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This year will see a strong boost for two-way Internet via satellite access, placing the technology on the verge of conquering the mass market. While both trials and regular services […]

D = Digital A = Analog 83 degreesE: Insat 2E & 3B D Asianet continues on 3695 MHz vertical, SR 4339, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256 in free-to-air MPEG-2. […]

The merger between rival satellite pay-TV platforms Canal Satellite and TPS in France has moved a step closer after French broadcasting giant TF1 gained control of TPS. TF1, along with […]

XM Radio, the U.S. satellite radio operator, reported revenues of $3.8 million in its second quarter results. It also had an EBITDA loss of $79.3 million for the quarter. XM […]

Boeing and Eutelsat have hooked up to boost coverage of airborne broadband connectivity. Connexion by Boeing, the U.S. aerospace giant’s high-speed airborne information service, has contracted with Eutelsat to use […]

Arianespace has successfully launched STELLAT 5 built by Alcatel Space for the new Stellat joint venture, and N-STAR c, produced by American manufacturers Orbital Sciences Corp. and Lockheed Martin Commercial […]

BSkyB continues to flex its muscles in all areas of the UK pay-TV market. Just in the last week, the satellite broadcaster has been able to cut a deal with […]

In recent months, there has been a raft of companies introducing low-cost Internet by satellite services to capitalise on the slow deployment of digital subscriber line (DSL) service across Europe. […]

Independent digital satellite channel Artsworld has less than three weeks to avoid closure. The channel, which was launched with much fanfare 18 months ago, has around 100,000 subscribers who pay […]

Arianespace and Russia’s space agency Rosaviakosmos have signed an agreement to allow Soyuz rockets to launch at the French company’s launch port in French Guiana. The Russian authorities apparently insisted […]

Loral Space & Communications has erred on the side of being conservative with its latest guidance for 2002. Loral is projecting that its Skynet unit’s revenues for 2002 will be […]

A=Analog D=Digital 110.5 degreesE: Sinosat 1 D Sinosat 1 has been the victim of some piracy in recent times. During the late evening of 23 June several China Central TV […]

Despite being Europe’s most competitive television market, Germany continues to see new channels being launched targeting cable and satellite pay-TV viewers. According to Katharina Behrends, head of MTV Germany’s business […]

In recent years, many telcos have been divesting their satellite activities in order to reduce debt and focus on core activities. However, Norwegian telco Telenor has not yet disposed of […]

For the past two years, French launch service provider Arianespace has recorded losses due to a slump in the commercial launch market and stiff competition from lower-cost Russian launchers. As […]

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degreesE: Express 6A D – A new-to-satellite Russian TV channel entitled GTRK Sakhalin has launched on 3976 MHz RHCP, SR 2999, FEC […]

Gilat Satellite Networks recently announced a string of contract wins in Asia. In Korea, Gilat signed a contract for 345 SkyStar Advantage 2-way VSATs with Korea Telecom International. These terminals […]

A dispute over decoder technology and subscriber management control has broken out in Switzerland, further delaying the national cable roll-out of the digital platform that pay-TV broadcaster Teleclub launched on […]

News Corp could be on the verge of pulling out of the deal to acquire Telepiu for $1.5 billion. According to press reports, the deal is in jeopardy as News […]

Gemstar-TV Guide International shares fell sharply following a ruling by an International Trade Commission panel that set-top box manufacturers Scientific Atlanta, Pioneer Corp. and Sanmina SCI Corp and satellite broadcaster […]

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat is teaming up with TLV to broadcast oil company Shell’s TV channel across its service stations in France. The deal announced June 24 is further indication […]

By Peter J. Brown The United States is preparing to cope with a wide range of threats on its soil, including bioterrorism and the possible use of nuclear weaponry. Now, […]

by David Hartshorn The final countdown is underway. There are just 17 months left until the first liberalization of the Chinese telecom market is scheduled to take effect as part […]

by Gerry Oberst The U.K. government is considering ways to charge additional fees and taxes to satellite receive-only services, even though it recognizes that the notable success of U.K. digital […]

By James Careless VSATs: the acronym for Very Small Aperture Terminals. Not an exciting term in itself, but as for the technology? Well, as Via Satellite discovered when we spoke […]

By Carissa Bryce Christensen Commercial space capabilities are increasingly important to the ability of the United States to achieve its national security objectives. Consequently, fostering commercial space will shift from […]

By Cynthia Boeke The satellite industry has undergone a turbulent year. Consolidation, competition and continuing retrenchment seem to describe the market forces at work in many sectors of the satellite […]

By Nick Mitsis Increased defense budgets, a strengthened global military presence and the emergence of homeland security mean that the armed services are being asked to step up to the […]

By Armand Musey Satellite companies utilize debt financing fairly extensively, although the degree varies depending on sector and company. Even though we are principally charged with analyzing potential equity investments, […]

By Nick Mitsis At no other time in recent history has space-based technology played a more vital role than it has in the past 10 months. In fact, the same […]