Author: Staff Writer

The French space agency CNES awarded Arianespace a contract to launch two Pleiades Earth observation satellites. The satellite will be launched on board Soyuz rockets from Kourou, French Guiana in...

Zeus Holdings Ltd. said Dave McGlade, the CEO of cellular operator O2 UK, has agreed to become the CEO of Intelsat following the closing of the acquisition, which is expected...

The editorial staff at Access Intelligence received word last week that Arthur C. Clarke and his household escaped any major damage or loss and all are doing well in the...

In yesterday’s Satellite Today, it was reported the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied a request by The DirecTV Group Inc. to launch and operate two geostationary satellites (DIRECTV 10 and...

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said it has delivered a DVB-RCS hub to Clear Channel Satellite Services of Centennial, CL. Clear Channel will use the hub...

Ford Motor Co. and Sirius Satellite Radio said that Ford and Lincoln Mercury will be offering Sirius satellite radio receivers as a factory installed option this summer. Ford said it...

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced it has been awarded multiple contracts valued at approximately $4.2 million from two U.S. government prime contractors. Under the terms of the contracts, Globecomm will provide...

SES Astra has completed the 100 percent acquisition of DPC Digital Playout Center from Premiere, the German pay-TV operator. DPC operates a broadcasting center in Unterfohring and offers services comprising...

Comtech Communications Corp. said its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. has been awarded a $2.8 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment to an unnamed CMDA network operator in India....

SES Global said that as of Jan. 3, the company’s shares would be listed on the Euronext Paris SBF 120 Index. SES Global has a weighting of .38 percent of...