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GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition […]

In yesterday’s edition of Satellite Today, the headlining regarding Loral Space and Communication‘s emergence from bankruptcy suggested the company’s stock would be available through an initial public offering (IPO). Loral […]

SES Americom announced Sept. 8 that its Washington International Teleport (WIT) earth station and HD-Prime neighborhood aboard the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites have been selected to monitor and distribute all […]

Worldspace Inc. reported increased revenues and a narrowing of its losses for the second quarter 2005. For the quarter, the company reported revenues of $2.3 million, a 21 percent increase […]

Several companies announced Sept. 8 they would be providing assistance to Katrina relief efforts in the Gulf area: EMS Technologies Inc. said it is supplying communications hardware to support restoring […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s National Weather Service awarded Raytheon Co. a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a nationwide operational […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced earlier this week it was selected by Tatanet India to provide two Skyedge hubs and “thousands” of Skyedge Internet protocol VSAT terminals. The Skyedge systems […]

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., unveiled Sept. 8 the SatNet Mini, the company’s new mini hub. The SatNet Mini hub is designed to provide full DVB-RCS […]

GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition […]

Nera Satcom said earlier this week it received the Satlabs Certificate of Compliance, verifying that Nera’s broadband satellite terminals comply with the DVB-RCS standard and can interoperate with other DVB-RCS-based […]

Sky Television New Zealand, the satellite pay-TV operator in New Zealand, signed a deal with NDS, which will enable to launch PVR (personal video recorder) services across the country. Sky […]

XM Satellite Radio announced Sept. 7 the launching of “Red Cross Radio,” a station developed in cooperation with the American Red Cross designed to provide help and information for Hurricane […]

Multiband Corp. and DirecTV. Inc. announced Sept. 6 a new, exclusive multiyear agreement under which Multiband will offer multi-dwelling unit residents a bundle of services that include voice, data and […]

Vista Satellite Communications Inc. named Jason Land the company’s new vice president of global services. He comes to Vista with more than 10 years of experience in global satellite communications, […]

SATELLITE EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2005, originally scheduled for Nov. 8-10 in Rome, has been postponed until further notice. “SATELLITE EMEA 2005 experienced certain scheduling conflicts that lead […]

PARIS–Loral Space and Communications expects to emerge from bankruptcy Oct. 1, Bernard Schwartz, the company’s chairman and CEO, said Sept. 7. The last remaining hurdle for Loral is to file […]

SES Americom unveiled Sept. 7 its IP Prime service, which the company described as a centralized, satellite delivered Internet protocol television (IPTV) distribution solution that will enable telecommunications providers to […]

NDS and Winetworks said Sept. 7 the companies will be demonstrating at both companies’ booths at IBC 2005 in Amsterdam Sept. 9-13 an integrated “triple play” solution for DBS operators […]

Panamsat said Sept. 7 it signed a multiyear agreement the Mexican Department of Transportation and Communications to expand the e-Mexico program, an initiative aimed at delivering high-speed digital technology and […]

The Sea Launch Co. said Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Panamsat for the launch of the Horizons-2 satellite using the Land Launch system. It is the second Land […]

International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 6 it signed a launch agreement with DirecTV. ILS will launch the satellite on a Proton/Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan […]

Arianespace announced Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Shin Satellite Plc to launch the Thaicom 5 satellite. Thaicom 5 will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace’s […]

SES Astra said Sept. 6 that ITV Broadcasting signed a long-term deal for 16 megabits of transmission capacity, which it will use for new services such at interactive programming in […]

Music Media Enterprises Europe (MMEE) signed a lease agreement with Asiasat to use C-Band capacity on Asiasat 2 to broadcast Club 977‘s two Internet radio streams, Club 977 The 80’s […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Global Relief Technologies (GRT) Sept. 6 announced the two companies have joined forces to provide rapid data management collection capabilities and mobile satellite communications to elements […]

Echostar Communications Corp. said Sept. 6 it is launching a service that will allow viewers of certain college football games on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service to choose […]

PARIS—The number of commercial transponders leased for military satellite communications services will dip slightly beginning in the 2006-2007 timeframe as new U.S. military systems become operational. But the demand will […]

International Launch Services is on track for the Sept. 8 launch of Telesat Canada‘s Anik F1R satellite. Scheduled for a 5:53 pm EDT launch, the satellite will be lofted to […]

Caprock Communications Corp. said Sept. 6 it has been working around the clock to package and deploy transportable satellite communications systems since Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on Aug. 29. In response […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said Sept. 6 it would offer 31 National Football League (NFL) games in Spanish during the 2005-2006 season through its carriage of NFL Futbol Americano, CBS Radio […]