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Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing, have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power communications satellite. The new Boeing 601HP satellite, designated...

Dutch satellite communications company New Skies Satellites has named Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for its commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. Pitsch will...

John Scelfo, Sirius Satellite Radio’s chief financial officer, is leaving the U.S.-based satellite radio provider April 6 to join a company outside the satellite industry. Scelfo played a key role...

By Bertold Heil In the autumn of 2002, our analysis came to the conclusion that the German pay-TV market’s potential can only be harvested by an investor with deep pockets...

SES Global, the world’s largest satellite operator, had disappointing profits for 2002. Its profits declined by over 27 per cent to 204.5 million euros ($216.0 million) in 2002, compared to...

In 2002, AsiaSat saw its revenues decline slightly to HK$951 million ($122 million) from HK$969 million ($124.3 million) in 2001. Profits also dipped to HK$555 million ($71.2 million) from HK$563...

The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) is unlikely to reverse its decision to broadcast its eight TV channels unencrypted on BSkyB, a UK satellite broadcasting affiliate of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp....

April 29 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity?” A Webinar presented by Interspace Register at http://www.telecomweb.com/satellite/webinar.htm

EMS Technologies [ELMG] has signed an agreement that makes Stratos a principal reseller to the trucking industry of EMS’ suite of satellite communications terminals. With the partnership, Stratos can offer...

El Segundo, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), founded by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, has successfully test fired the company’s Falcon rocket main engine. “Satellites and spacecraft urgently need a more...