Author: Staff Writer

Arianespace To Launch Astra 1KR Satellite

French launch services firm Arianespace has signed a contract with SES Astra to launch the Astra 1KR telecommunications satellite. Financial terms of the deal weren’t released. The launch of Astra...

ILS To Launch Amazonas Satellite

International Launch Services (ILS) has signed an agreement to launch the Amazonas satellite covering Latin America for Spanish satellite operator Hispasat of Spain on a Proton/Breeze M rocket next year....

Intelsat, TVNZ Launch New Video Service

Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing and TVNZ Satellite Services have agreed tojoin forces in the occasional use broadcast services business. This alliance is designed to leverage the strengths of each...

Canadian Government Goes After Pirates

The Canadian government is working on legislation that would clamp down on individuals and companies who steal satellite TV signals as well as those who make devices designed to illegally...

'Survival of the Fittest' Webinar

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up...

DBS Rolls Past 20-million Subscriber Mark

By Jimmy Schaeffler Since its inception in mid-1994, the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry has undergone a remarkable consolidation. The playing field has winnowed from almost three- dozen entrants...