Author: Staff Writer

Hugh Panero, president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], has been selected as Via Satellite‘s “Satellite Executive of the Year” by the editors and analysts at PBI Media....

A = Analog D = Digital 80 degreesE: Express 6A D RTR Kultura has been replaced by Yamal TV on 11611 MHz vertical, SR 5060, FEC 3/4, VPID 1160, APID...

BSkyB could be facing a serious issue with average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) this year. In a research note, Banc of America Securities media analyst Sean Eddie issued a “sell”...

PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright has had a busy few weeks. Despite his best efforts, it seems unlikely that PanAmSat will be able to acquire European rival Eutelsat, at least in...

SES Astra’s decision to set up a consortium to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications (see Interspace issue 761) for set-top boxes (STBs) was originally...

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the satellite...

Private investment firm Falconhead Capital is paying $30 million to acquire Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of satellite-based communications and networking services to the cruise ship and offshore oil...

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule for...

Showtime, the leading Middle East pay-TV operator, hopes to add between 50,000 and 100,000 subscribers in 2003. It currently has around 250,000 subscribers and the operator could reach the cashflow...

The merger between the two Spanish direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms, Sogecable’s Canal Satelite Digital and Telefonica’s Via Digital, moved a step closer when Telefonica and Sogecable agreed to comply with...