Author: Staff Writer

German pay-TV operator Premiere is targeting strong subscriber pick-up in the fourth quarter as the company launches high-definition (HD) services. Premiere plans to launch three HD channels Dec. 3, broadcasting...

New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. posted a profit of $6.1 million on revenues of $61.2 million in the third quarter 2005, the company reported Nov. 9. “Revenues are 14 percent...

The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft was launched Nov. 9 by a Russian Soyuz-Fregat rocket operated by Starsem, ESA announced. The spacecraft will enter orbit around Venus in...

Great Circle Shipping, a Bangkok-based ship management company, is fitting 34 of its bulk cargo carriers with Thrane & Thranes maritime Iridium terminals under a service contract with Singapore Telecommunications...

Echostar Communications Corporations and its Dish Network announced Nov. 9 that it has acquired the rights to broadcast all Pakistani cricket home games in the United States for the remainder...

ILC and Envivio Inc. have teamed to help service providers roll out IPTV services, the companies announced Nov. 9. Pairing ILC’s network control software Maxview with Envivio’s complete line of...

The European Union (EU) reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Nov. 8. The agreement will cover industrial...

International Launch Services (ILS) signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences Corp. for the launch of the Orbital-built Thor 2-R satellite, ILS announced Nov. 9. The mission, aboard a Russian-built Proton...

Arianespace will launch the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 spacecraft Nov. 12 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA vehicle, Arianespace announced. The 45-minute launch window opens at 6:45 a.m. EST. Spaceway 2...

Subscriber additions helped Echostar Communications Corp. post a profit of $209 million in the third quarter 2005, more than double the net income of $102 million recorded in the same...