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The high-profile failure of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite voice services left the industry saddled with a reputation among many large investors that it posed inordinate risks. Funding for many ventures dried […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], the largest U.S. satellite radio services provider, is keeping up a torrid pace in growing its subscriber base. The pioneer […]

Opening night of a recent Prince concert was turned into a major digital cinema event via satellite with the use of a new high-definition television (HDTV) encoder. The Tandberg Television […]

By Steve Blum, Tellus Venture Associates Canadian initiatives by the two U.S.-based satellite radio companies – Washington, D.C.’s XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and New York City’s Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], […]

A 90-Minute Teleconference on Tuesday, April 20th Register Today! PBI Media’s Satellite and Defense Groups invite you and your team to a 90-minute teleconference on Tuesday, April 20 from 1:30-3:00 […]

People ALCATEL: Appoints Vice President Nicolas de Ledinghen was named vice president of the Navigation and Aeronautical Communications Business Unit of Alcatel Space. He is in charge of all activities […]

Luxembourg-based SES Global, the world’s largest satellite operating company, appears to be bottoming out and heading for a financial upswing starting next year. That is the view of key satellite […]

The original investors of low-Earth-orbit satellite services Iridium and Globalstar who lost nearly all their money could not be blamed for regretting that either multi-billion dollar venture was built. Now […]

The high-stakes battles that pit price-gouging television programmers against increasingly resistant satellite and cable TV service providers are becoming more frequent than ever, and Congress is taking notice. Consumers are […]

Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a provider of satellite broadband services through its DirecWay brand, has introduced a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access service aimed at such consumer-oriented businesses as […]

By Maury Mechanick, White & Case LLP For awhile, it was beginning to appear as though the former intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) in the satellite industry never were going to go […]

Nebozzo, a 50/50 joint venture between U.S. investment companies TPG and Spectrum has in the last few days has taken a 9-percent+ stake in Eutelsat. This includes the stake previously […]

Globecast is aiming to boost its revenues from Asia, the goal being to eventually grow its Asian segment to 20 percent of the company’s total. Indeed, an intensified focus on […]

Week of March 19 – 25, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 25 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.07 (6.3) (11.9) […]

Week of 3/12/04 – 3/18/04 Percentage Change Symbol March 18 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.10 – (17.3) (10.3) (11.8) […]

Last week’s name change of Hughes Electronics to The DirecTV Group [DTV] is a clear signal that the future of the diversified El Segundo, Calif.-based company is on satellite television. […]

Richard DalBello’s appointment as the next president of the Alexandria, Va.-based Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) seems to be a popular choice among those who understand the challenges of […]

Intelsat Ltd. aggressively is trying to become a long-term industry survivor by filing with the Securities and Exch-ange Commission (SEC) to proceed with its planned initial public stock offering (IPO) […]

In a first for the U.S. wireless industry, AT&T Wireless [AWE] and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) plan to give cruise-ship passengers the convenience of using their wireless phones while at […]

By Howard Horowitz, Horowitz Associates When we think of the competitive market for multichannel services in the United States, we usually think in terms of satellite versus cable. Indeed, cable […]

Pace Micro Technology [PACE.L] is on an upward curve. The company, which is one of the leading suppliers of digital STBs to satellite, cable and terrestrial operators around the world, […]

Eutelsat’s half-year results ended Dec. 31 last year showed a double-digit percentage increase in revenues, compared with the same six months of 2002. During the first six months of the […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] showed last week it is willing to risk the loss of subscribers to protect its low-cost advantage against other multi-channel video providers. By refusing to accept what […]

London-based Inmarsat, the world’s largest mobile satellite communications provider and in the midst of a transition following its sale last December, now will include a new chief executive officer. Michael […]

It was difficult for me not to wonder a couple of years ago whether Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] might fall victim to some of the accounting pitfalls that plagued […]

A multi-beam antenna design that simultaneously communicates with as many as 20 satellites – compared with one antenna for one satellite in conventional systems — was awarded the 2004 “Industry […]

By Roger Rusch The transfer of technology is a legitimate concern of every advanced country. This situation is especially true if the developments have been funded through public resources. Intellectual […]

Luxsat hopes to revolutionize Video-on-Demand (VOD) markets across Europe. The company, based in Luxembourg, aims to help satellite, cable and terrestrial players to bring a rich VOD service to consumers. […]

SatLynx, a two-way, European, satellite broadband joint venture, lost its second key executive in less than a year. In this latest departure, Robert Feierbach left to become the executive director […]

Week of March 4 – 11, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.10 (13.6) (17.3) […]