Author: Staff Writer

GlobeCast, a satellite transmission unit of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has signed a long-term agreement with Abu Dhabi TV – the satellite channel of Emirates Media – to provide satellite...

Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] last week nearly doubled its financial commitment to its high risk Rainbow DBS satellite TV venture. The Bethpage, N.Y.-based cable operator that serves 3 million subscribers...

Week of May 30 – June 5, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.03 9.7...

The new bond requirement for a geostationary (GSO) satellite license is likely to discourage startups from obtaining licenses, warned Raul Rodriguez, a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of...

Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) is taking the lead in what eventually could become a trend among mobile satellite services (MSS) operating in the United States. The company filed...

New high definition television (HDTV) programming will be launched July 1 by El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV operator DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH]. The programming, priced at...

By Jimmy Schaeffler Top investor relations officials from both Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] recently offered their views about why both...

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is not letting the absence of a chief financial officer stop it from pursuing vital financing deals. On the heels of completing a $175 million...

A new survey commissioned by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) found that the satisfaction level of U.S. satellite TV subscribers grew during the past year in a variety...

Marlink, a unit of Norway’s Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services, last week announced a number of deals to provide maritime satellite communications services to customers. Gas and oil company Royal...