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Paul E. Jacobson, vice president of corporate communications for Starz Encore Group LLC, has been named deputy communications director for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). Jacobson joined...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] officials expect the company’s subscriber numbers to top 1.1 million by the end of this year. The outlook is buoyed by General Motors [GM] offering XM...

Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) has expanded its seven-year strategic alliance with Science Applications International Corp./Advanced Technology Group (SAIC/ATG) of Huntsville, Ala. AGI will assist SAIC/ATG’s business development efforts to define...

Increased U.S. government spending on commercial satellite capacity and expected growth in that demand has put Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] on the verge of making an acquisition to pursue...

Foundation Telecommunications Inc. (FTI) and SES Americom Inc., an SES Global unit, have agreed to a strategic partnership that will enable cable system operators to deliver broadband Internet connectivity. FTI’s...

LAS VEGAS–At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] seemed to have its name on just about every banner, kiosk or bag in sight. However, rival...

A Boeing [BA] Delta II rocket has successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ICESat (ice, cloud and elevation satellite) and CHIPSat (cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer satellite) from...

A new investor is recognizing the value of the Globalstar handheld satellite phone service. The investor, New Valley Corp. [NVAL], is preparing to pump money into the financially struggling operation....

Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications, received a $15 million contract to provide satellite infrastructure to a European customer. Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm will modernize...

The 2003 outlook for Hughes Electronics [GMH] subsidiary DirecTV Inc. is more promising that the company’s conservative guidance would suggest, concluded Karim Zia, the cable and satellite analyst with Deutsche...