Author: Staff Writer

Panamsat Holdings Corp. reported an increase in total revenue for the second quarter 2005 to $213.8 million, up from $206.8 million in the second quarter 2004. However, the revenue increase...

Revenue for SES Global grew nearly 10 percent to 609.2 million euros ($752.6 million) in the first half of 2005, compared to revenue of 555.3 million euros ($686 million) in...

Echostar Communications Corp. reported an 18 percent increase in total revenues to $2.1 billion in the second quarter 2005, compared to $1.8 billion in revenues reported in the second quarter...

Telenor Satellite Services received approval from the Brazilian government to offer Inmarsat services throughout Brazil, the company announced Aug. 9. The approval, announced by the Brazilian government July 25, completes...

Shin Satellite Plc’s profit more than doubled to 582.4 million Thai bhat ($14.2 million) in the second quarter 2005, compared to a profit of 248.9 million bhat ($6.1 million) in...

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Aug. 8 a multi-year agreement to broadcast the “game of the week” for Ivy League football and men’s basketball, along with a select number of men’s...

Gizmondo Europe Ltd. recently announced it is delaying the launch of its Gizmondo multi-entertainment handheld device in North America from Aug. 11 to an unspecified date closer to Christmas. Gizmondo...

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB signed a new transponder deal with SES Astra as it steps up its plans to introduce high-definition (HD) television service in the United Kingdom. It...

EMS Technologies Inc. received a contract to provide components for the U.S. government’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite Systems (NPOESS), EMS announced recently. Under the $4 million contract, awarded in...

More than half of Quebec’s citizens believe the advent of satellite radio services will have a positive impact on Canada’s French culture, according to a survey performed on behalf of...