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New Skies Satellites BV said it is seeking an amendment to its existing credit facilities via Deutsche Bank. The amendment is being sought in connection with the initial public offering...

International Launch Services said it received authorization from the U.S. Air Force to begin operations for the launch of a national security payload on an Atlas 5 vehicle in mid-2007...

Xantic, a provider of mobile satcom solutions for voice, fax and high-speed data, finalized a key agreement with Inmarsat. The two companies have ratified their agreement to appoint Xantic as...

QuetzSat SRL de CV said it has received a concession for the Ku-band broadcast satellite services frequencies at 77 degrees West from the Mexican government. QuetzSat is a Mexican partnership...

Viasat Broadcasting, a satellite pay-TV operator in the Nordic region, is boosting its content offering thanks to an agreement with one of Sweden’s key broadcasters. It has signed a three-year...

Foxtel Digital‘s executive director of content, development and delivery, Patrick Delany, is confident that the operator will see strong growth in 2005. The satellite and cable pay-TV operator, which launched...

EADS Astrium said it has completed the production and test of the first Inmarsat-4 satellite. The satellite is based on EADS Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 satellite platform. The satellite is part...

The DirecTV Group Inc. said it has named Evan Grayer to be the vice president of broadband. Grayer will be responsible for evaluating broadband options for DirecTV and executing the...

Arinc Inc. and Telenor said that they have signed a technology contract with Altobridge Ltd. to provide the link between Inmarsat satellites and GSM phones onboard planes, enabling GSM phone...

NewspaperDirect said it would be delivering same-day newspapers to ships in Radisson Seven Seas Cruises fleet through its partnership with Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN). Cruise ship passengers will be able...