Author: Staff Writer

Sirius Satellite Radio said WSI Corp. would provide it with a full suite of marine weather content for a new service expected to launch later this year. Sirius plans to...

CapRock Communications said it signed an alliance agreement with Robotic Satellite Technology Solutions (RST) for the distribution of a new automatically deployable satellite system for mobile communications vehicles. CapRock will...

XM Satellite Radio said it hired Jon Zellner to serve in the newly created position of senior vice president of music programming. Zellner comes to XM from Infinity Broadcasting, where...

The DirecTV Group Inc. said its subsidiaries, DirecTV Holdings LLC and DirecTV Financing Co. Inc., intend to enter into a new $2 billion senior secured credit facility and issue up...

Med-Trans Corp., which operates a fleet of Medevac helicopters, said it is installing an Iridium-based flight following satcom system provided by SkyTrac Systems. Financial terms of the deal between Med-Trans...

Only just more than a quarter of TV operators worldwide, as defined by a recent IMS Research study, “Making Digital TV Pay” are offering HDTV (High-Definition Television services) to subscribers....

Start-up company ProtoStar said it secured initial equity funding from private equity investors New Enterprise Associates and Space Vest to support the company’s launch of direct-to-home satellite television and broadband...

International Launch Services said the March 11 launch of the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite onboard an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL, was successful. The satellite was the largest payload...

International Launch Services (ILS) will make its second attempt to launch the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite into orbit on March 11. The satellite is being delivered to orbit onboard an Atlas...

EMS Technologies Inc. said it appointed John Dunbar to the position of chief information officer. He will be responsible for implementing a new IT vision for EMS, including overseeing strategic...