DirecTV Latin America President Talks IPTV
Bruce Churchill, president of DirecTV Latin America, believes the satellite pay-TV operator is unlikely to see much of a competitive threat from telcos in Latin America in terms of IPTV...
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DirecTV, EchoStar Challenge Satellite TV Taxes
DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. jointly filed lawsuits in Florida and Kentucky challenging the constitutionality of taxes levied against their direct-to-home satellite TV services, the companies announced. In separate...
EADS Astrium Completes On-Orbit Tests Of Inmarsat I-4 F1
The Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite completed its in-orbit tests and early operations are progressing as planned, satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium said. The spacecraft will be moved from its test location at...
BSkyB Goes Through 7.7 Million Barrier
U.K. pay-TV operator, BSkyB added 95,000 subscribers in the 2005 first quarter, breaking the 7.7 million barrier for total subscribers, the company said. The operator is on target to beat...
SpaceDev to Develop Small Launch Vehicle Avionics
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a contract to SpaceDev to develop miniaturized lower-cost avionics for small launch vehicles, the company said. The $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract...
India Launches Pair of Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization placed its latest remote sensing satellite into orbit May 5 aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the agency announced. The Cartosat-1 spacecraft as well as...
EchoStar Posts First Quarter Profit, Adds 325,000 Net New Subscribers
EchoStar Communications Corp. posted a $318 million profit in the 2005 first quarter, rebounding from a loss of $43 million in the same period last year, the company reported. Earnings...
Viasat Broadcasting Taps NDS For PVR Technology
NDS Group plc said Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in the Nordic region, will use the NDS XTV personal video recorder solution. Using this technology, Viasat subscribers will...
SeaSpace Antenna Division Receives First Orders
SeaSpace Corp., a subsidiary of Allied Defense Group, won orders valued at more than $1 million for its new tracking antenna system, Allied Defense said. SeaSpace will deliver versions of...
SpaceX Receives Air Force Launch Contract
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) won a $100 million contract to provide launch services to the U.S. Air Force, the company said. Under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the...