DirecTV Lines Up With NFL Again
El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV Inc., the largest satellite TV service in the United States, concluded that it could at least break even on the five-year, $3.5 billion agreement with the...
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NAB Bows To Satellite Radio
It is rare for the powerful National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to lose an important Washington battle. As a result, the NAB’s decision to abruptly drop attempts to convince regulators...
Copenhagen Airport Upgrades GPS Capability
The ever-growing need to track assets for safety and security reasons has led the Copenhagen Airport in Denmark to upgrade the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology it uses. Copenhagen Airport...
Spotlight: Holiday Promotion At Sea
Oslo, Norway-based Telenor Satellite Services already is in the giving spirit with its plans to offer cut-rate phone calls to the crew of its sea-based clients during the upcoming holiday...
Global Satellite Operators Face Ownership Dynamics
By Ramin Khadem Apax Partners and Permira, arguably two of the most respected private equity firms in Europe, started a minor revolution with their purchase of a controlling stake in...
EADS Astrium CEO Prepares For Long-Term Growth
With private-equity (PE) firms investing heavily in such satellite operators as PanAmSat, New Skies Satellites and Intelsat, capital expenditures for ordering new satellites could be cut industry-wide. If capex plans...
Seattle Company Unveils Emergency-Preparedness Tool
Seattle-based Incident Tactics, a developer of simulation and assessment tools that help forecast the readiness of emergency personnel to respond to disasters, released a new product today designed to help...
NPR Upgrades ScheduLINK System
Hollywood, Fla.-based ScheduALL is providing National Public Radio‘s Distribution Division with an interface linking its existing ScheduLINK system to NPR’s new ContentDepot. This interface linking is an enhancement to one...
Satellite Deal Of The Day
Berlin-based German TV signed a contract with EchoStar Communications‘ [DISH] DISH Network in which DISH will carry German public- television programming. EchoStar customers could receive the programming for an additional...
Survey Shows Consumers SIRIUS About Satellite Radio
With satellite radio is becoming more mainstream among American adults, Simmons, a reported authority on the behavior of the American consumer, just signed SIRIUS Satellite Radio [SIRI] to a multi-year...