Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] GlobeCast signed a distribution deal with BBC World Service for the launch of a Persian TV channel, the company announced Jan. 16.     GlobeCast will be the...

[Satellite News 01-16-09] Tandberg Television kicked off 2009 with a content delivery deal with Starz Entertainment intended to promote Tandberg’s next-generation MediaPath system as a non-linear distribution platform, Tandberg Vice...

[Satellite News 01-15-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) President Gwynne Shotwell will be taking over more of the day-to-day operations from company founder, CEO and CTO Elon Musk, Shotwell said...

[Satellite News 01-13-08] After a series of discussions with the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is proposing that U.S. space capabilities and budget issues...

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still...

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] A team led by Raytheon Co. has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation GPS control segment (GPS OCX),...

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems signed a share purchase agreement with holders of more than 90 percent of Shiron Satellite Communications, Elbit announced Jan. 8.     Elbit...

[Satellite News 01-07-09] While 2009 may present economic challenges to the satellite industry, a majority of executives are excited about taking advantage of the opportunities that often present themselves in...

[Satellite News 01-06-09] Political shifts in the U.S. government could lead to adjustments in business plans, satellite executives told Satellite News.     With the U.S. digital television switchover planned for...

In June 2002, Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk started Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to achieve what many in the satellite industry believe is an impossible task — to lower the...