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By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC Officials with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) International Bureau are declaring their shift to a first-come, first-served licensing policy from the former approach of […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said Panasonic will produce XM-ready car stereos for the nation’s trucking fleets. Panasonic will produce two kinds of XM-ready AM/FM stereos: one equipped with a CD […]

GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite distribution company, is angling to play a leading role at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in France. The company’s tailored services for international broadcasters have been […]

SES Americom’s AMC-11 telecommunications satellite is ready for its scheduled May 19 launch, officials from International Launch Services (ILS) said today. AMC-11 will be sent into orbit on an Atlas […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler At a recent conference hosted by a large telecom company in Shanghai, China, The Carmel Group was asked to deliver a presentation on the topic “Telecom/Internet in […]

Latens is to provide a next-generation Conditional Access (CA) system to Norwegian broadband operator Lyse Energi, a Norwegian power utility. Lyse Energi offers multi-channel TV and video on demand services […]

Asia is starting to show signs that it offers a fertile market for satellite television services. That was the view offered during a panel discussion about the Asian satellite TV […]

One of the main messages at last week’s Euroconsult “DTH World Summit for Satellite TV Platforms & Channels” in Paris is that the investment community is keen to invest in […]

Week of May 6, – 13 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.81 (5.2) (8.1) […]

Last Friday, Lockheed Martin [LMT] celebrated the assembly of the final Atlas II rocket (an Atlas IIAS configuration). The Atlas II series has been used in 61 missions during a […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] said the Union Des Associations Europeennes de Football (UEFA) Euro 2004 soccer tournament will be available to Dish subscribers via On Demand pay per view. Customers […]

The satellite-broadcasting industry has found a potential political ally in the form of its rapidly growing customer base, said Richard DalBello, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA). […]

OpenTV [OPTV] officials today said Sky Italia will deploy OpenTV’s middleware, based on a multi-year agreement signed by the two companies. Sky Italia provides digital satellite services to subscribers in […]

The sale announced last week of the set-top box (STB) manufacturing operations of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) by The DirecTV Group [DTV] included a long-term business deal with […]

On May 18, Colorado’s Gov. Bill Owens will give Space Imaging a state award for export excellence in the large-size manufacturing company category. The Excellence in Exporting award has been […]

Vendors of aftermarket in-vehicle navigation systems are facing market challenges from such lower-cost consumer electronics products as GPS-enabled PDAs and wireless phones with Internet connectivity. “For the occasional user, there […]

Wegener Corp. [WGNR] has received orders for an undisclosed number of Wegener Unity 4600 satellite receivers from HDNet cable affiliates. The specific affiliates also were not disclosed.

Music legend Quincy Jones picked WorldSpace to serve as the international satellite radio broadcast partner for his “We Are The Future” benefit concert scheduled for May 16 in Rome. WorldSpace […]

Officials from Satlynx S.A. today said the company is working with Alcatel to bring Internet access to areas that have poor or no opportunities to connect via traditional terrestrial networks. […]

Brian Sullivan, director of new product development and sales at BSkyB (BSY.L), told the Euroconsult DTH World Summit for Satellite TV Platforms & Channels in Paris that its Sky+ Personal […]

ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] is touting a record-breaking 2004 when it comes to revenues and net income. For fiscal 2004, which ended April 2, the company reported revenues and net income […]

Pace Micro Technology [PIC] will launch Premiere digital satellite set-top boxes (STBs) in later this month. The DS210(a) reportedly will be the smallest digital satellite STB in Germany, measuring in […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] will be offering local channels to its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service subscribers in Peoria, Ill., and in Providence, R.I. In both venues, subscribers will […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] today reported revenues of $57.4 million earned during the first quarter of this year, up 12 percent from the $51.1 million earned during the same […]

Officials from Arianespace said the company signed a contract with Orbital Recovery Ltd. to provide launch services for the ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle (CX OLEV). The contract covers the […]

A solid first quarter of financial results from the two major U.S. satellite TV and satellite radio operators proves they all are delivering the kinds of subscription services that consumers […]

Space-based technology company OHB-System AG and Elop Electro-Optics Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. [ESLT], are planning a joint venture for the common development of electro-optical systems and […]

Officials from Worldsat and KT Corp. today said the companies have entered into a long-term framework agreement to provide telecom services in Northeast Asia via several high-powered, Ku-band transponders on […]

L-3 Communications‘[LLL] Narda Satellite Networks division was awarded a $30 million interim, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity task order contract to provide deployable satellite communications systems, subsystems and components as well as maintenance […]

New York City-based satellite radio provider Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] reportedly has reached the 400,000-subscriber mark. “Reaching the 400,000- subscriber mark is another important milestone for Sirius as we continue […]