Author: JJ McCoy

DirecTV Inc. began delivering local high-definition (HD) programming to four new cities April 4, the company announced. The addition of Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans, La.; and Tulsa, Okla.;...

Jacinto Palacios, former CEO of Hispasat, has been named CEO of Ondas Media, the company announced April 4. Ondas plans to launch satellite radio services in Europe in 2009. Palacios...

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have expanded their lists of automotive manufacturers that include radios as factory-installed options, the companies announced. Audi will offer Sirius as standard equipment...

End II End Communications has appointed Tapan Das Sharma senior advisor for the Indian market. A retired military officer, he currently serves as chairman and managing director of Bravehearts Security...

Peter Scovell has been elected chairman of the board of International Datacasting Corp. effective April 4, the company announced. Longtime Chairman Denzil Doyle will continue as an active director after...

Among available features at www.SatelliteToday.com, your Internet source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite-enabled communications market, is a tradeshow blog focusing on the news...

XM Canada and Rogers Communications reached an agreement to provide XM Canada content across the Rogers wireless, cable and Internet platforms, Rogers announced April 3. The companies will form a...

News Corp.’s shareholders on April 3 approved a plan to give up the company’s 38.5 percent stake in DirecTV Group Inc. plus $550 million in cash in exchange for Liberty...

[4/5/07] Arianespace will launch the latest D-series satellite for Optus in 2009 on a Soyuz launcher, Arianespace announced April 4.   The new satellite will increase Optus’overall investment in the...

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the U.S....