Author: Staff Writer

Stratos Global Corp. announced June 28 the appointment of Scott Hoyt as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Hoyt will be responsible for the overall direction, implementation and operation...

Intelsat Ltd. announced June 28 that William Atkins resigned as the company’s CFO to pursue other interests. The company named Robert Medlin acting CFO and commenced a search for a...

Symmetricom Inc. received a contract to develop next-generation atomic clocks that could be used on the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS 3 constellation, the company announced June 28. Under the $3.9...

Weida Communications Inc. announced June 28 that China’s Shenyang Water Conservancy Bureau awarded the company a $210,000 contract to supply an emergency satellite communications system. Shenyang awarded the contract to...

Pace Micro Technology announced June 29 a supplier agreement with Modern Times Group Viasat Broadcasting to support the Nordic satellite pay television service provider’s personal video recorder (PVR) rollout in...

DirecTV Inc. said June 29 it filed a program access complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against In Demand, a programming service owned by cable service providers Comcast,...

Shin Satellite Pcl approved the investment of up to $100 million to build a new satellite intended to expand the company’s Ku-band services and coverage, Shin Satellite said in a...

Nine Canadian organizations have appealed the government’s decision to license satellite radio services in the country. A letter protesting the June 16 decision to award licenses to Canadian companies representing...

XM Satellite Radio said June 28 it signed an agreement with Hyatt Hotels Corp. under which the nationwide hotel operator will offer XM satellite radio service free of charge to...

Sirius Satellite Radio and Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. announced June 28 a multiyear agreement to create and launch Asian language channels on Sirius. The first channel launched as part of...