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BT, the UK telco has now exited the satellite business after selling its stake in leading satellite operator Eutelsat. BT sold its 15.8 percent stake for GBP368 million ($675 million) […]

Satellite Today has learned that satellite operator Yahsat is undergoing preparations to begin operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specific plans, including what types of services Yahsat will offer, […]

SES Americom, an SES Global company, will deliver free of charge the first of a series of Cable Positive‘s newest HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention campaign, “Join The Fight,” to cable […]

In what has been described as quick action by Congress, the House and Senate passed omnibus appropriations legislation that included the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 […]

Iridium Satellite LLC today said the company recently closed an agreement for a $65.5 million credit facility with Bank of America [BAC], which will be used for general corporate purposes. […]

The Export-Import Bank of the United States today announced it has approved a $138-million long-term loan guarantee to help Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to purchase […]

New Skies Satellites is launching a new service aimed at aiding Broadband Maritime, a telecom service provider that offers broadband communication services for ships in the Pacific and Atlantic. The […]

Satellite Today has learned that Rainbow DBS, the satellite television unit of Cablevision Systems Corp. [CVC], will spend $740 million to purchase five satellites from Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The satellites […]

With Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system partially funded by the private sector, questions linger as to what applications will help the consortium that wins the contract to get a return […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] today said it has crossed the 800,000-subscriber threshold and remains on track to reach the one million-subscriber mark by the end of the year. The company’s […]

Neo-Sky is set to launch a new satellite broadband service in Spain. The broadband operator, which provides services in the Iberdrola region of Spain, reached an agreement with SES Astra […]

Foxtel, the Australian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, now has 500,000 homes connected to its Foxtel Digital service. More than 51 percent of its managed subscriber based is now connected to the […]

Researchers at the Hokkaido Institute of Technology along with a group of unnamed private companies will set up a venture to develop a small satellite to help farmers decide if […]

In a rare Saturday session, Congress passed the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, allowing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television providers to continue to retransmit broadcasters’ television signals […]

In another boost for high-definition television (HDTV) in Europe, SES Astra is once again teaming with ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion for another simultaneous HD and SD forecast later this month. This time, […]

EuroNews, a pan-European news channel, made its debut in Africa, thanks to a deal with leading satellite pay-TV operator Multichoice Africa. The introduction of the channel will be a boost […]

After a few delays, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) Swift satellite, which will be used to observe the formation of black holes, finally launched at 12:17 p.m. EST […]

Telstra today promoted Andrew Morawski to the position of senior vice president of global accounts. He will head an extended global sales-engagement initiative, managing Telstra resources in the United States, […]

Paradigm Secure Communications signed a 15-year contract valued at about $186 million to provide a specific portion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization‘s (NATO) space segment requirements. Beginning in 2005, […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] scored another personnel win, this time on the corporate management side, when it named Mel Karmazin the new CEO of the company. He succeeds Joseph Clayton, […]

BT and Thane Direct have teamed up to launch TrendPro TV, a new German-language shopping channel. The channel is the first DTH service to take advantage of BT’s Astra 1G […]

Officials at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) postponed for the third time the launch of the Swift satellite, which will be used to observe gamma rays, Satellite Today […]

Satellite Today has learned that China has launched what is being reported “a small scientific experimental satellite.” The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan […]

Conax has signed an important new contract to supply Conditional Access (CA) to Focus Sat, a DTH operator in Romania. The deal sees Conax deliver its new Conax CAS7 system […]

A new technology developed by ARINC Inc. and Telenor that would allow users of GSM mobile phones to make calls during the in-flight portion of airline travel. The service, ARINC/Telenor […]

Intelsat Government Solutions Corp. changed its name to Intelsat General Corp. following the completion of the integration of the assets of the recently acquired Comsat General business. Intelsat said the […]

XM Satellite Radio said that plans to issue $300 million of 1.75-percent convertible senior notes due 2009, and it has granted the initial purchaser of the notes the option to […]

Primaris Airlines is outfitting its fleet of all-first-class aircraft with Iridium satellite phones, which are being supplied by Blue Sky Network. The first installation happened in April on a Boeing […]

Orbimage Inc. [ORBM] reported increased revenues and a widening loss for the third quarter of 2004. The company reported revenues of $8.9 million, up from $1.1 million during the third […]

SES Americom, a SES Global company, said its AMC-16 satellite that will support advanced video and broadband services for EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], has been delivered to the Cape Canaveral […]