INTERACTIVE SERVICES ON VIA
Via Digital has extended interactive services related to football. Subscribers can watch Champions League matches from different angles, repeats of the match and three matches at the same time on...
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ASTROLINK NAMES ROLAND BOPP VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Astrolink LLC announced that it has named Roland Bopp vice president of international business development. Bopp will be responsible for assisting in the development and launch of Astrolink in the...
ESA'S SCIENCE PROJECTS SHORTLISTED
Six proposals out of 49 submitted will undergo close examination through the next six months as the European Space Agency’s science advisors move toward the selection of flexi- missions for...
IRIDIUM FRANCHISE MOVES TO STOP NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
Nippon Iridium Corp., a satellite cell phone service operator using the Iridium LLC system, set in motion moves to close its service by applying to the Ministry of Posts and...
ALCATEL SPACE INKS SATELLITE SYSTEMS CONTRACT WITH AIRTV
Alcatel Space inked a contract with Jersey-based AirTV Holdings Ltd. To build a satellite system for the global live television broadcasting network dedicated to the commercial and private aviation markets....
ORBITAL SCIENCES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES TAURUS ROCKET
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] successfully launched its ground-based Taurus rocket, carrying the U.S. Energy Department’s Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) satellite into its targeted orbit in a mission that originated from...
...OUTLOOK (MOSTLY) POSITIVE FOR SATELLITE INVESTMENTS
McCaw certainly has proven his investment and visionary prowess in the world of wireless. Time will tell if he can extend his magic touch to satellites, but he appears well...
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, ATX PARTNER TO OFFER IN-VEHICLE E-COMMERCE AND TELEMATICS
Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and ATX Technologies Inc. announced an alliance aimed at integrating ATX’s two-way cellular communications and location-based technologies with Sirius Radio’s satellite audio entertainment to offer a...
CHELLO SEEKING BROADBAND PARTNER FOR LATIN AMERICA
Netherlands-based chello broadband n.v. a European provider of broadband Internet services to residential and business subscribers is looking for a partner to pursue its planned expansion into Latin America. That...
SECOND ANALYST DOWNGRADES GLOBALSTAR STOCK
Even with the national launch of Globalstar’s service, Wall Street still is showing signs of concern over the satellite telephony provider’s future. Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock,...