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Officials from Hughes Network Systems yesterday said the company’s European unit, HNS Europe, has supplied Telespazio S.p.A. with a DirecWay network operations center (NOC) and remote satellite terminals. Telespazio will […]

Officials from point-to-multipoint satellite service provider Microspace Communications yesterday said the first phase of its pilot digital cinema program with DreamWorks LLC was completed successfully with the delivery of the […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] subscribers will be able to get expanded traffic reports during weekends this summer for select coastal areas, including Cape Cod; Long Island/North Jersey Shore; South Jersey […]

Officials from New Skies Satellites N.V. late yesterday said the company is “engaged in advanced negotiations with a leading private equity firm” that soon could lead to The Netherlands-based satellite […]

Cynthia Dinkins, vice president of program and business developmentat the Alexandria, Va.-based T. Howard Foundation, today was named as one of the “Fifty Most Influential Minorities in Business for 2004” […]

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] announced today its DISH Network would offer local TV channels through its satellite television service to viewers in Rockford, Ill., and to those in Medford, […]

ViaSat [VSAT], based in Carlsbad, Calif., was the provider of a general aviation Internet modem deployed in the launch of the new Connexion by Boeing airborne broadband service. The Boeing […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV trumpeted a legal award it won yesterday by issuing a press release calling attention to a federal judge ruling in a courtroom clash with Pegasus Satellite […]

Intelsat‘s John Stanton said at Mediacast today the operator is set to announce a deal with a service provider to launch a nationally available satellite broadband service in the United […]

McLean, Va.-based International Launch Services is leaving no doubt that it is blame-free in any post-launch problems currently occurring with Japan’s Superbird-6 communications satellite. The unqualified denial from ILS was […]

Delphi Corp. [DPH] will provide the three finalists of the “American Idol” pop star talent search with an “all-in-one” CD audio system that integrates a XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] receiver […]

Microspace Communications Corp. revealed that StagePost, a new-age media and marketing company, will use Microspace’s Velocity satellite service in its new Excelevision program. Excelevision delivers real-time marketing, training and corporate […]

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin Ltd. [GRMN], today unveiled a GPS sensor bundle with nRoute software that allows users to turn their laptop PCs into street navigation tools. Garmin’s […]

William Hill is set to launch a branded television channel in the United Kingdom on the Sky Digital platform that will focus on betting. Initially, the channel will use Fixed […]

Orbcomm officials today said the company is working in tandem with Delphi Corp. [DPH] to offer the technologies needed for low-cost, highly robust telematics applications for a variety of marketplaces […]

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.–The AMC-11 telecommunications satellite successfully lifted into orbit May 19 onboard an Atlas IIAS rocket. The satellite should enhance Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom’s service to […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] officials said the company recently completed an important milestone in proving its mobile launch range concept, an effort that could ultimately result in cost savings for […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media, LLC International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the Atlas and Proton launch vehicles, is picking up the lion’s share of commercial launches so far this […]

A new interactive video game has been introduced that features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chipset. Gizmondo Europe Ltd., a business unit of Jacksonville, Fla.- based Tiger Telematics [TIGR], […]

AM and FM radio owners had best start looking over their shoulders. The U.S.-dominated satellite radio industry has topped 2 million subscribers since Washington-based XM Satellite Radio’s [XMSR] “soft” rollout […]

Satellite pay-TV operators in Europe have had a tough first quarter in terms of picking up new subscribers. In two of Europe’s biggest markets, Germany and the UK, both Premiere […]

Kingston Inmedia believes having The Carlyle Group as its owners will lead to the company being able to derive greater revenues from international opportunities. The Carlyle Group acquired Kingston Inmedia […]

Week of May 14 – 20, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 20 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.69 (1.2) (10.6) […]

Polk Audio officials said that the company has signed a license and technology agreement with XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] to collaborate on the development of a high performance XM Satellite […]

Wegener Corp. [WGNR] officials said the company has recently received orders from Roberts Communications Network for equipment to expand its network infrastructure. Wegener also received orders from two other customers, […]

Space Imaging officials yesterday said the company is nearing completion of a contract to provide imagery to the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) for improved situational awareness of major defense installations. […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] execs today said the company and Turner Network Television (TNT) are partnering to offer TNT in high- definition (HD) to subscribers to DISH Network, EchoStar’s direct-to-home […]

Officials from Delphi Corp. [DPH] and XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] will introduce the new Delphi XM “Roady2” plug-and-play satellite radio receiver at the 2004 Home Entertainment Show in New York […]

Executives from digital satellite radio provider Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] yesterday said that its digital radio broadcasts would be made available free of charge to subscribers to DISH Networks’ America’s […]

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has stepped up its efforts to stamp out pay-TV piracy in Hong Kong. It has issued ‘cease and desist’ letters to […]