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The satellite launch of E4 is turning into an episode of Perry Mason. While test transmissions continue ahead of its January 18 launch we’re still waiting for Paul Drake to...

By Clayton Mowry My son Nathaniel is only one-and-a-half years old but he’s already learned the concept of sharing. When his pal Lucy comes by to play, he knows he...

By Gerry Oberst This column has focused frequently on the backlog in registering satellites in the International Telecommunication Union master registry of orbital positions. Last April, we wrote about “Paper...

by Peter J. Brown Wars and natural disasters strike this planet far too frequently, leaving thousands of victims in their wakes. Satellite technology is vital to the mission of those...

by Armand Musey Television is about to get more interesting. New technologies are being deployed to DBS set-top boxes everywhere that could change the average couch potato into a member...

by Peter J. Brown Over the next 24 months, Ka-band–@29 GHz–will be moving rapidly from its status today as a somewhat minor league player in the satellite-based Internet realm to...

by James Careless With 2001on the horizon, it’s time to look ahead to the first real year of the new Millennium (despite all the hype, 2000 was actually the final...

January 1st provides an excellent opportunity to examine events over the past 12 months and to look forward to what the coming year has to offer. The satellite industry has...

Breakfast television station GMTV may be close to agreeing a deal with BSkyB for carriage over its digital satellite network – and extending its broadcasting hours in digital homes. The...

A new multi-lingual satellite TV channel aimed at the Mediterranean region will be launched at the end of January or the beginning of February, according to RAI president Roberto Zaccaria....