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Week of July 30 – Aug. 5, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.58 (4.2) […]

Patrick K. Brant has been named president of Loral Skynet, the satellite operating business unit of New York-based Loral Space & Communications, succeeding Terry Hart, who is leaving after seven […]

The partnerships between satellite-television service providers and regional telecommunications companies are growing in strength and number. El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV service, became the latest player […]

The DirecTV Group, the El Segundo, Calif.-based parent company of DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite television operator, showed its zest for taking bold action to shape the company for future […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] once again outperformed Wall Street expectations last week when it announced second-quarter results and gained further media attention for creating a new premium radio […]

“Good samaritans” appear to be the latest marketing focus for Iridium Satellite LLC. The Bethesda, Md.-based satellite voice services company signed an agreement with Stratos Global to provide 80 phones […]

By D.K. Sachdev As the satellite industry works its way out of the recent downturn, the entire community watches with legitimate interest and some trepidation about any news of industry […]

With the launch of its Amazonas satellite last week, Hispasat is entering a key period in its history. The Amazonas satellite could change the face of digital television in Latin […]

Congress is giving significant attention to multichannel video services, and its actions have the potential to affect the competitive balance between satellite and cable TV operators. Bills to reauthorize the […]

A positive sign for any industry is when entrepreneurial ventures with promise attract strong management teams and financing. That combination of factors is in place at McLean, Va.-based Raysat, a […]

At deadline, Satellite News learned a grand jury in Camden, N.J., indicted the president of Universal Technologies Inc. and his wife, charging them with 46 counts, including an allegation that […]

By Paul Dykewicz, Access Intelligence LLC The whopping federal budget deficits that the U.S. government has been compiling in large part to fund major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan […]

Woodland blazes burning with a core heat approaching 1,472 degrees Fahrenheit also can spread as fast as 328 feet per minute, bringing swift and sure devastation. In an effort to […]

By Steve Blum, Tellus Venture Associates At 2.6 million subscribers, satellite radio now represents the 16th-largest radio market in the United States. That’s more listeners than the entire Minneapolis-St. Paul […]

Astro All Asia Networks (ASTRO) intends to amass around 2.5 million satellite TV subscribers in Malaysia during the next four to five years. The DTH (direct-to-home) satellite operator, which currently […]

The San Francisco Unified School District recently upgraded its transportation security with the help of San Diego, Calif.-based Satellite Security Systems (S3). S3, a provider of asset tracking and control […]

Week of July 23-29, 2004 PercentageChange Symbol July 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.57 4.7 (20.7) (11.3) (34.0) ASIASAT […]

People Idirect Appoints VP In Asia iDirect announced the appointment of KW Chan as vice president of sales for the Asia – Pacific region. The addition of Chan will help […]

Satellite News has learned that Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) is calling on the U.S. government to shift its focus from large satellites that have lots of technology packed onto them […]

Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems is looking to ride the growth of Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) services by providing connectivity to retail establishments that offer the service in addition to their […]

The profit potential of offering a Wi-Fi hot spot is substantial. If a retailer charges an average of $6 per use, beginning with three users a day in the first […]

According to an executive from one of the United States’ top defense contractors, the Pentagon’s failed advocacy for the Space Based Radar (SBR) satellite program on Capitol Hill was due, […]

By Paul Dykewicz Sirius Satellite Radio is the Rodney Dangerfield of satellite broadcasting. The company gets little or no respect, just as the famous American comedian humorously laments about himself […]

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has elected to incorporate DigitalGlobe’s innovative QuickBird satellite imagery into its current geographic information system (GIS) to help with the management and protection […]

By Maury Mechanick, White & Chase On June 24, the Federal Communications Commission released two orders dealing with the consequences of failure to comply with milestone requirements contained in licenses […]

Viacom’s acquisition of German media company VIVA Media will change the face of the youth entertainment market in Europe. The deal, which happened in June, saw Viacom acquire a majority […]

Pace Micro Technology [PACE.L] hopes its recent return to profit signals an upsurge in fortune. The set-top box manufacturer had a tough financial year in 2003, reporting an overall loss […]

Week of July 16 – 22, 2004 Percent Change Symbol July 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.58 (4.2) (16.4) […]

For the first time, cruise ship passengers will be able to use their cellular phone to talk and send text messages while in international waters. The Island Escape cruise ship […]

By Roger Rusch For decades, universal communication service has been the dream of government planners. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Development Sector is chartered to collect statistics and to encourage […]