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Sirius Satellite Radio said it has reached an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate in the further development of video applications and added that it will use Microsoft’s Windows Media Video […]

With the Consumer Electronics Showcase opening yesterday in Las Vegas, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio took the opportunity to launch a variety of new products. Sirius introduced what […]

In yesterday’s Satellite Today, it was reported the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied a request by The DirecTV Group Inc. to launch and operate two geostationary satellites (DIRECTV 10 and […]

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said it has delivered a DVB-RCS hub to Clear Channel Satellite Services of Centennial, CL. Clear Channel will use the hub […]

Ford Motor Co. and Sirius Satellite Radio said that Ford and Lincoln Mercury will be offering Sirius satellite radio receivers as a factory installed option this summer. Ford said it […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced it has been awarded multiple contracts valued at approximately $4.2 million from two U.S. government prime contractors. Under the terms of the contracts, Globecomm will provide […]

SES Astra has completed the 100 percent acquisition of DPC Digital Playout Center from Premiere, the German pay-TV operator. DPC operates a broadcasting center in Unterfohring and offers services comprising […]

Comtech Communications Corp. said its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. has been awarded a $2.8 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment to an unnamed CMDA network operator in India. […]

The French space agency CNES awarded Arianespace a contract to launch two Pleiades Earth observation satellites. The satellite will be launched on board Soyuz rockets from Kourou, French Guiana in […]

Zeus Holdings Ltd. said Dave McGlade, the CEO of cellular operator O2 UK, has agreed to become the CEO of Intelsat following the closing of the acquisition, which is expected […]

The editorial staff at Access Intelligence received word last week that Arthur C. Clarke and his household escaped any major damage or loss and all are doing well in the […]

SES Global said that as of Jan. 3, the company’s shares would be listed on the Euronext Paris SBF 120 Index. SES Global has a weighting of .38 percent of […]

Georgia has joined a growing list of states and municipalities that are turning to satellite technology to track felons. According to a Jan. 1 Associated Press report, the state launched […]

According to a Jan. 3 article on The Scotsman’s Web site, BSkyB could deploy some new technology in its satellite television set-top boxes that would allow viewers to screen out […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied The DirecTV Group Inc.’s request to launch and operate two geostationary satellites in the Ka-band. In a Dec. 30, 2004 letter to DirecTV that […]

Every year, the industry reunites to discuss important issues, conduct business and celebrate its achievements. This year is no different. In March, global satellite industry executives, engineers, investors and end […]

By Gerry Oberst At the top of the decision-making process for radio spectrum and certain licensing matters in Europe is the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of […]

By Sam Silverstein In the wake of a burst telecom bubble that threw the satellite communications business off its fast growth track and into a multi-year tailspin, a newly arrived […]

By Peter J. Brown In 2004, global natural disasters and terrorist attacks took a tremendous toll. In the United States, many died and billions in property damage resulted as hurricanes […]

By James Careless There is a new word in the TV lexicon: ‘centralcasting’. It is the cost-saving strategy of producing a whole range of TV channels in a central facility, […]

People Iridium Satellite Names New Executive Vice President For Sales, Marketing And Business Development Iridium Satellite LLC announced the appointment of Greg Ewert as executive vice president for sales, marketing […]

by Owen D. Kurtin The re-election of President George W. Bush means that a continued heightened governmental focus on the security aspects of the satellite business to the potential detriment […]

According to a Dec. 26 posting on the Web site http://www.iol.co.za, a Russian-Ukrainian Earth survey satellite launched Dec. 24 from Plesetsk cosmodrome, located 800 kilometers north of Moscow, failed to […]

The Times of India reported on Jan. 2 that the Indian Satellite Research Organization has started developing 100 satellite interactive terminals and a sub-hub for Edusat for the Indira Gandhi […]

Gilat Satellite Newtorks Ltd. said that beginning Jan. 1, the company will operate under two business units: Gilat Network Solutions and Gilat Network Operations. The company said the division is […]

PSSI and Spaceconnection last week announced the formation of skIP Broadband LLC, a communications solutions company that specializes in providing dedicated phone lines, Internet connectivity and high speed data and […]

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company announced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million […]

ViaSat Inc. said it won an Engineering Change Proposal modification and corresponding delivery order valued at approximately $60 million for the development of a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) complaint […]

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company an-nounced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million […]

2004 has been one of the most exciting years in the satellite industry for a long time. It will be remembered as the year where the private equity (PE) firms […]