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  • At Press Time: New Skies Sale Gets FCC Nod

    The Netherlands-based New Skies Satellites NV [NSK], a global satellite operator, will be sold to affiliates of The Blackstone Group, a private investment firm, after receiving approval from the U.S. […]

  • Delphi Goes Beyond Wi-Fi With MyFi

    Troy, Mich.-based Delphi Corp. [DPH] is a prime example of how satellite-industry opportunities are growth engines for automotive-technology companies. Delphi has ridden the surging subscriber gains of XM Satellite Radio […]

  • Intelsat Struggles To Rebound

    The revenues and expenses at Intelsat Ltd., headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, rose during its third quarter ended Sept. 30, while the global satellite operator simultaneously attempted to cut jobs in […]

  • Rhizomania Battle Goes High Tech With Imagery

    Longmont, Colo.-based Digital-Globe is teaming with the Upper Midwest Aerosopace Consortium (UMAC) at the University of North Dakota to explore using high-resolution QuickBird satellite images to research the impact of […]

  • Spotlight: RaySat Unveils Two-Inch Antenna

    McLean, Va.-based RaySat Inc., a supplier of mobile antennas and communications equipment, is starting to demonstrate an ultra-low-profile antenna to automobile manufacturers that could be embedded in new vehicles to […]

  • Inmarsat Pressured By Need To Shift Traditional Focus

    By Jose del Rosario Mobile-satellite services traditionally have focused on maritime and aeronautical markets where the business case for tapping these sectors is compelling. London-based Inmarsat was created as an […]

  • How Arabsat Is Beefing Up Mid-East Service Offerings

    The Middle East is a vibrant market for satellite communications. In the direct-to-home (DTH) arena, such operators as Showtime have gained subscribers at a healthy rate. Showtime also has high […]

  • BSkyB Hangs Marketing Hat On Interactive Ads

    BSkyB, the U.K.-based satellite direct-to-home (DTH) operator, hopes its ambitious SkyView project finally will convince creative teams within advertising agencies about the power of interactive advertising. The panel, which consists […]

  • BellSouth Scores With NFL Football

    Atlanta-based BellSouth Corpora-tion [BLS] reported last week its recent move to introduce a new bundled service package that includes the DirecTV satellite television service is gaining early traction. With the […]

  • Garmin Outperforms Expectations

    Garmin reported third-quarter earnings per share (EPS) ahead of expectations, driven by a 55.9-percent consumer gross margin, according to a research note from Morgan Stanley. Total revenues were up about […]

  • SBCA Fights NAB Petition

    The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association’s (SBCA’s) government affairs staff is focused on fighting the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) “ridiculous petition” opposing the delivery of local weather and traffic […]

  • HNS Unveils Video-Conferencing Tool

    Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a global provider of satellite broadband products and services, introduced what it calls a comprehensive package of services for companies looking to distribute high-impact […]

  • iDirect Technologies

    Herndon, Va.-based iDirect Tech-nologies, a privately held company that designs, develops, and markets bi-directional, satellite-based broadband access solutions is broadening its product offering. The new iDirect iNFINITI series product line […]

  • Navicom Unveils Battery-Powered Unit

    A new portable Global Positioning System (GPS) unit with as much as 300 percent more battery power will be available commercially this month through Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Automotive Capital Group Inc. […]

  • Honeywell Intros Space-Based IC Gear

    Honeywell [HON] rolled out a 150-nanometer, 15-million-gate integrated circuit (IC) technology it says exponentially increases speed and bandwidth capabilities for processing and transmitting data in aerospace systems, including space satellites […]

  • Sirius Goes Full Tilt For Subscriber Gains

    Wall Street can be fickle in picking the financial performance measures it uses to evaluate publicly traded companies. For satellite radio companies, the focus right now is on notching subscriber […]

  • Frost & Sullivan Lauds Lockheed Martin’s A2100…Again

    The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] A2100 telecommunications satellite series received an award for reliability for the second consecutive year from research group Frost & Sullivan, which said the satellite series […]

  • Arabsat Confident Of Revenue Growth

    Arabsat, one of the largest satellite operators in the Middle East, could report double-digit percentage revenue growth this year. Arabsat’s Director General Khalid Balkheyour told Satellite Today, “In 2003, our […]

  • India Doctors Watch U.S. 3-D Surgery Via Satellite

    Shades of the 1950s and “The Creature from the Black Lagoon!” Next Tuesday, a real-time, 3-D transmission of a surgical procedure will be broadcast via satellite from Henry Ford Hospital […]

  • Move Over Neiman Marcus: RoadPost Has ‘The’ Holiday Gift

    Those going somewhere off the beaten path for the holidays have an option for staying in touch. Roadpost, a Canadian vendor that sells satellite and cellular services, has reduced the […]

  • Satellite Deals Of The Day

    Pembroke, Bermuda-based Intelsat Ltd. just completed its acquisition of the customer contracts and other assets of end-to-end communications services integrator Comsat General Corporation for approximately $90 million in cash. The […]

  • Orbimage Defends $500 Million NextView Award

    Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage Inc. plans to vigorously defend its recent award of a $500 million NextView imagery contract from the U.S. government, in response to protest filed by a business […]

  • Pre-Election Day, EchoStar Offers PPV Political Documentaries

    EchoStar Communications Corporation [DISH] and its DISH Network [DISH] satellite TV service will broadcast separate documentaries favorable to both front-running U.S. presidential candidates. “George W. Bush: Faith in the White […]

  • Industry Group Names New Board Members

    The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group named new officers and directors for 2004-05, selecting R. James Budden, vice president of operations at New Skies Satellites NV, as chairman. Key priorities […]

  • TF1 Ups Advertising Growth Guidance

    Advertising revenues appear to be on the upswing in France. French Broadcasting giant the TF1 Group, which has a stake in the direct-to-home (DTH) platform TPS, says its latest financial […]

  • Satellite Deal Of The Day

    Sky Television in New Zealand signed a deal with Telecom New Zealand to offer an online movie rental service, called “DVD Unlimited.” The deal is an indication of Sky Television’s […]

  • DART Launch Postponed

    Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the launch of the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft yesterday after the mission’s target satellite, the […]

  • Satellites To Continue Critical Role In Military, Commercial Markets

    NEW YORK– Satellite technology will continue to play a crucial role in defense applications, broadcasting infrastructure and the fast-growing enterprise segment of the marketplace. “In television, satellites are a critical […]

  • Tandberg Hires New Execs

    Tandberg Television made some new executive appointments as it looks to strengthen its presence in the North American broadband and cable sector. The company, which provides solutions in digital television […]

  • Automakers Get ‘Sirius’ About Satellite Radio

    BMW Of North America LLC will make available Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] equipment as a factory installed option on the 2006 model year BMW 3 Series sedans, starting next summer. […]