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Today’s release of Sirius Satellite Radio‘s [SIRI] earnings for the second quarter included a prediction of one million subscribers by the end of the year. The re-affirmation of that forecast […]

The Federal Communications Commission earlier this week said Rainbow DBS Company LLC and EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] won three direct broadcast satellite (DBS) licenses in an auction completed July 14. […]

StarBand Communications Inc. launched its new StarBand 481 residential two-way satellite Internet service that allows for download speeds as fast as 500 kbps and upload speeds as fast as 100 […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] will broadcast the regular season and playoff games of ProCricket, the first professional cricket league in the United States, on a pay-per-view basis to its Dish […]

In a study released today, Northern Sky Research forecasts the demand for commercial satellite capacity will grow by 4.8 percent per year, with the direct-to-home satellite market and high-definition channel […]

PamAmSat Corp. [SPOT] today said the Fox Entertainment Group Inc. expanded its long-term agreement with PanAmSat to include two additional transponders on the C-band platform of the Galaxy 13 satellite. […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] today reported growth in its revenues and net income for the second quarter ended June 30. Revenues rose 12 percent to $177.7 million in the second […]

In the latest enhancement to the GPS constellation, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the U.S. Air Force today completed in-orbit checkout of the upgraded GPS satellite that was launched June 23. […]

For the first time, cruise ship passengers will be able to use their cellular phone to talk and send text messages while in international waters. The Island Escape cruise ship […]

By Roger Rusch For decades, universal communication service has been the dream of government planners. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development Sector is chartered to collect statistics and to encourage […]

Loral Skynet, a satellite-operating subsidiary of Loral Space and Communications, is hoping for an upswing in fortunes over the next few months. While its parent company has had to deal […]

By Kirby Ikin The world is entering an interesting new era as China ventures into manned space flight. Following in the footsteps of only two other nations, China has embarked […]

By Paul Dykewicz, Antitrust regulators and a top Wall Street analyst made good calls last week regarding New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK]. The Blackstone Group, a private investment firm, received […]

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) signed a deal with Eutelsat to boost its satellite broadband position in Europe. It selected Eutelsat’s D-STAR service to complement its existing capabilities for two-way broadband. […]

Last week, the FCC issued a spectrum-sharing plan that allows CDMA mobile satellite service (MSS) operators to share certain portions of the identified spectrum (1,610 MHz- 1,625.5 MHz and 2,483.5 […]

The Federal Communications Commission said applications submitted from Columbia Communications Corp. and Mobile Satellite Ventures Inc. (MSV) have been accepted, and those companies can move forward with their plans. In […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] shareholders approved the sale of the company to The Blackstone Group, aprivate investment firm,for $956 million in cash. According to a statement released by the […]

After an “anomaly with the ground infrastructure” kept Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 satellite grounded during its third launch attempt July 16, the satellite finally took off from the Kourou, French […]

The availability of substantial additional fuel onboard Loral Space and Communications’ Telstar 18 satellite allowed the spacecraft to be maneuvered into its proper orbital position, and it may even allow […]

The investigation into what caused the Zenit-3SL upper stage to halt its second burn almost a full minute earlier than scheduled currently centers around a Russia commission that was formed […]

Congressional interest in pursuing legislation to let U.S. television viewers pick and choose the individual channels they want to buy each month from their satellite and cable TV providers is […]

Patrick Brant, former president and COO of Loral CyberStar, is joining satellite phone service Iridium Satellite LLC as its newest executive-team member. Brant will serve in a multi-dimensional role as […]

Scott Chase, a former executive with PBI Media, now known as Access Intelligence LLC, whose accomplishments include taking a key role in the launch of Via Satellite magazine, is teaming […]

SCI is turning over operation of Atlanta International Teleport to SatCom Systems Inc., the teleport’s new owner. SCI CEO Tom Sheddan said in a prepared statement that, with the relinquishing […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] just added skateboard champion Tony Hawk to its ever-expanding programming lineup. Hawk will become a host on “Sirius Faction,” a music channel dedicated to action sports […]

The launch of Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite was delayed for a second time, with Mother Nature stepping in to keep the satellite grounded. The telecommunications satellite originally was scheduled to […]

Loral Skynet President Terry Hart believes the recent trend of private-equity firms investing in the satellite industry is a positive one. In recent months, private- equity firms have acquired significant […]

To our readers who will be in the Washington, D.C. metro area July 22, Nick Mitsis, editor of sister publication Via Satellite, will be moderating a panel discussion addressing GPS […]

The National Geographic Channel selected the Digital Media Centre (DMC) to perform playout services for its Scandinavian feed, bringing the total count of the Channel’s local feeds originating from the […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] today said its Demonstration Of Autonomous Rendezvous (DART) spacecraft arrived at the company’s integration-and- processing facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The DART vehicle […]