Author: Staff Writer

Canada's Government Upholds Satellite Radio Decision

Canadian government officials upheld the decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to permit Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR) and Sirius Canada to operate satellite radio subscription services and...

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...

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...

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....

GlobeCast WorldTV Boosts Channel Line-Up

GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition...

ILS Launches Telesat's Anik F1R

Telesat Canada‘s Anik F1R satellite was placed into orbit Sept. 9 by a Russian Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. The Proton lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:53 a.m....