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Broadcasting Trends Show Competition Ahead

By Richard DalBello, Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association As the new president of Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), it is my great pleasure to write about some of the...

Viasat Confident Sub Numbers Will Increase

Viasat expects its number of pay-TV subscribers to really accelerate this year. The satellite pay-TV operator, which offers services in the Nordic region, already has close to 640,000 digital pay-TV...

XM Sustains Torrid Pace

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] appears to be revving up its growth engine after announcing strong first-quarter results and several catalysts that could accelerate its already blistering pace. The...

DirecTV Builds Momentum

DirecTV, the satellite TV services unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], appears to be regaining the momentum it lost a few years when EchoStar Communications [DISH] became the fastest-growing satellite...

New Skies Looks Ripe For The Picking

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC The unspectacular first quarter financial results of New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] last week likely highlighted part of the reason why its CEO Dan...

Intelsat Draws Investor Interest

Expectations that Intelsat would remain a long-term fixed satellite services (FSS) survivor may be worth reassessing in light of its recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that reveals talks...