Author: Staff Writer

Last night’s scheduled launch by Arianespace of Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 has been delayed. Officials said an anomaly occurred during a “data checkpoint” with the launcher — an Ariane 5...

Fox Kids Europe (FKE) announced the departure of its CEO Bruce Steinberg. Paul Taylor, the company’s group managing director and executive vice president, will replace Steinberg as CEO on an...

Officials from Magna Entertainment Corp. [MECA] today said the company reached an agreement with EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], under which EchoStar’s Dish Network service will carry Magna’s HorseRacing TV beginning...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] today said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary was selected by WendCentral Corp. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to at least 250 Wendy’s Old Fashioned...

The FCC informed Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] in a July 9 letter that the agency could not act on the company’s April 27, 1999 application (subsequently amended July 30, 2003)...

ATK [ATK] executives said the company reached an agreement in principle to acquire PSI Group, a manufacturer of satellite components and propellant tanks. According to ATK, PSI provides mission-critical components...

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] was awarded a contract from an existing, unnamed customer valued at approximately $1.5 million. The contract is a follow-on to an existing $8.3 million contract from...

Cyfrowy Polsat President and CEO Dominik Libicki is confident his DTH provider can continue its growth curve in Poland. Polsat is one of the leading pay-TV providers in Poland. In...

Stratos Global Corp. today reported net income for the second quarter ended June 30 decreased to $5.4 million, compared with $8.2 million earned during the same quarter one year ago....

The world’s largest commercial communications satellite ever built is scheduled to launch today to usher in a new era in satellite broadband services that promises to bridge the digital divide...