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Ekwan-X, a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, said it entered into an agreement to purchase 100,000 square kilometers of satellite images from Aster Images Inc. The images cover a vast area […]

XM Satellite Radio and the PGA Tour announced a long-term broadcasting and marketing agreement, under which XM gains exclusive rights to broadcast PGA Tour events. Beginning this summer, the PGA […]

BMW of North America said it is partnering with Sirius Satellite Radio to promote it new 3 Series vehicles. On March 26, BMW will launch a 44-day cross-country tour, named […]

Intelsat said it was selected by CBS to carry the high-definition broadcasts of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, commonly referred to as March Madness, which begins March 17. […]

President Bush March 16 officially named Kevin Martin the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Martin, currently a commissioner, will replace the departing Michael Powell. This method of naming […]

Northern Sky Research said in a report released March 15 that the total revenue for the satellite industry derived from government and military users is expected to grow to more […]

Eumetsat hopes its recent collaboration with Vito, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, will result in a formal three-year agreement after a series of successful trials. The two organizations have […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said it intends to restructure its participation in its satellite networks business. In the coming months, EMS will consider a variety of potential approaches, including joint ventures […]

CapRock Communications said it signed an alliance agreement with Robotic Satellite Technology Solutions (RST) for the distribution of a new automatically deployable satellite system for mobile communications vehicles. CapRock will […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said WSI Corp. would provide it with a full suite of marine weather content for a new service expected to launch later this year. Sirius plans to […]

Dow Jones reported March 15 that German Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe has expressed concern with the transparency of the bidding process for the Galileo concession. Galileo is a satellite-based navigation […]

International Launch Services said the March 11 launch of the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite onboard an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL, was successful. The satellite was the largest payload […]

Start-up company ProtoStar said it secured initial equity funding from private equity investors New Enterprise Associates and Space Vest to support the company’s launch of direct-to-home satellite television and broadband […]

Only just more than a quarter of TV operators worldwide, as defined by a recent IMS Research study, “Making Digital TV Pay” are offering HDTV (High-Definition Television services) to subscribers. […]

Med-Trans Corp., which operates a fleet of Medevac helicopters, said it is installing an Iridium-based flight following satcom system provided by SkyTrac Systems. Financial terms of the deal between Med-Trans […]

The DirecTV Group Inc. said its subsidiaries, DirecTV Holdings LLC and DirecTV Financing Co. Inc., intend to enter into a new $2 billion senior secured credit facility and issue up […]

XM Satellite Radio said it hired Jon Zellner to serve in the newly created position of senior vice president of music programming. Zellner comes to XM from Infinity Broadcasting, where […]

Following an over 18-month suspension that resulted from violations of federal procurement laws, the Air Force has come to an interim agreement with Boeing that will allow the company to […]

GoIP Global Inc. said it signed a contract to distribute and service Hughes Network Systems‘ Direcway satellite terminals in Central Asia, countries of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary acquired all remaining shares of StarBand not already owned by Gilat and plans to merge the operations of StarBand into Spacenet. […]

Helius Inc. and Microspace Communications Corp. together announced a joint partnership with OOH Vision Networks LLC (OVN) to implement OVN’s proprietary digital signage network in more than 100 diners in […]

Alltel said that beginning this summer, the company would offer its telephony subscribers the option of subscribing to EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network satellite television service as part of a […]

Globalstar LLC said it signed, through its subsidiary company Globalstar de Venezuela CA, an agreement to acquire the Globalstar service operations, including the satellite ground station, of TE.SA.M de Venezuela. […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said it appointed John Dunbar to the position of chief information officer. He will be responsible for implementing a new IT vision for EMS, including overseeing strategic […]

aeroTelesis Inc. said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s PT Citra Sari Makmur (CSM) to develop and implement ultra spectral modulation (USM)-enabled satellite communications services for the Indonesian […]

Boeing said it is prepping the first of three Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-N it manufactured for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. reported in a March 9 Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it settled an insurance claim related to the failure of EchoStar 4 […]

KVH Industries Inc. said Robert Balog joined the company and will serve as its vice president of engineering for satellite products. He comes to KVH from Automation Services Inc., where […]

DirecTV Inc. said it is carrying CBS Sports‘ high-definition (HD) coverage of 30 of the 56 games of the first three rounds and 37 games in total of the NCAA […]

NDS Group plc said Foxtel of Australia, a provider of direct-to-home satellite and cable television services, launched NDS XTV integrated personal video recorder (PVR) technology to power its iQ PVR […]