Author: Staff Writer

XM Satellite Radio announced Sept. 7 the launching of “Red Cross Radio,” a station developed in cooperation with the American Red Cross designed to provide help and information for Hurricane...

Multiband Corp. and DirecTV. Inc. announced Sept. 6 a new, exclusive multiyear agreement under which Multiband will offer multi-dwelling unit residents a bundle of services that include voice, data and...

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...

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...

Echostar Communications Corp. said Sept. 6 it is launching a service that will allow viewers of certain college football games on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service to choose...