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TV Cabo, the leading pay-TV provider in Portugal, is closing in on 400,000 Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers in that country. The operator reported 378,000 DTH subscribers at the end of the […]

U.K. telco BT is claiming a technology breakthrough in the satellite industry, which could have some serious ramifications for satellite operators. It has developed a satellite modulation technology it claims […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], the largest provider of satellite radio in the United States with more than 2.5 million subscribers, gained a boost from consumer audio products manufacturer […]

The deals between satellite-TV service providers and telephone companies just keep coming. It seems to be a natural alliance to beat back the threat of cable TV operators that offer […]

RADARSAT-1, a Canadian Earth observation satellite, is completing its ninth year of operation, and it is close to doubling its five-year design life. The spacecraft has delivered precision images and […]

The Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Space Foundation is making meaningful personnel changes. It named a new vice president and four new directors to fill newly created and expanded positions. Jim Banke […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] achieved better than expected third quarter results. XM was able to hold its operating costs in check, unlike its New York City-based rival Sirius […]

Cyprus-based Columbia Shipman-agement is fitting more than 100 ships with Iridium satellite terminals in a move to comply with SSAS carriage requirements and to reduce ship communication costs. The decision […]

A launch attempt scheduled for early this morning involving a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket was scrubbed again and will be attempted […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom began offering commercial service on its recently launched AMC-11 satellite at the spacecraft’s orbital position 22,000 miles above North America. Cable programmers now will be better […]

The launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] Pegasus XL rocket has been rescheduled for Nov. […]

Star Choice Communications Inc. said that with the July launch of the Anik F2 satellite, the company has added 17 new channels to its direct-to-home satellite television service for its […]

Inmarsat‘s regional BGAN ambitions have been given a boost, thanks to new deal with U.K. telco BT. BT and Inmarsat signed a deal that will see BT distribute Inmarsat’s Regional […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] reported revenues of $25.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended Sept. 30, up 24.4 percent form the $20 million in revenues earned during […]

Satellite Today has learned the launch of the last of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built GPS II-R series GPS satellite aboard a Delta 2 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] had hoped that today would have been the day to launch the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft, but lingering […]

A new satellite Internet service is to be available in Poland. SES Astra signed a deal with Go!nternet to launch a new one-way satellite Internet service across Poland. The satellite […]

A joint venture, named Asia Digital Media, was unveiled today to deliver secure technology service and to enable HDTV satellite broadcasting, high-speed Internet and on- line transaction services to meet […]

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] entered into a one-year agreement with Afghan Telecom to provide international voice origination and termination services. The agreement, renewable on an annual basis, calls […]

Navteq [NVT], a provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and locations-based solutions, said it will supply its products to whichever group – the Eurely (including Alcatel, Finmeccanica, Vinci Concessions […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] took the wraps off its new auto-explorer flyaway terminal designed for a broad range of government applications. The terminal is a compact, self-contained Ku-band system that […]

ITV inked a $18.3 million deal to acquire Sky Ventures‘ 49.5-percent share in multichannel operation Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB). The acquisition also signals the launch of ITV3, replacing GSB’s channel […]

Gilat Satellite Networks LLC [GILTF] reported revenues of $64.8 million and a net loss of $200,000 for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The numbers are an improvement compared with […]

Robert Leach, head of interactive services at BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, believes interactive advertising will go from strength to strength, as advertising agencies understand the value of the […]

A recent ruling by a Quebec court judge struck down two sections of Canada’s Radiocommunications Act that made it illegal for Canadian residents to receive foreign broadcasts on satellite dishes, […]

A planned rollout of mobile satellite television service by South Korea’s SK Telecom may be delayed as country regulators ponder whether the service can broadcast terrestrial television programs. According to […]

Monterey, Calif.-based Hewlett Packard and Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [LMT] formed a strategic alliance. Details will be announced tomorrow, Nov. 3, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. PST, at the […]

Hughes Network Systems Inc. expanded its relationship with JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems. Under the new agreement, HNS will supply JSC with a Direcway network operations center and an unspecified number […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said it reached an agreement with Intelsat LLC for the design of the Intelsat Americas-9 satellite – a high-power, C- and Ku-band satellite that ultimately will provide […]

Giant consumer-electronics manufacturer Philips is urging a more proactive approach when it comes to High-Definition Television (HDTV) in Europe, and it warns that Europe is in danger of falling behind […]