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Industry CEOs voiced an uncharacteristically bullish view of their companies’ prospects for the next year during a panel discussion at the Satellite 2004 conference’s one-day financial forum Tuesday in Washington, […]

Vance Coffman, CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], has decided to retire from the company this summer after devoting the last 37 years to it. He made his surprise announcement […]

CableVision Systems Corp. [CVC] blames its fourth-quarter losses on the cost of launching its VOOM direct-broadcast satellite service in October 2003, with a bit of help from higher depreciation and […]

NDS company Visionik is launching two advanced interactive games to be deployed on Discovery Kids in the UK. The two interactive games, Mystery Hunters and Chomp are free to play, […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK], headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, introduced a new software tool yesterday that will provide customers of its Ipsys software enhanced control in managing their […]

The European Space Agency‘s $1.25 billion Rosetta probe finally began its mission to hunt a comet in the depths of the solar system and to shadow it around the Sun […]

by Gerry Oberst What is it about satellite broadcasting that attracts politicians with taxes on their minds? Tax proposals continue to bubble up in both the United States and in […]

By Peter J. Brown Beaming Internet Protocol (IP) video via satellite either live or via the store-and-forward method for both fixed and mobile services is no longer a rare event. […]

By Nick Mitsis As 2003 began, executives at Viasat Inc. were holding their collective breath. Wrapping up one of the most economically negative years since the company’s inception in 1986, […]

By James Careless From the Americas to the Middle East, satellite services continue to increase profit margins for many doing business within certain regions of the world. Even during the […]

By Susan Trott Remember when business television (BTV) was only synonymous with talking head CEOs relaying corporate information to their staff? Well, times have changed. Although the one-way broadcasts associated […]

For all this good news, BTV does face its share of business challenges. The first is attracting new clients. Even at today’s lower prices, setting up a BTV network can […]

by Christopher Mecray The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) received heaping criticism in recent years for lacking an inspired vision for space exploration to provide a tangible focal point […]

People ASCENT MEDIA: Names Key U.K. Executives As part of a new management structure, Terry Downing was named Ascent Media’s U.K chief financial officer. Most recently, Downing served as the […]

By John Quale, Brian Weimer, and John Beahn The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently completed the auction of 192 Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) licenses, raising a total […]

Internet Satellite Platform (ISAT), an Almonte Springs, Fla.-based provider of wholesale satellite services, has expanded its business lines with two new offerings to address rural America’s need for high-speed Internet […]

Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF], has been selected to provide a Connexstar VSAT network to Pittsburgh-based Eat’n Park restaurants in the Northeastern United States. Under […]

Chandler, Ariz.-based US Monolithics, a supplier of broadband wireless transceiver equipment and modules, agreed to collaborate with ViaSat [VSAT] to serve WildBlue Communications, a proposed consumer satellite broadband company. US […]

Trips to see a pair of rocket launches and a chance to ride in a fighter jet are among the donated services and products that will be available for bid […]

Helius, a Lindon, Utah-based provider of broadband IP over satellites, is teaming up with Asian based broadband services provider SpeedCast for a Strategic Alliance Program. SpeedCast’s entrance into the program […]

Arianespace‘s Flight 158 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket has been rescheduled for early Tuesday morning, following a “minor repair” to the exterior of the vehicle’s cryogenic core stage over the […]

The American Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes, around the clock, 365 days a year. This quick response is due in great part to satellite technology. Founded […]

For those of you thinking your current communications network is operating at its optimal state, think again. As the corporate environment becomes more competitive and the current economic malaise begins […]

Question and Answer Keven Cahoon, vice president, Enterprise Services, GlobeCast March 09, 2004 Why should network managers consider satellite vs. terrestrial Webcasting for training networks? Network managers responsible for building […]

As any CTO or network manager will tell you, one of the biggest business challenges is finding a way to maintain a strong corporate network that continually provides a live […]

The fortunes of Dulles, Va.-based mobile data services provider Orbcomm rose last week when the company completed a $26 million equity financing that included the participation of the world’s largest […]

Performance was the secret of success for Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] CEO Hugh Panero and the other recipients of the inaugural Satellite News PR & Marketing Awards. Panero won […]

The choice of “Satellite Executive of the Year” always is open to second-guessing. A safe choice often is the CEO of a large satellite operator that has had a special […]

The Isle of Man is preparing to add space and satellite businesses to those in the shipping, insurance and fund management industries that pay no taxes on the island. The […]

Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services are dominating the development of new applications, products and alliances. That situation is occurring despite major telecom operators delivering an array of services that include […]