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Integral Systems Inc. announced Dec. 15 that the U.S. Air Force has begun Milstar satellite operations using the new CCS-C (Command and Control System-Consolidated) satellite control system. The system, based...

The owners of the two French direct-to-home satellite television platforms, Canalsat and TPS, are on the verge of combining their efforts in the increasingly competitive pay-TV market in France. Vivendi...

Network Live will provide direct-to-home satellite television service provider DirecTV with entertainment programming created and distributed by Network Live, the companies announced Dec. 15. As part of the agreement, Network...

Satellite will play an important role as the United Kingdom moves from analog to all-digital transmissions by 2012, according to Digital U.K., the organization responsible for overseeing the switch. “I...

XM Satellite Radio will broadcast “The Good Morning America Radio Show” in conjunction with ABC News starting Jan. 23, XM announced Dec. 15. The four-hour show will combine news and...

Direct-to-home satellite television service provider DirecTV stands to pay out more than $10 million dollars in separate settlements reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of...

Echostar Communications Corp. has added Television Dominicana, a 24-hour Dominican network, to its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, Echostar announced Dec. 13. The station, which broadcasts news shows, sitcoms,...

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...

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...

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...