Author: Staff Writer

The Federal Communications Commission Feb. 10 reaffirmed its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) systems and modified the rules...

Nordic satellite pay-TV operator Viasat Broadcasting believes TeliaSonera‘s entrance into the digital television market in Sweden announced earlier this year, is a positive development. “We would expect Telia to invest...

XM Satellite Radio reported a net loss of $642.4 million for 2004, compared to a net loss of $584.5 million in 2003, in spite of growth in revenues to $244.4...

International Launch Services (ILS) said it signed a contract with Eutelsat SA for the launch of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite in the first quarter of 2006. The contract was negotiated...

According to an AFX wire report from Feb. 10, Telefonica SA will not be selling its 13.23 percent stake in Hispasat. The report noted that an unnamed Telefonica official said...

United Kingdom television news supplier ITN has selected the Norsat Newslink terminal to enable live and timely news broadcasts of breaking news stories from around the world. The Newslink terminal...

Gilate Satellite Networks Ltd. said that Haim Benjamini has been elected to serve as external director to the company’s board of directors. He will serve a term of three years.

The DirecTV Group Inc. has filed an amendment to its registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the commencement of a secondary offering of common stock. The...

Motient Corp. said it has closed a series of transactions with Telecom Satellite Ventures, Columbia Space Partners and Spectrum Space Equity Investors, the result of which increases Motient’s ownership stake...

GlobeCast added an interactive dating channel, Look4Love TV to its global distribution network. The channel will be available on BSkyB‘s platform, uplinked via Eurobird 28.5 degreesE from GlobeCast’s Brookman’s Park...