Author: Staff Writer

BSkyB will shortly add two new dimensions to its Sky News Active channel. The first, BSkyB’s WAP-based on-screen service will start within the next two weeks, according to Dave Sparks,...

A new satellite battle is set to ignite the Italian market, but this time it will not involve pay-TV operators Tele+ and Stream. Internet via satellite pioneer Netsystem.com is set...

The Federal German Cartel Office, Bundeskartellamt, has launched an intensified investigation into Deutsche Telekom’s plan to acquire 51 per cent in Beta Research, Kirch Group’s d-box technology subsidiary. In a...

New Skies Satellites NV, the satellite communications company, reported record revenue, operating income and net income in its third quarter 2000 results. Revenues for the three-month period ended September 30,...

Revenues at satellite service provider Kingston Mediastream (KMS) rose 46 per cent year-on-year (up GBP13.2m) in its half-yearly results declared on November 28. The figures were released as part of...

TF6, the 24 hour general entertainment channel for under 50s formed when French terrestrial channels TF1 and M6 merged their projects last September, is to launch on December 18. The...

Two remote sensing satellites, and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data, were launched into orbit Nov. 21 aboard a Boeing Co. [BA]- built Delta 2 rocket. The rocket...

The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] won Air Force contracts to conduct architectural studies for GPS 3, the system that will keep U.S. satellite-based navigation services operational...

On Nov. 17, Russian officials gave their first decree to a proposal that aims to deorbit the Russian Space Station Mir in February. The general director of the Russian Space...

SpaceBridge announce the completion of $17 million in second round financing led by RBC Dominion Securities. Principal investors in this round include Royal Bank Capital Partners, TRW Inc. [TRW], MWI...