Author: Staff Writer

Arel Communications and Software said May 17 that Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) certified its Spotlight conferencing solution to operate over HNS’ Direcway broadband satellite service. Spotlight is a full-featured...

Philips Consumer Electronics is set to play a key role in promoting high-definition television (HDTV) in Germany. The company has been selected by German pay-TV operator Premiere to supply set-top...

BBC New Media is getting set to trial its interactive Media Player (iMP) in September this year in the United Kingdom. The BBC has high hopes for iMP, one of...

Connexion by Boeing celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 17 by announcing the latest evolution of its service offering. Beginning this summer, four television channels will be delivered directly to...

The Korea Herald reported May 16 that TU Media Corp. brought in 20,000 subscribers to its satellite mobile television service in the first two weeks since the service became publicly...

Hughes Network Systems announced that packetPointe Communications, an enterprise solutions provider, is providing Direcway broadband satellite services to all 170 Maverik Country Stores, Inc. fuel and convenience store locations. Maverik...

Cross Country Automotive Services and Orbcomm announced May 16 to the successful integration and certification of their wireless satellite data and mobile customer service delivery systems. The companies also announced...

XM Satellite Radio said May 16 that it surpassed 4 million subscribers. “By adding one million new subscribers in less than five months, XM clearly is the fastest growing satellite...

Panamsat Holdings Corp. reported revenues of $208.8 million for the first quarter of 2005 ending March 31, up 1.6 percent from the $205.4 million in revenues reported in the first...

International Launch Services (ILS) said the window for its May 21 launching of the DirecTV 8 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan will open at 1:59 p.m. EDT. The...