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NAB 2004: Get Big, Get Focused, And Think "IT"

By Robert Bell, World Teleport Association The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is an unusual show for the satellite communications industry. Most attendees are focused on producing, broadcasting, managing...

Satellite Gain From Cable Changes In Germany?

Kabel Deutschland’s (KDG) acquisition of three cable networks in North Rhine Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany could spell good news for the satellite pay-TV operator Premiere. KDG already offers...

Eurovision Weighs Fiber Options

Eurovision’s new fiber network should not unduly affect its existing business with satellite operators. Indeed, the introduction of the terrestrial technology will be one of the main challenges facing the...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker

Week of 4/23/04 – 4/29/04 Percentage Change Symbol April 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.79 6.5 (13.9) (35.1) (24.8)...

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...

EchoStar Suffers Congressional Loss

EchoStar Communications [DISH] was slapped with another stinging defeat in Washington, D.C., when a key House subcommittee marked up a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA)...

KKR Eyes PanAmSat Growth

The cost-cutting and restructuring that sometimes follows Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) acquisitions instead may be replaced by a cautious growth strategy upon completion of its planned purchase of...

Broadcasters Draw Counter Punches

LAS VEGAS–Long-time National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President Edward Fritts used his powerful trade group’s annual meeting here last week to accuse the U.S. satellite radio operators of illegally offering...

NAB Shows Industry Responding To Hot Trends

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC LAS VEGAS–The annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is a good barometer of emerging hot trends and technological advances that will impact the...