Author: JJ McCoy

[4/27/07] International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Telesat Canada to place the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit, ILS announced April 26. The mission, using a Proton Breeze M...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in...

The U.S. Department of State rejected a proposal by GE and Citic Group to privatize Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat), AsiaSat announced April 24. Due to the rejection, the...

GeoEye is partnering with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in China, GeoEye announced April 25. East-Dawn has formed...

U.S. Air Force Space Command granted a five-year license to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to operate at a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Air Force...

The College of European Commissioners adopted a document on a European Space Policy, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 26. ESA and the European Commission crafted the policy, which...

Boeing completed a GPS Space Segment 3 system design review for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced April 26. The Air Force is expected to award the multi-billion dollar GPS...

Harmonic Inc., a provider of broadcast and on-demand video delivery solutions, reported net sales of $70.2 million in the 2007 first quarter, up 25 percent from $56.2 million in the...

German pay-TV operator Premiere has reached an agreement for the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Austrian Bundesliga until 2010, Premiere announced. Premiere offers direct-to-home services in Austria as well as...

Direct-to-home satellite operator ProtoStar is among five new members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). The other new members are Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Indian...