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Rainbow Media Holdings LLC launched the Voom 21 HD Originals, a suite of 21 high-definition channels. Rainbow Media named EchoStar Communications Corp. as the first company that will carry the...

With ethnic populations in the United States growing, the need for television programming that addresses these markets also is on the rise. While the major cable and satellite providers offer...

While Globalstar and Iridium have managed to re-emerge from previous high-profile bankruptcies and build successful niche market-focused business, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) sector may be on the verge of...

(Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series that examines the satellite broadband market in Europe. Part two of this feature will appear in the May 11...

Telenor Satellite Services said it was selected as a premier service provider of Inmarsat‘s forthcoming Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite broadband service. The service, which is expected to launch...

Stratos Global Corp. said it signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to be the first distributor of the HNS 9201 broadband satellite IP modem and Wi-Fi access point for...

Intelsat said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) found the company to be in compliance with the privatization requirements of the ORBIT Act. The FCC found that Intelsat has substantially diluted...

Globalstar LLC said it filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to operate a gateway in Sebring, FL. The gateway, expected to open later this summer, will...

Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to develop a new civil satellite launching system using the Mig-31 fighter and the Ishim missile as the platform from which to launch payloads up...

iDirect Technologies and Helius Inc. formed a strategic technology relationship to provide what was described as “an evolutionary platform for the distribution of data, rich media and business information.” The...