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Arianespace Confirms Feb. 12 Launch Schedule
Arianespace has given the go-ahead to launch an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rocket on Feb. 12 from its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, one day later than originally scheduled, […]
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SBS Makes Key Nordic Acquisition
SBS Broadcasting has made a key acquisition to strengthen its position in the Nordic pay-TV arena. The company acquired a number of top premium movies and sports channels, which should […]
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Cablevision To Divest Voom
Cablevision Systems Corp. said it signed a letter of intent under which Voom HD LLC, a new private company formed by certain Cablevision Class B Common Stock holders, including Cablevision […]
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As We Went To Press: Cablevision To Divest Voom
Cablevision Systems Corp. said it signed a letter of intent under which Voom HD LLC, a new private company formed by certain Cablevision Class B Common Stock holders, including Cablevision […]
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Star One CEO Confident Over Broadband Revenues
Star One CEO Edson Soffiatti expects the operator’s broadband revenues to increase by more than 20 percent in 2005, with overall revenues of around $20 million. The operator is a […]
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Military Space Budget Request Boosted Again
The Air Force‘s budget request for military space activities has increased again for FY ’06 and beyond by nearly $2 billion, and it includes a new path ahead for the […]
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Spotlight: Keeping Cruise Passengers Informed
Many people look at cruise ships as the ultimate escape from the rigors of day-to-day life. But just because a passenger is isolated at sea does not mean they want […]
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Satellite Broadband Markets Showing Signs Of Life
The satellite broadband market, while not showing significant adoption in either the enterprise or the consumer/SoHo (small office/home office) space, is showing signs of life and incremental growth, and the […]
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FCC Facilitates Provision Of Ubiquitous Mobile Satellite Services
The Federal Communications Commission Feb. 10 reaffirmed its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) systems and modified the rules […]
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MTG COO Unconcerned By TeliaSonera Digital Television Entrance
Nordic satellite pay-TV operator Viasat Broadcasting believes TeliaSonera‘s entrance into the digital television market in Sweden announced earlier this year, is a positive development. “We would expect Telia to invest […]
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XM Losses Widen
XM Satellite Radio reported a net loss of $642.4 million for 2004, compared to a net loss of $584.5 million in 2003, in spite of growth in revenues to $244.4 […]
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ILS Announces Launch Contracts
International Launch Services (ILS) said it signed a contract with Eutelsat SA for the launch of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite in the first quarter of 2006. The contract was negotiated […]
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ITN Taps Norsat For Spot News Coverage
United Kingdom television news supplier ITN has selected the Norsat Newslink terminal to enable live and timely news broadcasts of breaking news stories from around the world. The Newslink terminal […]
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GlobeCast Adds Interactive Dating Channel
GlobeCast added an interactive dating channel, Look4Love TV to its global distribution network. The channel will be available on BSkyB‘s platform, uplinked via Eurobird 28.5 degreesE from GlobeCast’s Brookman’s Park […]
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Motient Purchases Additional Interest In Mobile Satellite Ventures
Motient Corp. said it has closed a series of transactions with Telecom Satellite Ventures, Columbia Space Partners and Spectrum Space Equity Investors, the result of which increases Motient’s ownership stake […]
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Alcatel Heads Euro Mobile Broadband R&D
Alcatel has been tagged to lead a new $16 million European R&D effort to establish standards for providing broadband to ships, trains and planes. The European consortium, called MOWGLY (MObile […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers New GPS Satellite To U.S. Air Force
Lockheed Martin said it delivered the first modernized GPS satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and the spacecraft is undergoing final preparations for its May launch. The […]
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Satamatics Tops 50,000 Terminal Milestone, Targets U.S. Market
Satamatics Inc., operator of Inmarsat‘s D+ satellite-based micro telemetry service, last week said it eclipsed the 50,000 terminals-in-use milestone and is adding new terminals to its asset tracking and monitoring […]
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Gilat Names Benjamini To Serve As External Director To Board
Gilate Satellite Networks Ltd. said that Haim Benjamini has been elected to serve as external director to the company’s board of directors. He will serve a term of three years.
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DirecTV Files For Secondary Common Stock Offering
The DirecTV Group Inc. has filed an amendment to its registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the commencement of a secondary offering of common stock. The […]
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Motient Purchases Additional Interest In Mobile Satellite Ventures
Motient Corp. said it has closed a series of transactions with Telecom Satellite Ventures, Columbia Space Partners and Spectrum Space Equity Investors, the result of which increases Motient’s ownership stake […]
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GlobeCast Adds Interactive Dating Channel
GlobeCast added an interactive dating channel, Look4Love TV to its global distribution network. The channel will be available on BSkyB‘s platform, uplinked via Eurobird 28.5 degreesE from GlobeCast’s Brookman’s Park […]
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ITN Taps Norsat For Spot News Coverage
United Kingdom television news supplier ITN has selected the Norsat Newslink terminal to enable live and timely news broadcasts of breaking news stories from around the world. The Newslink terminal […]
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FCC Reaffirms Decision On ATC Integration In MSS Systems
The Federal Communications Commission Feb. 10 reaffirmed its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing mobile satellite service (MSS) systems and modified the rules […]
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Eutelsat Taps ILS For Hot Bird Satellite Launch
International Launch Services (ILS) said it signed a contract with Eutelsat SA for the launch of Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite in the first quarter of 2006. The contract was negotiated […]
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SSPI To Host Feb. 15 Briefing On Media Programming’s Transition To Digital
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) is hosting an evening reception and briefing on the media’s transition to digital programming. The briefing will examine what […]
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Nigeria Plans 2006 Launch For Communications Satellite
Reuters reported Feb. 9 that Nigeria has inked a deal with China Great Wall Industry Corp. to build and launch a communications satellite. Specific specifications of the spacecraft, named Nigeria-Communication […]
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Satellite Radio Not In Immediate Future For iPod
According to a Feb. 9 report on CNN‘s Web site, there are no immediate plans for satellite radio to be integrated into Apple’s iPod portable MP3 player. CNN quotes Sirius […]
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OpenTV Claims Industry First In The U.S.
OpenTV is claiming a key industry first in the interactive shopping arena in the United States. The company announced that it built the first interactive television shopping application for EchoStar […]
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General Dynamics Taps Enea For MUOS Operating System
Enea Embedded Technology said its OSE real-time operating system and development tools have been selected by General Dynamics for use in a wireless satellite ground control system that General Dynamics […]