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Loral Skynet do Brasil Ltd., a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [OTC: LRLSO], has signed an agreement with Brazilian television network Rede TV to provide satellite capacity on Telstar...

Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] landed a contract from the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center Detachment 12 for a suborbital rocket that will test an advanced penetrator. The...

Sirius [Nasdaq: SIRI] and equipment manufacturer Antex Electronics have introduced what they say is the world’s first satellite radio specifically designed for use in multi-room, multi-zone audio systems. The companies...

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] confirmed that effective Sept. 3, 2003, its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS Corp., completed the redemption of $245 million principal amount of its 9 1/8 percent senior notes...

Satellite broadcast provider GlobeCast America has appointed Mary Frost as senior vice president of sales. In her new position, Frost will be responsible for overseeing both domestic and international sales...

Alaska’s largest TV station and Anchorage’s NBC affiliate KTUU has purchased Norsat International‘s NewsLink portable satellite terminal. With this purchase, KTUU ends a three-year search to find satellite technology that...

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...

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based global satellite communications company, has completed its share repurchase program, acquiring a total of 13,057,024 ordinary shares at a cost of approximately $54.0...

Spacenet, a U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], has signed a deal with Valero Energy [NYSE: VLO] to provide a broadband satellite communications network for the company’s 4,000...

C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI], an Ottawa, Canada-based satellite Internet provider, has introduced a new high-speed Internet service intended for residential customers in Canada. The new residential service will allow...