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EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials today said that the company’s Dish Network direct-to-home satellite TV service will begin offering local channels to subscribers in Columbus-Tupelo, Miss., and in Portland-Auburn, Maine. Columbus-Tupelo […]

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions, appointed Siegfried Schlabschi as its new CFO, effective immediately. ND SatCom is a 90-percent-owned subsidiary of AUGUSTA […]

Officials from New Skies N.V. [NSK] and KMS/FalconStream today introduced a new two-way satellite IP hub for the Middle East, which will access New Skies’ NSS-6 satellite. That spacecraft will […]

SES Global S.A. said it earned $1.5 billion in revenues and notched a net profit of $248 million in 2003.

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] appointed James Meyer president of operations and sales, responsible for overseeing and directing all operations and sales, including Sirius’ automotive OEM business, retail markets, product management, […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] today reported a net loss of $170.1 million for the first quarter of 2004, compared with a net loss of $126.3 million during the […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials today reported the company cut its net loss, boosted the total number of Dish Network subscribers and increased its revenues during first-quarter 2004. As of March […]

United Solar Ovonic Corp. (Uni-Solar) was selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to provide 3kW of Uni-Solar lightweight solar cells deposited on thin stainless steel to supply power […]

Dual Electronics will offer Dual car stereo products that are compatible with XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] service. Dual will introduce car-stereo head units compatible with the XM Direct tuner box […]

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS), the broadcast and media solutions arm of BT, announced a number of management appointments in a restructuring of its sales team. David Lomas joined the company […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] today reported net income of $100,000, down from $3.6 million during the same period in 2003. The drop was attributed to increases in operating expenses, […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV launched a new spot beam satellite this morning that will deliver local channels to its customers in more than 60 markets. The DirecTV 7S, a Space […]

Jim Yager, CEO of Barrington Broadcasting, spoke on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters today when he criticized EchoStar Communications [DISH] for providing “illegal services to hundreds of thousands” […]

The French space agency CNES (Centre National D’etudes Spatiales) has chosen Alcatel Space to build its Jason-2 spatial oceanographic satellite. The satellite, designed to monitor oceans and climate, will carry […]

Telkonet [TKO] officials today said the company signed a co-marketing agreement with Hughes Network Systems. Both Telkonet and Hughes can offer a total Internet solution throughout multi-unit buildings using Hughes’ […]

SES Americom officials today said the inaugural program distribution aboard the A2100 Lockheed Martin [LMT] spacecraft began at 4:01 a.m. EST. SES officials said the start of service marks the […]

The DirecTV satellite television business unit’s parent company, DirecTV Group [DTV], boosted its revenues 22 percent to $2.51 billion during first-quarter 2004, compared with the same quarter a year ago. […]

PanAmSat [SPOT] today announced that every major cable movie programmer has introduced its HD feed on the PanAmSat hybrid satellite and fiber network. In addition, the company said its Galaxy […]

ViaSat [VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based satellite equipment supplier, won a contract from DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colo., to provide two 5.4- meter X-Band remote sensing satellite ground terminals for the next […]

Broadcasters are looking into rolling out pay-TV services that could pose new competition for cable and satellite TV operators, said Robert Sachs, president and CEO of the National Cable & […]

Expectations that Intelsat would remain a long-term fixed satellite services (FSS) survivor may be worth reassessing in light of its recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that reveals talks […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] was slapped with another stinging defeat in Washington, D.C., when a key House subcommittee marked up a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC New Skies Satellites N.V. confirmed Friday that it was working with Goldman Sachs to consider its “alternatives” following the Dutch satellite operator’s recent unsuccessful […]

by Gerry Oberst This month, 10 new countries entered the European Union (EU). The 10 include minnows such as Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and the Baltic countries Estonia, Lithuania and Malta. […]

Connexion by Boeing is finding strong interest in its proposed in-flight broadband service in Asia. The company was forced to look elsewhere for partners when major U.S. airlines reversed course […]

PEOPLE Pivotal Satellite: Names Business Dev. Head Pivotal Satellite Technologies Inc. hired Keith Lippert as its manager of sales and business development. Prior to joining Pivotal, Lippert served in various […]

By Robert Bell, World Teleport Association The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is an unusual show for the satellite communications industry. Most attendees are focused on producing, broadcasting, managing […]

Kabel Deutschland’s (KDG) acquisition of three cable networks in North Rhine Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany could spell good news for the satellite pay-TV operator Premiere. KDG already offers […]

Eurovision’s new fiber network should not unduly affect its existing business with satellite operators. Indeed, the introduction of the terrestrial technology will be one of the main challenges facing the […]

Week of 4/23/04 – 4/29/04 Percentage Change Symbol April 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.79 6.5 (13.9) (35.1) (24.8) […]