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By Stephen A. Blum The U.S. DBS industry is at a crossroads, at least in terms of trend analysis. Recent results in general, and DirecTV’s 2003 guidance in particular, point...

Paris-based Eutelsat S.A. is a profitable global satellite operator that appears unlikely to be sold anytime soon, despite unsolicited buyout offers it has received from its two biggest U.S. rivals....

Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio Inc. [XMSR] took a big step toward gaining the financial breathing room it needed this week by closing on its previously announced $475 million funding...

The government of Norway has agreed to purchase $15 million Canadian (US$9.8 million) worth of RADARSAT-2 data. Under the agreement, the first of its kind with Europe, Norway has committed...

New Skies Satellites [NSK] has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Indian telecom company Reliance Infocomm, enabling Reliance to offer international long-distance telephone services to the United States. The bundled...

Song, a new owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines [DAL], will be offering in-flight satellite TV as part of its effort to meet travelers’ needs, company officials said. Song is...

Kingston inmedia, the satellite-based broadband technology arm of Kingston Communications, won two contracts last week. One deal involves providing Internet backbone connectivity and VoIP services via satellite to the engineering-oriented...

Space Imaging, which provides Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, is offering online purchasing of IKONOS satellite imagery through its Carterra Online Internet portal. The IKONOS...

Integral Systems [ISYS], a provider of satellite command and control technology and satellite ground systems, is launching its Skylight system using a direct broadcast satellite terminal for remote sensing of...

Telenor Satellite Services will provide dedicated capacity on Inmarsat satellites and land earth station services to Comtech to offer its customers real-time asset tracking and messaging services. The agreement is...