Author: Staff Writer

Serbian network BK TV, Hungarian broadcaster Duna TV, and Poland’s TVP3 have selected the GlobeCast WorldTV direct-to-home platform on Telstar 5 for subscription satellite distribution in the United States. GlobeCast’s...

Intelsat has signed an agreement with REACH, a joint venture between Hong Kong-based PCCW [NYSE: PCW] and Australia’s Telstra Corp. [NYSE: TLS], to lease teleport services from REACH’s Stanley Teleport...

HONOLULU–Boeing Launch Services, operator of the Sea Launch and Delta launch vehicle families, has scheduled 20 launches for 2003, BLS vice president Jane Schnaars said here Monday. The 2003 run...

HONOLULU–Although the global march toward digital television continues, it has slowed down due to global economic woes, which are causing regional and global satellite operators to adjust their sales and...

HONOLULU–As the world’s commercial expendable launch vehicle (ELV) companies struggle to regain their footing following a year of plummeting prices for their services and a series of high-profile rocket failures,...

HONOLULU–The Asian market will be good for up to six new commercial satellite orders over the next 24 months, according to projections from two key executives of Loral Space and...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] officials expect the company’s subscriber numbers to top 1.1 million by the end of this year. The outlook is buoyed by General Motors [GM] offering XM...

Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) has expanded its seven-year strategic alliance with Science Applications International Corp./Advanced Technology Group (SAIC/ATG) of Huntsville, Ala. AGI will assist SAIC/ATG’s business development efforts to define...

Increased U.S. government spending on commercial satellite capacity and expected growth in that demand has put Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] on the verge of making an acquisition to pursue...

Foundation Telecommunications Inc. (FTI) and SES Americom Inc., an SES Global unit, have agreed to a strategic partnership that will enable cable system operators to deliver broadband Internet connectivity. FTI’s...