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Programmers that were unable to re-negotiate contract terms with money-losing DirecTV Latin America may have lost leverage last week after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The question...

The soaring cost of space insurance has convinced EchoStar Communications [SPOT] that buying coverage for its eight in-orbit satellites is not worth the price. According to documents filed with the...

By Roger Rusch Although there is great concern about weak demand within the launch services industry, there are brighter prospects ahead. In a few years, a new cycle of satellite...

InterWAVE Communications International [IWAV] has received a $1.6 million order from Vodacom Congo for a GSM network with an advanced satellite compression capabilities. InterWAVE said the network expects to provide...

The Canadian government is investing $75 million over five years that will allow the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to improve the quality of its forecasts and its service to...

U.K. antenna supplier Sarantel has launched a surface mount version of its GeoHelix miniature Global Positioning System antenna. Sarantel’s GeoHelix-S can be mounted directly onto GPS circuit boards, simplifying production...

Weakness in the share price of Orbital Sciences [ORB] is unwarranted and stems from “general confusion” around the company’s plan to increase its outstanding shares from 80 million to 200...

The BBC announced that it would, for the first time, broadcast its eight TV channels unencrypted by satellite. This decision will enable viewers in the United Kingdom to receive BBC...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen has returned to his usual feisty form by directing verbal barbs at his competitors. He is also taking characteristically aggressive steps to...

Satellite service provider SpaceConnection has signed an exclusive marketing agreement with PanAmSat [SPOT] that will provide the satellite news gathering (SNG) market with an access facility. Under the terms of...