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AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson is confident that transponder pricing trends are going to be more positive in the Asia-Pacific region throughout the next 12 months. The operator is a key […]

Cablevision formally announced that it will shut down operations of its Rainbow DBS direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service at the end of the month, thus bringing to an end company […]

The Voom saga reached its conclusion as this issue was going to press when Cablevision formally said it would shut down its struggling Rainbow DBS direct-to-home satellite television service, which […]

In the Asian region marred with pricing pressures and oversupply of capacity, maintaining stable revenues can be a challenge. But Asi aSat has done that and, with the help of […]

AsiaSat and SES Astra will be entering the market looking for new satellites. AsiaSat is preparing a request for proposal (RFP) for a new satellite, AsiaSat 5, which will act […]

A system that would allow airline passengers to use GSM wireless phones moved a step closer to reality last week when Arinc and Telenor, two companies partnered to deploy such […]

Iridium Satellite LLC recently provided global satellite communications equipment and services for a benefit drive around the world to help keep the nine volunteers that took part in the effort […]

While the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service providers currently are benefiting between the telecom service providers and cable television operators, they may need to seek out their own partners or […]

Satellite News named the winners of its 2004 Golden Orbiter Marketing and PR Awards. Golden Orbiters are given out in four categories honoring the best marketing public relations efforts within […]

This week, Satellite News is launching a new regular feature that looks at the performance of certain stocks in the satellite industry. The focus for the coming weeks will be […]

SES Americom announced that its board of directors appointed Edward Horowitz to be the president and CEO of the company. He also will serve on the executive committee of SES […]

According to the latest figures released by the U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom, digital satellite had just more than a 50 percent share of the digital television market at the end […]

Xtar LLC announced that Xtar-Eur, the world’s first satellite developed for commercial X-band service, completed its in-orbit testing and is fully operational. Xtar-Eur, located at 29 degrees East, was built […]

Boeing said it assembled a team consisting of, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. and Harris Corp., to bid on the next generation geostationary weather and environmental system for the National […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) said merchant bank and private equity fund management company Perseus LLC completed its acquisition of MTN. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “[Throughout] the […]

The U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB (Sky) is significantly enhancing the parental controls to its services. The new upgrades will enable parents to restrict access to all channels, or even […]

Frontier Communications and EchoStar Communications Corp. formed a strategic alliance to provide EchoStar’s Dish Network direct-to-home satellite televisions service to Frontier customers nationwide. Frontier will offer the service as part […]

Finisar Corp. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against The DirecTV Group Inc. and related entities in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The suit […]

Panamsat Corp. said Group W-Com, a Group Pegaso company, selected the company to support a new satellite-based broadband Internet service. Pegaso Banda Ancha will provide direct-to-home service providers, local telcos […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) has stepped up its pursuit of more revenues in the Asia Pacific region by opening a sales office in Hong Kong, which will serve […]

Last week, Maxwell Technologies Inc. announced that Northrop Grumman Space Technology selected its SCS750 single board computer for spacecraft control and payload data management for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental […]

Sirius Satellite Radio inked a four-year deal to broadcast the Wimbledon tennis tournament, beginning this year, according to an Associated Press report. Sirius will broadcast play-by-play coverage of key matches, […]

Finisar Corp. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against The DirecTV Group Inc. and related entities in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The suit […]

XM Satellite Radio, which currently is the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of every Major League Baseball game, signed multi-year marketing agreements with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Chicago […]

A new report issued from Strategy Analytics states that while providers of direct-to-home satellite television service providers signed up more than three million customers last year, the impact on most […]

Frontier Communications and EchoStar Communications Corp. formed a strategic alliance to provide EchoStar’s Dish Network direct-to-home satellite televisions service to Frontier customers nationwide. Frontier will offer the service as part […]

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB (Sky) is significantly enhancing the parental controls to its services. The new upgrades will enable parents to restrict access to all channels, or even to […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) said merchant bank and private equity fund management company Perseus LLC completed its acquisition of MTN. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “[Throughout] the […]

Boeing said it assembled a team consisting of, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Harris Corp., to bid on the next generation geostationary weather and environmental system for the National […]

SES Americom announced that its board of directors appointed Edward Horowitz to be the president and CEO of the company. He also will serve on the executive committee of SES […]