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When Canada’s Bell Expressvu and Star Choice launched their direct-to-home (DTH) services in 1997, the cable TV industry nicknamed them "The Death Stars," fearing that consumers – many who were...

XSR-SV.TO Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), which operates XM Canada, will raise its monthly price beginning in September in order to offset its financial losses, the company announced July 13. New...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is in the middle of a critical period as it aims to put together programs that will benefit people all over Europe. The role of...

The U.S. Air Force has asked for industry input to begin defining the alternative payloads that the service may pursue in place of buying a full complement of Space Based...

NDS, a conditional access and middleware vendor, believes the satellite market will present strong revenue generating opportunities for the company going forward, the company’s CEO said. NDS works with some...

SIRI, XM Sirius Satellite Radio added 600,460 net subscribers during the second quarter of 2006 to bring its total subscriber base to 4.7 million, the company announced July 6. Rival...

Intelsat Ltd. completed its acquisition of Panamsat Holding Corp., July 3 and will spend the next 18 months fine-tuning the operations of what is now the largest provider of Fixed...

Globalstar applied for authority from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its entire assigned Mobile Satellite Services spectrum for Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) services in the United States,...

With the recent consolidation of some of the largest players in the Fixed Satellite Services sector, spectrum allocation shifts favoring terrestrial buildouts in the mobile services arena; and with the...

In a significant high-definition (HD) TV deal, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC has signed a deal with Sky HD to launch a number of Voom HD programming brands in Korea. The...