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A group of local investors is leading a consortium putting $30 million (E34.23 m) into a new 10,000sq metre studio facility at Dubai’s newly-established Media City. Certain key contracts have...

This past year was a mixed bag for the satellite industry. It saw a respectable rise in the number of satellites launched and an astounding increase in the number of...

by Marc Crossman and Aileen Chen After another quarter showing insufficient growth in subscribers and in revenues, Globalstar is failing once again to prove to investors that its strategy and...

by Theresa Foley Broadband satellite customers want a lot more than raw satellite capacity and are willing to pay a premium for bundled “end-to-end” services, according to satellite service providers...

by Gerry Oberst Just as the conflicts raged between the British and expanding Russian empires across Central Asia in the 19th century, battles between terrestrial and satellite operators are fought...

By Rob Fernandez The past year can be best characterized as a year of change and rebuilding. Major players in the industry will be sporting new faces and names when...

By Theresa Foley Multimedia services over satellite have begun to change the face of the satellite industry as consumers, corporations, broadcasters and Internet companies create a new customer base with...

By James Careless They’re the unsung heroes of the news: the dedicated, hard-working, and often ingeniously inventive people who operate SNG (satellite newsgathering) trucks out in the field. Never mind...

by David Hartshorn For every complex problem, there’s a simple solution–and it’s wrong. The satellite industry rewrote that proverb when it successfully developed and implemented a simple process for a...

The European Commission said it has approved Eutelsat’s proposed restructuring into a private company, including the IPO of 30 percent of its shares within two years of its privatization. The...