, Colombia, to issue a declaration claiming sovereignty over the geostationary orbit above their national territories. Although the...

Theresa Foley As satellite companies change hands, how does an investor know how much one is worth? Long-established Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies like Panamsat and SES are assigned the...

When it comes to space business, there’s more to Canada than meets the eye. Much more. The numbers tell the tale. In 1999–the latest year for which the Canadian Space...

Nick Mitsis In the early ’90s, digital video compression empowered the global broadcast market with the capability of taking content to a new level. At the forefront of this revolution...

Arianespace is getting set to launch the Astra 3A satellite on March 28. While hoping for another successful launch, the recent reliability problems and delays in terms of the delivery...

MTV has taken a huge step forward with its broadband strategy by announcing that the MTV Live channel, its 24-hour service made for broadband technology, is getting set for launch...