Author: Staff Writer

By Nick Mitsis The global satellite manufacturing marketplace continues to be a highly competitive business. Thinner margins and shorter production cycles are often cited as the cause of a recent...

By Armand Musey As of mid-January, shares of all three DBS companies had risen an average of 40 percent from their post-September 11th lows and were approaching our pre-merger-announcement, 2002...

By David Hartshorn For anyone puzzled by the sharp increase in water towers throughout Africa in recent months, this correspondent is pleased to divulge what’s driving thirst on the continent:...

Valentine’s Day represented a special day for the digital audio radio service (DARS) sector with a somewhat soft marketing launch of Sirius’ system in Phoenix, Houston, Denver and Jackson, Miss.....

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D = Digital A = Analogue 80 degreesE: Express 6A D: Russia’s TV Tsentr can be found on two...

Cyfra+ has unveiled its new channel line-up in Poland. The “new” Cyfra+ (called Nowa Cyfra+ in Polish) is a combination between the old Cyfra+ and UPC’s satellite platforms. It is...

Call for the building and commercialisation of a new satellite for Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus emerged from a ministerial meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Feb. 14. According to a memorandum...

Reports are emerging that Chinese authorities are cracking down on the illegal use of satellite dishes. Shanghai is a particular focus of attention. Dish-ownership is tightly controlled and so-called “work...

Debt-strapped satellite, transmission and cable company NTL is quitting Australia, selling out its 578 towers to Macquarie Bank for A$850 million (US$439 million) in cash. NTL bought Australia’s National Transmission...

Aramiska’s assault on the continental European broadband satellite markets is set to begin in earnest. The operator, which is already selling satellite broadband services in the UK, is getting ready...