Globecast Links Up with E! Networks
E! Networks has enlisted the help of satellite operator Globecast to improve the delivery of its international channels. The two companies have created a customized Store & Broadcast channel delivery...
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XM, NHL Ink $100 Million Deal
XM Satellite Radio and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced Sept. 12 a 10-year, $100 million agreement that will make XM the exclusive satellite radio network of the NHL beginning...
Swe-Dish Increases Power To Products, Opens Middle East Office
Swe-Dish Satellite Systems announced it upgraded its Suitcase terminal power with a 35-watt amplifier from the previous 25-watt version. According to company executives, the user will benefit from a 30...
Advantech AMT Acquires Microwave Operation
Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, announced Sept. 9 that it reached an agreement with Powerwave Technologies to purchase Powerwave’s Microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden....
Intelsat General Names Richard DalBello Vice President Of Government Relations
Intelsat General Corp. announced Sept. 12 that Richard DalBello will be the company’s new vice president of government relations. DalBello will be responsible for informing and educating policy and decision...
Thomas Tycz Joins Goldberg, Godles, Weiner & Wright
Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright announced that Thomas Tycz would become the firm’s senior policy advisor, effective Sept. 19. He will be advising clients on a wide variety of domestic...
Satellite News Editor Gregory Twachtman To Guest On Kojo Nnamdi Show Sept. 13
During the initial recovery efforts for the most devastating hurricane to batter the U.S., cellular and landline phone networks failed to carry signals, and many first responders and others turned...
Loral Targets Oct. 1 To Emerge From Bankruptcy
PARIS–Loral Space and Communications expects to emerge from bankruptcy Oct. 1, Bernard Schwartz, the company’s chairman and CEO, said Sept. 7. The last remaining hurdle for Loral is to file...
Singapore Technologies Engineering Acquires iDirect For $165 Million
Communication network equipment provider iDirect Technologies Inc. agreed to be acquired by Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. for $165 million in cash. “This business acquisition will help us in many different...
Military Use Of Commercial Transponders To Dip In 2006-2007, Reach Record Heights By 2014
PARIS—The number of commercial transponders leased for military satellite communications services will dip slightly beginning in the 2006-2007 timeframe as new U.S. military systems become operational. But the demand will...