Satellite Radio Hits One Million
By Jimmy Schaeffler Although much was said about the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry reaching 20 million subscribers last month, no attention was given when the satellite radio industry...
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XM's One Million
XM has been working for months on its marketing and promotional materials to ensure maximum benefit when it notches 1 million subscribers on its own. As of early October, the...
SES Astra CEO Confident Of African Success
SES Astra hopes to become a major broadband player in Africa. The European satellite operator has teamed up with two partners, Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and Africa Venture Partners (AVP),...
Space Weather Funding in Jeopardy
By Bruce Mahone A funding dispute in Washington threatens an important U.S. government organization that provides space-related weather information used by satellite operators, airlines and others. The Space Environment Center...
NIMA's Award Fuels Contractors
Aerospace companies that had the foresight to partner with Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe are celebrating their share of the company’s $500 million NextView satellite imagery contract awarded earlier this month by...
Rainbow DBS Growth Forecasted
Wall Street analysts are not convinced that fledgling satellite TV provider Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS would be able to build a sizable enough subscriber base to develop into a profitable...
EchoStar Keeps Mystery Alive About Loral Plans
The intention of Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] in offering to buy the assets of New York-based Loral Space & Communication [OTC BB: LRLSQ.OB] is as inscrutable as EchoStar...
Spotlight: NBC's 'Bloommobile' Expands Role
The all-terrain vehicle designed by the late NBC News Correspondent David Bloom for use in providing coverage of the Iraq war was re-deployed to track the final days on the...
Small Cable Operators Take On DBS
By Jimmy Schaeffler The competitive landscape between satellite and cable operators brings to mind the old adage, “Know your friends well, your enemies better.” If the U.S. satellite TV providers...
Satellite Manufacturers Boosted By CNES Deal
The fortunes of Europe’s leading satellite manufacturers, EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space, have been boosted by the recent announcement that French space agency CNES (Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales) has awarded...