Author: Staff Writer

Vista Satellite Communications Inc. named Jason Land the company’s new vice president of global services. He comes to Vista with more than 10 years of experience in global satellite communications,...

SATELLITE EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2005, originally scheduled for Nov. 8-10 in Rome, has been postponed until further notice. “SATELLITE EMEA 2005 experienced certain scheduling conflicts that lead...

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...

SES Americom unveiled Sept. 7 its IP Prime service, which the company described as a centralized, satellite delivered Internet protocol television (IPTV) distribution solution that will enable telecommunications providers to...

The Sea Launch Co. said Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Panamsat for the launch of the Horizons-2 satellite using the Land Launch system. It is the second Land...

International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 6 it signed a launch agreement with DirecTV. ILS will launch the satellite on a Proton/Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

Arianespace announced Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Shin Satellite Plc to launch the Thaicom 5 satellite. Thaicom 5 will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace’s...

SES Astra said Sept. 6 that ITV Broadcasting signed a long-term deal for 16 megabits of transmission capacity, which it will use for new services such at interactive programming in...

Music Media Enterprises Europe (MMEE) signed a lease agreement with Asiasat to use C-Band capacity on Asiasat 2 to broadcast Club 977‘s two Internet radio streams, Club 977 The 80’s...

Telenor Satellite Services and Global Relief Technologies (GRT) Sept. 6 announced the two companies have joined forces to provide rapid data management collection capabilities and mobile satellite communications to elements...