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Ten years ago, few would have dubbed a merger between Intelsat and Panamsat as “a marriage made in the heavens,” but no one would have conceived of such a union. […]

Satellite imagery has received a high-profile media push while aiding recovery efforts following recent disasters such as the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region or the tsunami in Southeast Asia […]

Astro All Asia Networks, which runs Malaysia’s only direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television platform, is confident that it will continue to perform strongly despite the entrance of a new competitor in […]

EADS Astrium announced Oct. 17 that Arianespace will launch a pair of Spirale micro satellites into orbit. The two technology demonstrators will be auxiliary passengers on an Ariane 5 mission […]

Lockheed Martin performed the final launch of a Titan 4 rocket for the U.S. government, the company announced Oct. 19. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carried a […]

DirecTV signed a corporate sponsorship agreement with NASCAR that gives DirecTV exclusive rights among subscription television distributors through 2010 to use the NASCAR brand in marketing and advertising promotions, DirecTV […]

Globecast WorldTV unveiled Oct. 19 “MHz Worldview,” an independent, non-commercial television channel delivering international, educational and arts programming. Based in the United States, MHz Worldview will provide “a positive view […]

Delphi Corp. announced Oct. 19 the availability of the Delphi XM RoadyXT for XM Satellite Radio is available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $79.95 […]

LG Electronics has started production of high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes for DirecTV, LG announced Oct. 19. The boxes, being sold under the DirecTV brand name, feature DirecTV’s advanced program […]

Worldspace Inc. announced Oct. 19 it plans to expand its program line up with Flava, a channel that will offer the latest hip hop and urban music from around the […]

L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (L-3 ETI) received a contract from Space Systems/Loral to provide S-band traveling wave tube amplifiers for a pair communications satellites being built for ICO Satellite […]

Americom Government Services (AGS) received a contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for shipboard terminals and satellite service, AGS announced Oct. 18. AGS will install network […]

Arrowhead Global Solutions and Norsat International Inc. announced Oct. 18 they will jointly deliver Norsat’s portable broadband satellite system to U.S. military forces in the field. Under the agreement, Arrowhead […]

EMS Satellite Networks announced Oct. 18 that DVB-RCS standardization organization Satlabs Group issued EMS a DVB-RCS certificate of compliance. The certificate verifies that EMS broadband satellite terminals comply with the […]

Direct-to-home satellite television services provider DirecTV announced Oct. 18, in association with Sur Corp., the launching of Sur Mexico, a new channel offering regional network programming from Mexico. Sur Mexico, […]

Datapath Inc. announced Oct 17 that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command awarded the company a $96 million sole source contract to deliver 157 trailer-based satellite terminals to support the Army’s […]

SES Astra announced Oct. 17 an agreement with U.K.’s Channel 4 for the lease of a third transponder on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 degrees East. Channel 4 will […]

Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications […]

Telecommunications Systems Inc. (TCS) is integrating Wavestream Corp.’s 25-watt Powerstream Deck Power Amplifier into TCS’ Swiftlink DVM-90 Ku-band VSAT deployable communications system, Wavestream announced. The DVM-90 is a man-portable broadband […]

BSY.L U.K. direct-to-home satellite television operator BSkyB announced Oct. 21 an agreement to acquire ADSL service provider Easynet for 211 million pounds ($373.6 million), a move in which at least […]

Caprock Communications Corp. continues to boost its presence in the maritime industry, most recently through a new alliance with Seamobile announced Oct. 18. The initial thrust of this service centers […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. earned $6.8 million in the third quarter 2005, down from a profit of $11.4 million in the third quarter 2004, the company announced Oct. 20. Revenue fell […]

Sirius Satellite Radio captured 56 percent of satellite radio retail sales in September, the highest share in the company’s history, Sirius announced Oct. 19. More than 82,000 Sirius radios were […]

XM Satellite Radio will offer a free radio to fans attending the first game of the World Series, XM announced. Fans entering U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago for the Oct. […]

WorldSpace Inc. announced Oct. 19 it plans to expand its program line up with Flava, a channel that will offer the latest hip hop and urban music from around the […]

L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (L-3 ETI) received a contract from Space Systems/Loral to provide S-band traveling wave tube amplifiers for a pair communications satellites being built for ICO Satellite […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) completed the first proof of concept demonstration for the company’s next generation hybrid satellite/terrestrial wireless network, MSV announced Oct. 19. With minor modification to a standard […]

Lockheed Martin performed the final launch of a Titan 4 rocket for the U.S. government, the company announced Oct. 19. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carried a […]

DirecTV signed a corporate sponsorship agreement with NASCAR which give DirecTV exclusive rights among subscription television distributors through 2010 to use the NASCAR brand in marketing and advertising promotions, DirecTV […]

Globecast WorldTV unveiled Oct. 19 MHz Worldview, an independent, non-commercial television channel delivering international, educational and arts programming. Based in the United States, MHz Worldview will provide “a positive view […]