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United Kingdom television news supplier ITN has selected the Norsat Newslink terminal to enable live and timely news broadcasts of breaking news stories from around the world. The Newslink terminal […]

The Federal Communications Commission Feb. 10 reaffirmed its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing mobile satellite service (MSS) systems and modified the rules […]

International Launch Services (ILS) said it signed a contract with Eutelsat SA for the launch of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite in the first quarter of 2006. The contract was negotiated […]

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) is hosting an evening reception and briefing on the media’s transition to digital programming. The briefing will examine what […]

Reuters reported Feb. 9 that Nigeria has inked a deal with China Great Wall Industry Corp. to build and launch a communications satellite. Specific specifications of the spacecraft, named Nigeria-Communication […]

According to a Feb. 9 report on CNN‘s Web site, there are no immediate plans for satellite radio to be integrated into Apple’s iPod portable MP3 player. CNN quotes Sirius […]

OpenTV is claiming a key industry first in the interactive shopping arena in the United States. The company announced that it built the first interactive television shopping application for EchoStar […]

Enea Embedded Technology said its OSE real-time operating system and development tools have been selected by General Dynamics for use in a wireless satellite ground control system that General Dynamics […]

AirTran Airways and XM Satellite Radio officially launched the availability of XM’s service on AirTran flights Feb. 9. AirTran said it has three planes in its fleet that have complimentary […]

Paradigm Secure Communications said it established the first satellite link in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Satcom Post 2000 program. The link between one of NATO’s ground stations in […]

Alcatel has been tagged to lead a new $16 million European R&D effort to establish standards for providing broadband to ships, trains and planes. The European consortium, called MOWGLY (MObile […]

Lockheed Martin said it delivered the first modernized GPS satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and the spacecraft is undergoing final preparations for its May launch. The […]

Arianespace said it is delaying the launch of an Ariane 5 until Feb. 12 after an anomaly occurred with the ground equipment. The rocket will carry the Xtar-Eur X-band telecommunications […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. said its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service now offers the Pentagon Channel to its subscribers at no additional cost, though it did note that certain subscribers […]

Satamatics, operator of Inmarsat D+ satellite-based micro telemetry service, said it now has more than 50,000 mobile satellite communication terminals operating over its worldwide network. The terminals are used to […]

Hughes Network Systems Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems Inc., said it teamed up with Net2Phone Inc. to offer integrated voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to […]

Verizon said that new DirecTV customers that order the direct-to-home satellite television service through the company will receive a single bill that covers the DirecTV service as well as the […]

DirecTV Inc. announced the launch of a new brand and national television advertising campaign to support it. According to DirecTV, the objective of the new branding is to remind customers […]

New Skies Satellites BV said it is seeking an amendment to its existing credit facilities via Deutsche Bank. The amendment is being sought in connection with the initial public offering […]

International Launch Services said it received authorization from the U.S. Air Force to begin operations for the launch of a national security payload on an Atlas 5 vehicle in mid-2007 […]

Xantic, a provider of mobile satcom solutions for voice, fax and high-speed data, finalized a key agreement with Inmarsat. The two companies have ratified their agreement to appoint Xantic as […]

The Associated Press reported Feb. 8 that Japan’s space agency has begun the countdown to the latest launch of that nation’s H2-A rocket, which will carry a multipurpose weather and […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it appointed Peter Carides as its president and CEO. “The hiring of Peter Carides is the latest and most significant step in positioning Tachyon for strategic […]

The DirecTV Group Inc. said it has named Evan Grayer to be the vice president of broadband. Grayer will be responsible for evaluating broadband options for DirecTV and executing the […]

Arinc Inc. and Telenor said that they have signed a technology contract with Altobridge Ltd. to provide the link between Inmarsat satellites and GSM phones onboard planes, enabling GSM phone […]

NewspaperDirect said it would be delivering same-day newspapers to ships in Radisson Seven Seas Cruises fleet through its partnership with Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN). Cruise ship passengers will be able […]

QuetzSat SRL de CV said it has received a concession for the Ku-band broadcast satellite services frequencies at 77 degrees West from the Mexican government. QuetzSat is a Mexican partnership […]

Viasat Broadcasting, a satellite pay-TV operator in the Nordic region, is boosting its content offering thanks to an agreement with one of Sweden’s key broadcasters. It has signed a three-year […]

Foxtel Digital‘s executive director of content, development and delivery, Patrick Delany, is confident that the operator will see strong growth in 2005. The satellite and cable pay-TV operator, which launched […]

EADS Astrium said it has completed the production and test of the first Inmarsat-4 satellite. The satellite is based on EADS Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 satellite platform. The satellite is part […]