Featured Stories

Sirius CEO Defends Costly NFL Pact

The $220 million that Sirius Satellite Radio [NYSE: SIRI] agreed to pay to offer National Football League (NFL) games for the next seven years starting this fall should pay off...

2004 Promises To Be Dynamic Year

News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] strategic plans for newly acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and the rollout of new satellite broadband services rank as the top satellite industry...

Spotlight: ORBCOMM Makes French Connection

The French regulatory agency, Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), has granted approval to Toulouse, France-based ELTA to offer ORBCOMM satellite services to businesses in France. ELTA operates four product...

Visionik Targets Italy and Spain

Visionik hopes to make a greater impact in southern Europe over the next few months. The interactive applications developer, which is now part of NDS [Nasdaq: NDS], has been one...

Loral Fallout Tops 2003 Stories

The bankruptcy of satellite industry stalwart Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] and the sale of its valuable North American satellite assets to rival Intelsat for $1.1 billion ranked as...

Sirius Scores With NFL Deal

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is following the marketing game plan of DirecTV by signing a seven-year, $220 million contract with the National Football League for the rights to air...