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Garmin Unveils Remote Sensor For In-flight Weather Information
Olathe, Kan.-based Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. [GRMN], introduced the a new remote sensor that receives broadcast weather data from the satellite weather service of XM Satellite […]
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ONO Strengthens Competitive Position
ONO, the Spanish cable operator and one of the main competitors to DTH operator Digital+, completed the purchase of Retecal, the cable operator based in the region of Castilla y […]
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Foxtel Launches New Service
Australian DTH operator Foxtel launched a new service aimed at two million deaf and hearing-impaired Australians. These consumers will now have access to a wide range of subscription programming for […]
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Eumetsat Marks Next-Gen Satellite Launch With Contest
Eumetsat will be offering 15- and 16-year-old winners of a forthcoming contest a trip to next year’s launch of Meteosat-9, the next generation of Eumetsat’s geostationary meteorological satellite. This second-generation […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Corus Entertainment Inc. inked a deal to take on an ownership interest in Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), Satellite Today learned. Corus would provide content to CSR, assuming the satellite radio […]
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Quarterly Financials
Stratos Global Corp. reported net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $9.2 million, up from the net earnings of $7.1 million earned in the third quarter of […]
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Intelsat Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition by Zeus Holdings
Pembroke, Bermuda-based Intelsat announced that its shareholders approved the purchase of the company by Zeus Holdings Ltd. during the company’s annual general meeting held in Paris this week. Zeus Holdings […]
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Telenor Makes Profit on Intelsat Shares
Norwegian telco Telenor has announced that it will make a book profit of around $62 million from the sale of its four percent share in Intelsat. The deal will see […]
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ITV Gets Interactive
Leading UK broadcaster ITV is officially launching its ITV Interactive ITVi 24/7 service this week. While there previously have been interactive services on ITV1 and ITV2, this launch will increase […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet signed an agreement with Hawaii Pacific Teleport (HPT), a provider of teleport services between North America and Asia, to use Loral’s recently launched Telstar 18 satellite. […]
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Quarterly Financials
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] reported third quarter 2004 revenues to be $171.7 million, up 33 percent from the $128.6 million earned during the same period one year ago. Operating income […]
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XM Tries For Home Run With $650 Million Pact To Air Major League Baseball
XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] is taking a swing at enticing new subscribers through the American pastime by signing an 11-year, $650 million contract to air every Major League Baseball game […]
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DirecTV/News Corp. Deal Challenged
Satellite Today has learned that Darlene Investments LLC, which owns 14 percent of DirecTV‘s [DTV] Latin American operations, has filed suit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Florida to block the […]
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Loral Skynet, Remote Work Central Team Up For Telecommuters
Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet and Remote Work Central, a provider of telecommuting and teleworking solutions, agreed to provide secure telecommuting and remote access connectivity services to small and medium enterprises […]
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China Launches Weather Satellite
Satellite Today has learned that China yesterday successfully launched a meteorological satellite that will be used to monitor natural disasters. The No. 2 Fengyun C satellite was launched into orbit […]
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Frost & Sullivan Honors Lockheed Martin With Reliability Award
Frost & Sullivan has given its 2004 Satellite Reliability Award to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the lowest rate of anomalies resulting in insurance claims per percentage of satellites in service […]
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C-Com Launches New Mobile High-bandwidth Service
Ottawa, Canada-based C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. [CMI], has teamed with fellow Ottawa company RAMTelecom to deliver high-speed, satellite- based mobile Internet services using the LinkStar equipment of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Viasat […]
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Best Month Ever For Sirius Subscriber Additions
Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today that it has surpassed the 700,000-subscriber mark and had its best month ever for new subscribers in September, with the addition of 69,000 subs. […]
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SBCA Files Comments With FCC About Blocking Violent Programs From Children
Alexandria, Va.-based Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) filed comments last Friday with the FCC about the commission’s Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on violent television programming and its impact on […]
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NASA To Launch DART Later This Month
NASA late yesterday said its DART, or Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology, spacecraft will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 26 at 2:13 p.m. EDT. DART […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Hughes Network Systems Inc. has inked a deal with Ukrainian-based information technology and telecommunications company Datasat to extend Datasat’s existing satellite business network. Under the contract, Hughes will supply Datasat […]
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Andrew Corp. Realignment Boosts CEO’s Focus on Satellite Opportunities
Paul Cox, president of the Andrew Corporation‘s newly formed Satellite Communications Group, said in an exclusive interview that the company’s recent realignment of its business units would allow heightened focus […]
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Ford Plans To Begin Factory-installation of Sirius Radio Units In 2006
Detroit-based Ford Motor Co. [F] today announced that it is expanding the availability of Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] significantly by committing to make it a factory-installed option on up to […]
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EchoStar To Offer Unique Election Coverage
EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], operators of the DISH Network direct-to-home satellite television service, will be offering its subscribers free of charge a unique way to follow coverage of the U.S. […]
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Yankee Group: Satellite Providers Need New Business Model
According to a new study released by The Yankee Group, the new broadband satellite providers need to change their business models if they are to succeed. The Boston- based market […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Spacenet Inc., Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] U.S.-based subsidiary, has expanded its Connexstar channel partner program with the addition of Enterprise Satellite Solutions LLC and the two will, as their […]
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At Press Time: Loral Creditors Okay Reorganization Plan
Loral Space & Communi-cations Ltd. [LRLSQ] is likely to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under its current management during the first quarter of next year. The process advanced when […]
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Why DirecTV Is Investing Heavily In Latin-American Pay-TV
The DirecTV Group [DTV] is embarking on an aggressive strategy in Latin America that involves buying out its only satellite TV rival in the market and planning a competitive against […]
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Stern Contract Could Resurrect Pay-Radio Indecency Debate
Political pressure to apply the same indecency restrictions currently faced by traditional broadcasters to cable and satellite broadcasters is growing, and it may rise further once controversial shock jock Howard […]
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GlobeCast Adapts To Changing Video Trends
GlobeCast America, the U.S. unit of Paris-based GlobeCast, is part of France Telecom but it is focused on video rather than telecommunications. In America, the company owns and operates digital […]