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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) […]

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 […]

The satellite-broadcasting industry has found a potential political ally in the form of its rapidly growing customer base, said Richard DalBello, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA). […]

The sale announced last week of the set-top box (STB) manufacturing operations of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) by The DirecTV Group [DTV] included a long-term business deal with […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC Officials with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) International Bureau are declaring their shift to a first-come, first-served licensing policy from the former approach of […]

GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite distribution company, is angling to play a leading role at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in France. The company’s tailored services for international broadcasters have been […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler At a recent conference hosted by a large telecom company in Shanghai, China, The Carmel Group was asked to deliver a presentation on the topic “Telecom/Internet in […]

Asia is starting to show signs that it offers a fertile market for satellite television services. That was the view offered during a panel discussion about the Asian satellite TV […]

One of the main messages at last week’s Euroconsult “DTH World Summit for Satellite TV Platforms & Channels” in Paris is that the investment community is keen to invest in […]

Week of May 6, – 13 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.81 (5.2) (8.1) […]

Viasat expects its number of pay-TV subscribers to really accelerate this year. The satellite pay-TV operator, which offers services in the Nordic region, already has close to 640,000 digital pay-TV […]

NDS [NDS], which signed a deal with DirecTV in the first quarter of this year to supply Conditional Access (CA), anti-piracy measures, hopes to follow this up by concluding a […]

Week of April 30 – May 6, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 6 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.85 3.4 […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] appears to be revving up its growth engine after announcing strong first-quarter results and several catalysts that could accelerate its already blistering pace. The […]

DirecTV, the satellite TV services unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], appears to be regaining the momentum it lost a few years when EchoStar Communications [DISH] became the fastest-growing satellite […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC The unspectacular first quarter financial results of New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] last week likely highlighted part of the reason why its CEO Dan […]

France, Italy and the United Kingdom will provide critical new satellite-communications services jointly to NATO starting next year and continuing through 2019. The existing national Syracuse program in France, the […]

By Richard DalBello, Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association As the new president of Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), it is my great pleasure to write about some of the […]

Question and Answer Jim Gandolfi, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Hughes Network Systems-San Diego Division May 05, 2004 How can satellite-delivered Wi-Fi access be an economical choice for […]

PEOPLE Pivotal Satellite: Names Business Dev. Head Pivotal Satellite Technologies Inc. hired Keith Lippert as its manager of sales and business development. Prior to joining Pivotal, Lippert served in various […]

Expectations that Intelsat would remain a long-term fixed satellite services (FSS) survivor may be worth reassessing in light of its recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that reveals talks […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] was slapped with another stinging defeat in Washington, D.C., when a key House subcommittee marked up a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC New Skies Satellites N.V. confirmed Friday that it was working with Goldman Sachs to consider its “alternatives” following the Dutch satellite operator’s recent unsuccessful […]

Connexion by Boeing is finding strong interest in its proposed in-flight broadband service in Asia. The company was forced to look elsewhere for partners when major U.S. airlines reversed course […]