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SHVERA Passage Forces Changes At EchoStar

In what has been described as quick action by Congress, the House and Senate passed omnibus appropriations legislation that included the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004...

SBC To Offer IP-Based Advanced TV

Telecom giant SBC Communications [SBC] announced bold investment plans Thursday that will have an impact on satellite-TV and cable-TV operators in the regional telephone company’s service area. SBC unveiled plans...

Why The Bundling Battle Is Escalating

Bundled services are here to stay. Cable operators that have gone digital can offer multichannel video, Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. To compete, satellite TV services are...

At Press Time: Apollo Nears HNS Purchase

The prospective sale of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Net-work Systems (HNS) to private-equity firm Apollo Management appears to be moving toward announcement. Satellite News has written about the potential deal but...

DirecTV Lines Up With NFL Again

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV Inc., the largest satellite TV service in the United States, concluded that it could at least break even on the five-year, $3.5 billion agreement with the...

NAB Bows To Satellite Radio

It is rare for the powerful National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to lose an important Washington battle. As a result, the NAB’s decision to abruptly drop attempts to convince regulators...

Copenhagen Airport Upgrades GPS Capability

The ever-growing need to track assets for safety and security reasons has led the Copenhagen Airport in Denmark to upgrade the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology it uses. Copenhagen Airport...

Spotlight: Holiday Promotion At Sea

Oslo, Norway-based Telenor Satellite Services already is in the giving spirit with its plans to offer cut-rate phone calls to the crew of its sea-based clients during the upcoming holiday...