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iSky completed a second round of financing, raising $137 million, toward the first phase of its planned Ka-band satellite system. Echostar Communications Corp. [DISH] was the lead investor in the […]

LAS VEGAS – The advent of satellite-delivered broadband services is one of the most “exciting” developments in the industry, Chuck Hewitt, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), […]

Lessons Learned from Iridium, ICO, and Globalstar – Part I The communications satellite industry is facing a profound crisis. The financial disaster created by the Big LEO experiments has far-reaching […]

In an effort to put years of accounting problems behind it, Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO). Garrett Pierce will become an executive vice president, […]

Temporary Stock Run-Up, Early Release Of 2Q Numbers Keep Eyes On The Company While the future of Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] is still undetermined, the company still is moving forward with […]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (HCM) selected Orbcomm Global L.P. to monitor, track and control its fleet of general-purpose hydraulic excavators. The Information Excavator system, developed jointly by HCM and […]

PanAmSat Corp is reporting earnings of about $59.23 million (E55.47m) or 39 cents per share on revenues of $322.25 million during the second quarter of this year. This compares with […]

Earlier this year the so-called Saudi Arabian ‘dish ban’ was widely reported to have been lifted, with key regional broadcasters like ART and Orbit publicly welcoming the relaxation of rules. […]

Zygmunt Solorz, owner of the Polsat network is talking to News Corporation about the possible sale of a 33 per cent interest in the company. Before such a deal can […]

The first of the Sea Launch vessels has departed from its home port in Long Beach, California, in preparation for the launch of the PanAmSat’s PAS-9 satellite on July 28. […]

Polish regulator KRRiT has agreed to a 33 per cent shareholding in Polsat by a Dutch holding company. Polsat Media BV, a holding company controlled by Polsat’s owner Zygmunt Solorz, […]

The two Italian pay-TV operators, Stream and Tele+, have together earned over L125 billion (E64.56 million) during 1999 from football matches. Market leader Tele+ earned 86.6 per cent of the […]

Globalstar’s second quarter results, issued last Thursday, were mixed. The company reported; $708,000 (E759,000) in total revenue, consisting of $390,000 in net service revenue ($483,000 in gross service revenue before […]

In a move that will lead to TM3 probably being remembered in German television history as the most revamped TV channel, the Munich-based broadcaster will undergo another major content change […]

Following pressure from subscribers, and in the light of similar launches by its terrestrial and cable rivals, BSkyB is looking to introduce Internet access via satellite in the New Year. […]

Chris Bulloch on how French space industry turmoil lead to the formation of Astrium and EADS On July 10 this year, shares in EADS, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key D – Digital A – Analogue 134 degreesE Apstar-1A D – Macau TV, from the former Portuguese colony […]

ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd, the new holding company that controls Craig McCaw’s satellite assets, has announced that Greg Clarke has joined the company as chief executive officer. Clarke was CEO of […]

Austrian public broadcaster ORF has delayed the launch of its marketing campaign for the digital satellite feed of its domestic TV channels ORF1 and ORF2 on Astra (19.2 degrees East) […]

Bavarian media authority Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) has licenced a range of thematic pay-TV channels for nationwide satellite transmission over a period of eight years. Fox Kids will […]

Italian pay-TV platform Stream has fired director general Giovanni Minoli after only six months. Stream’s recently appointed CEO, Lucia Morselli, said three grave errors had contributed to Minoli’s downfall – […]

The failure of a key valve in the main engine of Japan’s H2A launcher during a combustion test recently may have been more serious than it first appeared. The malfunctioning […]

A Delta 2 rocket, built by The Boeing Co. [BA] blasted off space launch complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., July 16, carrying a Global Positioning System […]

Shares in the world’s third-largest aerospace company had a turbulent start in the first day of trading July 10, opening up almost 6 percent at $17.86 but quickly plummeting below […]

The first of the Sea Launch vessels has departed from its home port in Long Beach, Calif., in preparation for the launch of the PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] PAS 9 satellite […]

Just twenty days into his new role as president, Leo Mondale is gearing up to manage the sales, marketing and customer relations for Arianespace Inc. Succeeding Doug Heydon, who led […]

The Zvezda is scheduled to join the other ISS components already in orbit on July 26. Computers will carry out the mating of the two modules, but should a miscalculation […]

A Russian Proton K rocket lit up the morning sky July 12 as it finally roared into space at 10:56 local time (12:56 a.m. EDT) carrying the Russian service module […]

Even though Rotary Rocket Co. is functioning without a permanent CEO and is still having difficulty raising capital, the reusable launch vehicle start-up is not throwing in the towel just […]

The new race to space is steaming full speed ahead as competition grows within the X Prize family. Canada’s first entrant–The da Vinci Project–was approved July 17. Bran Feeney, the […]