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Sirius Satellite Radio signed an exclusive four-year agreement with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. under which Sirius will launch a Martha Steward-branded channel named Martha Stewart Living Radio. The channel...

EMS Technologies Inc. said it signed an agreement with Globecomm Systems Inc., under which Globecomm will resell EMS’s DVB-RCS hubs and terminals worldwide. Additionally, Globecomm will offer managed network services...

Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to develop a new civil satellite launching system using the Mig-31 fighter and the Ishim missile as the platform from which to launch payloads up...

Stratos Global Corp. said it signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to be the first distributor of the HNS 9201 broadband satellite IP modem and Wi-Fi access point for...

WorldSpace Inc., a satellite radio provider that serves subscribers in Asia, Western Europe, Africa and the Middle East, filed a Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the...

SES Astra hooked up a deal with German company T-Systems to help broadcasters with their coverage of the World Cup, soccer’s premier international tournament, which Germany is hosting in 2006....

DirecTV Inc. said it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against 12 individuals, including at least 10 former DirecTV customer service agents,...

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Gregory Jones joined the company, assuming the newly created position of vice president of corporate strategy and business development. In this role, Jones is responsible for...

Comtech Communications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. and Comtech Vipersat Networks Inc. subsidiaries received two contracts for the deployment of satellite communications technologies to the Asia Pacific region....

Spacenet Inc. said it was selected by Sybra Inc. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to the 237 Arby’s restaurants Sybra operates nationwide. The VSAT network will support retail...