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LAS VEGAS–A quick tour of the exhibit halls at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters annual trade show held last week, revealed that high-definition TV (HDTV) and IPTV (television over […]

Russia is one of the largest potential markets for pay-TV worldwide. It has a population in excess of 140 million people and with still very low digital television penetration; the […]

For Southern California, which has been plagued in recently years with wildfires, earthquakes, flooding and other disasters, having a satellite-based emergency response system is crucial for keeping its emergency services […]

Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall and Anatoli Perminov, director general of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, signed a partnership contract regarding the production and supply of Russian equipment and systems […]

Alcatel Space said the Apstar 6 communications satellite was successfully launched April 12 on a Long March 3B vehicle from the Xichang satellite launch center in China. Alcatel built the […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said its total number of subscribers grew 19 percent and revenues grew 26 percent during the first quarter of 2005, compared to the totals reported during the […]

America Online and XM Satellite Radio said they are joining forces to create a new online radio service. According to the companies, the new service brings together the best of […]

Intelsat selected Convergent Media Systems as a provider of worldwide distribution services for its business TV offering. Intelsat’s global fiber and satellite network will be used to transmit live and […]

Motorola Inc. and WorldGate Communications Inc. claim they have conducted the first true-to-life videophone call over satellite broadband connections using the Motorola Ojo personal videophone. The phone call originated from […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. announced a special offer to New York Mets fans in the New York tri-state area and parts of Pennsylvania who otherwise are not able to watch the […]

SES Astra said the SES Group increased its shareholding in Satlynx from 41 percent to 77 percent, resulting in SES Astra taking full operational control of the company. As a […]

Hispasat said it certified Integrasys‘ SatmotionPocket to be fully compliant to its radio and IP broadband hub systems requirements, adding that the Integrasys tool has been integrated to Hispasat hub […]

Orbital Recovery Ltd. said its ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle (CX-OLEV) successfully passed its baseline design review milestone, clearing the way for space tug to be formally offered to customers […]

Although the decision to shut down Cablevision‘s Rainbow DBS operations, which did business under the Voom brand name, was made public earlier this month, work on a $740 million contract […]

According to a new report issued by Forrester Research Inc., inhabitants of 20.1 million households will listen to satellite radio by the end of the decade. In its report, “The […]

A Congressional hearing about the progress being made toward meeting the goals of the Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act quickly focused on a couple of […]

“Timing is crucial,” particularly when a satellite company makes its decision on when to explore options on collecting on debt related to leased capacity on satellites or on manufacturing, according […]

While companies like Iridium Satellite LLC and Globalstar LLC have been able to recover after a shaky first stab at the market, the mention of those names and Mobile Satellite […]

In a previous Spotlight, we highlighted the use of satellite telephones to help keep soldiers in Iraq in touch with their families. WorldGate Communications Inc. is looking to take that […]

GlobeCast no longer sees itself purely as a satellite services provider. That is the key message as the operator gets ready to launch a new offering, which it believes will […]

With Panamsat formally coming out of its quiet period, it is no surprise to see the company’s public relations machine starting back up. In the past two weeks, two announcements […]

According to the latest figures released by the U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom, digital satellite had just more than a 50 percent share of the digital television market at the end […]

Xtar LLC announced that Xtar-Eur, the world’s first satellite developed for commercial X-band service, completed its in-orbit testing and is fully operational. Xtar-Eur, located at 29 degrees East, was built […]

Boeing said it assembled a team consisting of, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. and Harris Corp., to bid on the next generation geostationary weather and environmental system for the National […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) said merchant bank and private equity fund management company Perseus LLC completed its acquisition of MTN. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “[Throughout] the […]

The U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB (Sky) is significantly enhancing the parental controls to its services. The new upgrades will enable parents to restrict access to all channels, or even […]

Frontier Communications and EchoStar Communications Corp. formed a strategic alliance to provide EchoStar’s Dish Network direct-to-home satellite televisions service to Frontier customers nationwide. Frontier will offer the service as part […]

Finisar Corp. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against The DirecTV Group Inc. and related entities in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The suit […]

The Voom saga reached its conclusion as this issue was going to press when Cablevision formally said it would shut down its struggling Rainbow DBS direct-to-home satellite television service, which […]

Panamsat Corp. said Group W-Com, a Group Pegaso company, selected the company to support a new satellite-based broadband Internet service. Pegaso Banda Ancha will provide direct-to-home service providers, local telcos […]