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Multi-platform music network Music Choice announced the launch of its signals on Panamsat’s Galaxy-5 satellite. The Panamsat bird will carry the signal for the next 15 years. Financial terms of […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems believes its latest contract with the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment will act as a strong reference to gain other deals in the military […]

In a letter addressed “To All Who Are Interested in WildBlue,” WildBlue Communications’ CEO Tom Moore said his company is currently undergoing initial testing of its broadband satellite Internet service […]

In an effort to give a little something back to the military community while getting some use out of old inventory, World Communication Center began a program under which the […]

Canadian North Airlines will use Iridium Satellite LLC’s global satellite network for flight data applications, the Mobile Satellite Services provider said. Canadian North will be installing the Iridium-based AFIRS data […]

Interactive television is about to go through a key period in the United Kingdom, with most of the innovation likely to take place on BSkyB’s satellite platform. In its most […]

DirecTV Inc. Dec. 6 said that, starting on the DEC. 7, the direct-to-home satellite television service provider would offer SKY TG24, an Italian news channel. The channel would be available […]

The space industry sales are poised to follow their growth trend that began in 2002, according to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). John Douglass said during the association’s annual year-end […]

One of the keys to winning market share in what is becoming a very heated industry sector will be which company can get its receivers in the hands, or in […]

Fledgling provider of in-flight high-speed data services Connexion by Boeing said last week it increased its air routes to 10 from 6 since the service was launched earlier this year. […]

DirecTV Inc. said that Martin Mullen, also known as Martin Stewart, was sentenced earlier this week by the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to seven years […]

Helen Reed, the new head of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, is planning to have university students build and launch a satellite. According to university newspaper The […]

DigitalGlobe said Dec. 8 that the Nature Conservatory is using DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the world. According to DigitalGlobe, […]

In Europe, DTH platforms continue to perform strongly in the battle against cable television. It is also a pivotal time for many as they look to broaden their service offerings. […]

The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market may be best remembered more for its spectacular failures than any successes, but memories of those failures have not prevented the MSS market from […]

The failure of the Intelsat Americas-7 satellite has a few companies stepping up to help reconnect customers of Starband Communications Inc. left stranded without Internet service. Once such company is […]

While the notion of using GPS technology to track convicted and paroled sex offenders is nothing new here in the United States, it is gaining traction internationally as well. According […]

According to a Dec. 2 post on the European Space Agency Web site, a satellite designed and built by about 100 students in less than one year is nearing completion […]

Last month, Congress passed HR 5245 which extended the U.S. government indemnification for certain losses over and above “maximum probable loss” up to the limit of $1.5 billion (in 1988 […]

As Satellite News was going to print on Dec. 3, Intelsat Ltd. announced that as a result of pursuing a recovery mission, the company has gained contact and control of […]

On Nov. 28, Intelsat Ltd. said its Intelsat Americas-7 (IA-7) satellite, a Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) 1300 satellite, experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the temporary loss […]

EuroNews Chairman and CEO Philippe Cayla believes there are still plenty of opportunities for the pan-European news channel to gain presence on direct-to-home (DTH) platforms across the world. Its next […]

Celebrating its 28th year of publication, Satellite News is committed to providing the industry with hard- hitting content that keeps industry executives updated on the business changes and advancements in […]

Until the cause of the Intelsat Americas-7 (IA-7) failure is determined, questions on when Intelsat should have figured out there was a problem will remain. But even in a catastrophic […]

People Tachyon Names VP and GM Of Canadian Market Tachyon Networks Inc. named Reeve Martin vice president and general manager of Tachyon’s Canadian market. Martin is responsible for expanding the […]

The Blackstone Group could keep its controlling interest in New Skies Satellites [NSK] for around seven years. The private-equity (PE) firm recently completed the acquisition of New Skies for $956 […]

Alcatel won a key contract with the European Commission (EC) to be prime contractor of an ambitious R&D project that could provide such organizations as police forces, firefighters and utilities […]

While its contributions to satellites may not garner the media attention that some of the bigger companies get, Blacksburg, Va.-based VPT Inc. still has something to offer in terms of […]

With a technology foundation firmly laid in providing broadband services to train riders in Europe, RaySat has turned to the U.S. marketplace with a different target in mind: the growing […]

File this item in the “what are they thinking?” category. XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] last week announced it added two new music channels that will appear exclusively on its XM […]