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[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Loral Space & Communications reported a net loss of $77 million in its 2011 third quarter compared to net income of $72 million in same period last […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Eutelsat has commenced full commercial operations on the W3C satellite at the 16 degrees East orbital slot, the operator confirmed Nov. 10.    The operator activated the […]

[Satellite News 11-11-11] SES generated a 3 percent year-to-date recurring revenue increase at 1.283 billion euros ($1.74 billion) and a 34.3 percent increase in profits to 446.7 million euros ($609.2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Stratos Global has extended its contract to provide Suncor Energy with a high-speed satellite link connecting Suncor’s Newfoundland operated offshore and shore-based facilities, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  SkyVision Global Networks is set to launch a range of new services in the next week as it looks to boost its position in the African communications […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-10-11] The global consumer online video market was worth close to five billion euros ($6.89 billion) in 2010 and could go over 21 billion euros ($28.93 billion) […]

[Satellite News 11-10-11] Romania’s largest telco Romtelecom is looking to make more of an impact in Romania’s competitive pay-TV market. The operator, which has around 1.2 million DTH subscribers in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-11] FSS operator Intelsat lightened its debt load and significantly narrowed its losses in its 2011 fiscal third quarter as the company prepares to invest in new […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Iridium’s 2011 third quarter performance exceeded analysts estimates on nearly every metric and allowed management to raise its 2011 full-year guidance for operational EBTIDA, revenue, and subscriber […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Gilat Satcom partnered with Over-the-Top (OTT) video platform provider Tvinci to jointly roll out a full duplex satellite-based OTT TV solution, the companies confirmed Nov. 8. The […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) filed a petition for a declaratory ruling with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against a satellite dish ordinance bill […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-08-11] An extraordinary satellite frequency dispute between Eutelsat and Arabsat regarding rights concerning an Iranian satellite that does not exist will now be brought before the International […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] United Continental Holdings selected Panasonic Avionics to provide Ku-band satellite-powered Wi-Fi connectivity in all cabins on more than 300 United Airlines and Continental Airlines aircraft beginning in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] GlobeCast has signed a contract with Trace to broadcast its Trace Sports HD channel on SES’ NSS-806 satellite, GlobeCast announced Nov. 7.             Trace is a multimedia […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Vizada signed a distribution agreement with Ottawa-based SkyWave Mobile Communications to provide distribution of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) satellite service and machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, the MSS reseller […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide its HX System satellite communications service for an unnamed airborne solution to be utilized by a U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-07-11] Pay-TV operator DirecTV gained more than 327,000 subscribers in the United States during its third quarter 2011 ­— the company’s highest net addition result in seven […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat recorded a $141 million net loss during its third quarter 2011 compared with a net income of $146 million in the same period […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] The Russian government successfully launched with three Glonass-M satellites on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, officials announced Nov. 4.    The three satellites […]

[Satellite News 11-08-11] EchoStar Corp. generated a 42 percent, year-over-year increase in its 2011 fiscal third quarter revenues at $863 million, but the company’s profit margin dipped into a net […]

[Satellite News 11-04-11] European satellite operator Eutelsat enjoyed a strong 2012 first fiscal quarter with a 3.4 percent increase in revenues at 295.4 million euros ($408.7 million) compared with the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-04-11] Liberty Global managed to increase overall revenues in the third quarter of its 2011 fiscal year and narrowed losses in its video subscriber base, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] The ViaSat-1 satellite has reached its position in geosynchronous orbit and will begin post-launch operations and in-orbit testing on schedule, operator ViaSat confirmed Nov. 3.    Since […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] ATK’s Aerospace Systems sales dropped 12 percent year-over-year from $376 million to $333 million during its second quarter 2012, due to a decline in work on NASA […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] Stratos Global was selected by Sandigan Ship Services in The Philippines to deploy Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband satellite communications service on Sandigan’s fleet of commercial bulk and car carrier […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-03-11] The revenue Inmarsat generated from the updated cooperation agreement it solidified with LightSquared in June 2011 drove strong headline growth in the 2011 third quarter and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-11] After a slow start to the year, DigitalGlobe reported a 20 percent year-over-year increase in its 2011 third quarter backlog at $305 million compared with the same […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-11] Satellite teleport service provider SatLink Communications is augmenting its presence in Africa by launching a new Multi-Channel-Per-Carrier (MCPC) platform on Spacecom’s Amos-5 satellite, SatLink announced Nov. 2. […]