Finance

Shareholders of London-based satellite operator Inmarsat decided in mid-May that the company will be sold to Triton Bidco, a newly formed private consortium. Satellite industry analysts believe going private could provide […]

AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV and Dish Network Corp., suffering the steepest subscriber losses in the pay-TV industry, are open to a merger and both companies believe such a deal could pass […]

Orbital Insight opened an office in Singapore. This is the company’s seventh office location, and the second dedicated sales office to open in Asia in the past 16 months. The […]

As Chair of the SATELLITE conference, I am privileged to get an exciting behind-the-scenes view into the planning process that happens in the months leading to the event. The following […]

Under the terms of a new partnership agreement, Finnish satellite data services company ICEYE will provide Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data to Ursa‘s energy customers in return for Ursa reselling ICEYE […]

Blackline Safety, which provides local ambulance, police and firefighter response services throughout North America, has partnered with GEOS Response, to expand its dispatch capability on a global scale. When Blackline’s Safety Operations […]

At its re:Mars conference, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage today to be “interviewed” by Jenny Freshwater, Amazon’s director of forecasting. As any AWS machine learning tool could have […]

David Tolley will join Intelsat as its new Executive Vice President and CFO, effective June 3. He most recently served as the CFO of OneWeb and served on the operator’s […]

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R Series (GOES-R) ground system contract to Peraton and Harris Corporation. The three-year contract is valued at […]

Betty Sapp, former director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the first woman in history to hold that position, was elected to join Ball Corporation‘s board of directors, the […]

Viasat revealed its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, in which it reached record annual revenues of $2.1 billion, up 30 percent year-over-year. Fiscal year 2019 […]

Kymeta revealed that Walter Z. Berger was hired as president, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Additionally, Douglas Hutcheson is joining the Kymeta Board of Directors and […]

DISH Network will acquire EchoStar’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business. More specifically, Echostar will transfer certain operations and other assets that comprise the company’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business, including nine […]

On Orbit is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and SATELLITE Chair Jeffrey Hill, focusing on the socioeconomic value and problem-solving power of commercial space technologies. Our […]

Eutelsat announced its latest quarterly results, which showed stability in its video business. For the three months to the end of March, the operator reported revenues of $241.7 million (215.4 […]

Gilat Satellite Networks reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, in which it saw revenues dip, yet profitability remain strong. Total revenues for Q1 2019 amounted to […]

Cubic revealed that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division appointed Martin J. Amen as vice president of strategy and business development for the recently acquired Nuvotronics business. Amen will […]

Via Satellite has launched the first three episodes of On Orbit, a new bi-weekly space technology podcast that asks listeners, “What’s your business in space?” Hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and […]

Inmarsat released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2019, in which profits fell by $326 million. According to the release, this was mainly reflecting a change in the […]

Intelsat released its financial results for the three months ended March 31, in which it saw revenues dip to $528.4 million, compared to $543.8 million in the same period in 2018. Additionally, Intelsat […]

Robert Lightfoot, a longtime NASA executive who served as both the agency’s acting administrator and highest-ranking civil servant, will join Lockheed Martin Space as vice president, Strategy and Business Development, […]

I have reviewed a lot of pitches. Between my career and projects at Jack Industries, reviewing startups for personal investment at Astia Angels and volunteering to judge startup competitions from […]

SES released its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2019, and reported a 26.5 percent decrease in net profit in comparison to the same period in 2018. […]

Boeing reported its Q1 results, in which its Defense, Space, and Security segment saw revenue increase to $6.6 billion, a 2 percent increase compared to the same period last year. According […]

SiriusXM revealed its Q1 2019 operating and financial results, in which total revenue increased by $1.7 billion compared to the prior year period — an increase of 26 percent. According […]

Iridium Communications reported financial results for the first quarter of 2019 and affirmed its full-year 2019 outlook. The company reported a Q1 total revenue of $133.7 million, which consisted of $107 […]

Investors speaking at SATELLITE 2019 will undoubtedly share their thoughts on the future of the satellite industry, and the state of their appetites for space-based startup opportunities. In all-star lineup […]

According to the “Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024” report, the market reached a value of $20.2 billion in 2018. Looking forward, […]

Via Satellite is thrilled to announce the official nominees for both the prestigious 2018 Satellite Executive of the Year Award and the inaugural 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Award. For the […]

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence  will deliver a special keynote address on Monday, May 6th at the SATELLITE 2019 conference taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The […]