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GlobeCast has beefed up its coverage of one of the leading global sports events, the Tour de France cycling event. The satellite operator will deploy nine SNG (Satellite Newsgathering) trucks […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] officials said the satellite radio service provider will broadcast Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic concert in Fort Worth, Tex., live from noon to midnight.

Officials from Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and RadioShack Corp. [RSH] said the Orbiter Model SR4000 plug and play satellite radio receiver is being shipped to RadioShack stores nationwide. Orbiter will […]

ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] officials said the company is supplying a LinkStar broadband satellite communications network to SiriComm Inc. that will provide wide area networking for SiriComm fleet applications and Internet […]

Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) has strengthened its position in the Lithuanian market by entering into a co-operation agreement with TV1. TV1 is a popular Lithuanian channel, and the deal represents […]

People Kingston inmedia Names Chairman Kingston inmedia appointed Richard Vos as chairman of the board. Vos was formerly chairman of Inmarsat, which he led following privatization in 1999 through a […]

Loral Skynet reports that its Telstar 18 satellite is functioning properly and has fully deployed its solar arrays. The satellite will be raised into its final orbit during the next […]

In a journalistic first, Satellite Today has set out on a journey three quarters of the way around the world to take a look at the first airline offering broadband […]

AEPOC (European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services) re-elected Jean Grenier as its president, an office he’s held since 1998. AEPOC plays a key role in the […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] earlier this week launched Elvis Radio, a 24-hours-a-day radio station dedicated to the music of Elvis Presley. Sirius officials said the music would cover his entire […]

Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary named Christina Clifton executive vice president of sales and marketing. She will oversee the sales and marketing efforts of Spacenet’s […]

Walter Scott, founder and CTO of DigitalGlobe, received the 2004 Colorado Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, which recognizes outstanding individuals on a regional, national and ultimately global […]

Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelan National Elections Board, said Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] is among several companies chosen to partake in a large-scale project for identifying voters and […]

Officials with the United Kingdom’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said trials are underway that involve the use of satellite technology to identify marine pollution originating from shipping. The program is […]

Officials from Nice Systems [NICE] today said that The DirecTV Group [DTV] has chosen to upgrade to Nice’s Web-based solutions for its call center in Boise, Idaho. DirecTV has been […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said that the company would offer local channels to Dish Network direct-to-home satellite broadcasting service subscribers in the Joplin, Mo./Pittsburg, Kan., area. The channels […]

EADS Astrium has announced it has delivered the Amazonas satellite to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for launch at the end of July. The satellite will operate in geostationary orbit, at the 61 […]

DirecTV filed a notice Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that it is withdrawing its false advertising claim against EchoStar Communications [DISH]. DirecTV filed a lawsuit earlier this […]

Officials from Loral Space & Communications today said the Telstar 18 satellite, launched last night at 11:59 EDT from the Sea Launch LLC Odyssey Launch Platform, will be able to […]

Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Norway’s Telenor, reached agreement with Inmarsat to become a BGAN (broadband global area network) Interconnect Partner. The BGAN system, scheduled for launch in 2005, […]

Officials from Intelsat today said the company was chosen by Telespazio to provide oil-and-gas industry contractor Saipem with voice and data services to support its worldwide onshore and offshore construction, […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] signed an agreement with Greek IP service provider and teleport operator Com-ToNet S.A. for a full transponder on the NSS-6 satellite. Com-ToNet, in collaboration with […]

SES Astra entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 75.2-percent stake in Digital Playout Center (DPC) from German pay-TV operator Premiere for $50.12 million, subject to regulatory approval. DPC […]

The politically weak satellite industry faces a delicate balancing act in responding effectively to spectrum reform recommendations released last Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information […]

At press time, Satellite News confirmed that, after four years of contentious negotiations, an agreement on GPS-Galileo cooperation has been reached between U.S. and European government officials. The Europeans plan […]

PARIS–The satellite industry is poised for a modest comeback during the next few years, according to executives who gathered here recently for the 10th Satel Conseil symposium. The symposium, hosted […]

By Paul Dykewicz The sale of El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV to the News Corp [NWS] media-empire last December has led the largest satellite TV services provider in the United States […]

The Global Positioning System (GPS) can be a lifesaver in the right circumstances and a source of fun on other occasions. For fun lovers, the second annual Magellan “Cache Her […]

By Roger Rusch, TelAstra The Internet has been one of the most sensational innovations in history, with the full impact beginning to be felt about 10 years ago. The number […]

The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the U.S. Department of Defense’s central […]