Author: Staff Writer

In the latest episode of the Voom saga, Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to deny EchoStar Communications Corp. from acquiring, “among other things,...

SpaceDaily.com reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration signed an agreement with the Japan Meteorological Agency that provides for satellites from both organizations to serve as back-ups in the...

Mobile satellite services operator Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. will be getting its third satellite later this year, Middle East North Africa Financial Network reported March 29. Boeing is manufacturing the...

European managed broadband services provider Aramiska said it introduced a new partner wholesale package that will enable European telecom service providers to integrate Aramiska’s DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel via...

The European Space Agency launched a new round of Start-Up Projects Initiative on March 29. The project helps small and medium enterprises enter the satellite communications sector. The project provides...

Ghislain Lescuyer,executive vice president of access platforms and gateways at Thomson, believes PVRs (Personal Video Recorders) are now a key feature in pay-TV operators’ strategies going forward. Thomson is one...

While the press has been quiet as to whether Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan will succeed in gaining control of Cablevision’s direct-to-home satellite television service, which does business under the Voom...

Women In Aerospace (WIA) said U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Raymond is confirmed as a third panelist participating in a discussion about the utilization of space-based assets for national security,...

U.S. astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov manually launched a nanosatellite from the International Space Station during a space walk March 28, according to various media reports. The...

Rednova News reported March 27 the Pakistan government approved a plan for the country to manufacture and launch its own satellite. The specific mission of the satellite was not reported,...