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British satellite TV provider BSkyB is entering a critical few months for its Sky+ DVR (digital video recorder) offering. The News Corp [NYSE: NWS] subsidiary aims to triple the number […]

Aramiska, the pan-European satellite broadband provider, aims to enter the Italian broadband market in the second half of next year. The operator currently provides satellite broadband services in the UK, […]

By Roger Rusch For the past 20 years, TelAstra has maintained comprehensive records of satellite contracts, launches, and in-orbit experience. Each year, we update the records and examine the trends. […]

Week of Oct. 17 – 23, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 23 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.24 3.7 (4.7) […]

XM has been working for months on its marketing and promotional materials to ensure maximum benefit when it notches 1 million subscribers on its own. As of early October, the […]

SES Astra hopes to become a major broadband player in Africa. The European satellite operator has teamed up with two partners, Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and Africa Venture Partners (AVP), […]

By Bruce Mahone A funding dispute in Washington threatens an important U.S. government organization that provides space-related weather information used by satellite operators, airlines and others. The Space Environment Center […]

Week of Oct. 10 – 16, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 16 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.16 3.3 (7.3) […]

NEW YORK — Rainbow DBS faces numerous obstacles in its attempt to become the third high-powered satellite TV services provider in the United States. But that has not stopped it […]

Bankruptcy court proceedings seldom involve as much intrigue as those of Loral Space and Communications. The big winner so far seems to be Loral Chairman and CEO Bernard Schwartz, whose […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] boosted its third-quarter revenues and profits despite a lingering industry-wide transponder glut in many regions of the world. The satellite operator generated revenues of $210.1 million in […]

An adventurous rower who plans to travel across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in a 7.8-meter-long boat will be tracked the entire way using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Satamatics […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Although much was said about the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry reaching 20 million subscribers last month, no attention was given when the satellite radio industry […]

Aerospace companies that had the foresight to partner with Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe are celebrating their share of the company’s $500 million NextView satellite imagery contract awarded earlier this month by […]

Wall Street analysts are not convinced that fledgling satellite TV provider Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS would be able to build a sizable enough subscriber base to develop into a profitable […]

The intention of Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] in offering to buy the assets of New York-based Loral Space & Communication [OTC BB: LRLSQ.OB] is as inscrutable as EchoStar […]

The all-terrain vehicle designed by the late NBC News Correspondent David Bloom for use in providing coverage of the Iraq war was re-deployed to track the final days on the […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler The competitive landscape between satellite and cable operators brings to mind the old adage, “Know your friends well, your enemies better.” If the U.S. satellite TV providers […]

The fortunes of Europe’s leading satellite manufacturers, EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space, have been boosted by the recent announcement that French space agency CNES (Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales) has awarded […]

SES Global’s [Luxembourg: SESG] ambitious project called SATMODE to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications for set-top boxes is on track and a commercial trial […]

By Maury Mechanick One of the strangest pieces of legislation ever enacted by the U.S. Congress is causing major repercussions for the satellite industry. As a Washington veteran for more […]

Week of Oct. 3 – 9, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.30 9.5 (20.7) […]

By D.K.Sachdev Weak demand for new satellite orders recently forecast by Jim Albaugh, president of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, must be taken seriously. But it does not suggest that the […]

Week of Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 2 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.92 (17.2) […]

Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) venture of Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC], revealed last week that its fledgling service envisions high-definition television (HDTV) and […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world’s largest satellite manufacturer, is bracing for a weak recovery from the current drought in new satellite orders. The lackluster outlook was offered by Jim Albaugh, […]

DigitalGlobe, of Longmont, Colo., ultimately may not be the only winner of a $500 million, five-year contract to meet the imagery needs of the U.S. defense and intelligence agencies under […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] is the latest satellite company to tap business opportunities in Africa. And the company has found a way to combine sports with work by winning a $4.65 […]

By Stephen A. Blum Cautious optimism has returned to the Latin American direct-to-home (DTH) sector. A year ago, the outlook for the two regional satellite television platforms was cloudy. Political […]

Nordic Satellite CEO Lennart Hallkvist expects the operator to decide in the next couple of months when it will order its new SIRIUS 4 satellite. “SIRIUS 4 is still high […]