SES Astra Signs Belgian DTH Deal
TV Vlaanderen will launch Belgium’s first dedicated satellite TV platform in January using capacity from SES Astra, TV Vlaanderen announced Dec. 15. The operator will broadcast a bouquet of Flemish...
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Orbiting Wall Street
NSE The biggest news in the satellite industry last week was the Dec. 14 announcement that SES Global S.A. will acquire New Skies Satellite Holdings Ltd. for $760 million in...
ESA's Herschel And Planck To Be Launched By Arianespace
Arianespace signed a contract to launch the Herschel and Planck scientific spacecraft in late 2007 or early 2008, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Dec. 15. The spacecraft, with a...
TU Media Confident Despite New Competition
Already disappointed in the subscriber numbers for its satellite-digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) service, TU Media now faces the end of its monopoly in the market with the launch earlier this...
Spacedev Announces Microsatellite Bus, Launch Package
Spacedev introduced Dec. 12 its new Mission Xcelerator Solution Program, a service offering that includes the building and launch of microsatellites and nanosatellites for less than $20 million. The package...
Editor's Note
In observance of the upcoming holiday season, Satellite News will not publish on Dec. 26. Your next issue will be dated Jan. 2, 2006. Have a safe and happy holiday...
Point.360 Deploys Global HD Transmission Service
Point.360 announced Dec. 12 the availability of its standard-definition and high-definition (HD) global satellite transmissions service for spot distribution, syndicated program distribution and events. The service, based on Globecast’s worldwide...
China Spacecom Named Iridium Service Provider
Iridium Satellite LLC signed an agreement for China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) to be an Iridium service provider. China Spacecom will be responsible for the establishment,...
MT Aerospace Signs Contract For Soyuz Ground Facilities
Germany’s MT Aerospace, a subsidiary of OHB Technology AG, received a contract from the French space agency, CNES, to help build the Soyuz ground facilities in Kourou, French Guiana, OHB...
RSCC, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia To Study Future Satellite Cooperation
The Russian Satellite Communica-tions Co. (RSCC) and Indonesian national telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk agreed to study the possibility of jointly developing a telecommunications satellite as well as a...