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Arnaud Lagardere has been named co-chairman of European aerospace giant EADS. He will replace Jean-Luc Lagardere, who died on March 14. French holding company Sogeade (which includes French high-tech firm […]

Responding to the growing need in the telecom industry for improved guidance on regulatory and policy issues, PBI Media today launches Telecom Policy Report. This weekly newsletter is tailored to […]

David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S.-based arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North […]

SES Americom, an SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] unit, has signed a multi-year agreement with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Cornerstone TeleVision Network to lease C-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute its religious programming […]

Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] subsidiary RT Logic has won a follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to supply portable universal ground processing units for use in satellite […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] recently expanded its North American operations through long-term and multi-year contracts with Starz Encore, Rigler Deutsch and HDNet. PanAmSat’s contracts with the three companies support the delivery […]

A Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built Delta II rocket deployed a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite March 31 for the U.S. Air Force. GPS IIR-9 was launched aboard a Delta II launch […]

Belgacom will use SkyStream Networks‘ Mediaplex 20 video services router to deliver Internet and streaming services via satellite to its business customers, especially Internet service providers. Belgacom is a Belgian […]

The European Space Agency’s Maxus 5 sounding rocket mission was launched April 1 at 6:00 GMT from Esrange, north of the Arctic Circle near Kiruna in northern Sweden. The rocket, […]

Stephen Newell has been named senior account manager at EMS Technologies‘ SATCOM Aeronautical Group in Ottawa, Ontario. Newell will represent EMS’ products to Gulfstream Aerospace, the U.S. military and other […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has turned meeting expectations into a habit that is welcomed by Wall Street. The Washington-based satellite radio services company did it again last week when […]

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced March 31 that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data […]

Satellite communications products provider Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] (Hauppauge, N.Y.) has joined Helius‘ strategic alliance program. Helius (Lindon, Utah) provides satellite broadband routing. The Helius program integrates products and services […]

New York-based Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] appears to have taken more than its share of financial lumps during the 2002 fourth quarter, based on results the company released […]

Week of March 28 – April 3, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.55 1.3 […]

RF Industries‘ [Nasdaq:RFIL] Neulink Division introduced the NL6000 wireless transceiver family of radio modems. The NL6000 telemetry applications include data terminals, water management, remote data logging, oil and gas monitoring, […]

Melhado, Flynn & Associates, whichrecently initiated coverage of Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], is recommending that investors buy the company’s stock. Digital Angel (St. Paul, Minn.) supplies devices that enable people, […]

Eutelsat and GlobeCast have signed a deal to jointly market the first Atlantic Bird 3 broadcast and IP platform at GlobeCast’s New York teleport and broadcast center. The platform will […]

International Launch Services is getting ready to launch the AsiaSat 4 communications satellite April 10 aboard an Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The AsiaSat 4, […]

The European Space Agency and the Hungarian government are expanding their cooperation in the exploration and commercial use of space through an agreement the two sides will sign on Monday. […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI]has turned meeting expectations into a habit welcomed by Wall Street. The satellite-radio-services company (Washington, D.C.) did it again this week when it posted 483,000 subscribers […]

Spanish fixed satellite service (FSS) operator Hispasat expects to see very little, if any, revenue growth in 2003. The operator, which targets Portuguese and Spanish speaking markets in Europe and […]

In the April 3 issue, SATELLITE TODAY incorrectly identified the European aerospace firm that recently named Arnaud Lagardere as its chairman. The company is EADS, which stands for European Aeronautic […]

Star Choice Communications [NYSE: SJR] has improved the programming, technology and services offered to its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television customers with the addition of new audio and video channels, expansion […]

NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its […]

Global Positioning System receiver developer Fastrax and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up for a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) terminals. The GPS […]

Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital […]

A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would haveprevented TV Azteca (Mexico […]

The Federal Communications Commission has pulled Ka-Band licenses held by Loral Space and Communications [NYSE: LOR] because it failed to meet license milestones. In an order released Tuesday, the FCC […]

Satellite Entertainment 2003 April 30, 2003 Monterey, California An elite lineup of conference speakers, including FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, will examine the key elements representing the rapidly growing direct broadcast […]