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MURDOCH PONDERS SATELLITE SPINOFF

Rupert Murdoch is considering a spin-off of the global satellite operations of his News Corp. Ltd. [NWS] empire. The media mogul is in the process of reorganizing the News Corp....

HISPASAT GRANTED SATELLITE LICENSE IN BRAZIL

Brazilian telecommunications agency Agencia Nacional de Telecomunica has awarded Hispasat a license to operate in Brazil. Hispasat will be able to use its Hispasat 1C satellite to offer satellite-based telephony,...

PANAMSAT GRANTED DIRECT ACCESS TO PERU

Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has granted the company a carrier license, enabling <ST>PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT]<E> to provide satellite-based Internet and telecommunications services directly to the Peruvian market. The...

GREECE'S NOVA FINALLY ON AIR

Twenty one months after its initial planned launch date, the Greek Nova digital satellite bouquet has finally obtained a licence and is now officially on air. However, Greece seems set...

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR DBS

Stephen Blum, president of industry analysts Tellus Venture Associates, forecasts a buoyant future for DirecTV and Echostar’s DBS services over North America. He says that DBS, despite cable’s massive penetration...

ICO SECURES FINANCE

ICO Global Communications has secured a definitive agreement with Craig McCaw’s Eagle River Investments, throwing a lifeline to the MSS operator, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since last...