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Using the “anti-terrorism” buzzword as the hook and a $120-per-year fee as the bait, Automotive Capital Group Inc. is hoping to draw subscribers to its Anti-Terrorism Program that incorporates Navicom […]

Bills to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) cleared have cleared the appropriate House and Senate committees, and they are set to come up for a vote by […]

Lars Prahm is the new director general of Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, replacing Tillmann Mohr. Prahm came to Eumetsat from the Danish Meteorological Institute […]

KVH Industries Inc. [KVHI] won a U.S. Design Patent #D493, 164 for the design of its low-profile TracVision A5 satellite TV antenna for automobiles and other passenger vehicles. The antenna […]

DigitalGlobe released a new information product it says will help various government and private entities measure and manage storm-water runoff and help support the compliance of storm-water management regulations as […]

Voom, the satellite television service provided by Rainbow DBS, upped the marketing ante against rivals Dish Network and DirecTV by giving away to its subscribers something for which subscribers to […]

No, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] has not landed the ultimate prize in the morning DJ market, shock-jock Howard Stern. It did, however, sign Bob Edwards to an exclusive deal — […]

LogicaCMG, an information systems provider, won a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for a coastline charting system that will exploit Envisat radar images. Envisat is ESA’s flagship satellite […]

PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] reported an increase in revenues and a decrease in net income for the second quarter of 2004. Revenues earned in the second quarter increased to $206.8 million […]

Internet Satellite Platform Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 9, but the company made no public announcement until today. According to its filing, the company seeks interim […]

Comsat International Inc. was tapped by the Colombian government to bring telecommunications access to the public sector throughout the country as part if its Compartel III program. Compartel is a […]

International Launch Services today revealed the details of the upcoming launch of Hispamar‘s Amazonas satellite. The bird, which will provide communications, Internet, broadcasting and broadband services, will be launched on […]

WildBlue Communications Inc. took another step toward its commercial launch when it selected Convergys Corp.‘s[CVG] Infinys software for rating, billing, order management and inventory management control. Convergys is one of […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] received a $29.4 million contract from Electric Boat Corp. to produce new submarine high-data-rate (Sub HDR) multi-band satellite communications systems for the Virginia Class submarine, and the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the availability of several Ka-band orbital locations, following the surrendering of those locations from previous license holders. All orbital locations and frequencies became available […]

Once Switzerland makes the switch from analog TV to digital TV, Rudolf Fischer, COO of pay-TV provider cablecom, expects the digital-television market dynamics to change during the next two years […]

SES Americom Inc. filed an application with the FCC for modification of its authorization to operate the Satcom C-4 satellite, a C-band geostationary satellite currently operating at 135 degrees West […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] today reported that sales and operating profits in its Space Systems segment contributed to the company’s second-quarter growth. For the second quarter, net sales in the Space […]

PanAmSat Corp. promoted Mike Antonovich to executive vice president of global sales and marketing. He has been with PanAmSat since 1989, and he has served in a variety of senior […]

Week of July 16 – 22, 2004 Percent Change Symbol July 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.58 (4.2) (16.4) […]

Pace Micro Technology [PACE.L] hopes its recent return to profit signals an upsurge in fortune. The set-top box manufacturer had a tough financial year in 2003, reporting an overall loss […]

Viacom’s acquisition of German media company VIVA Media will change the face of the youth entertainment market in Europe. The deal, which happened in June, saw Viacom acquire a majority […]

By Maury Mechanick, White & Chase On June 24, the Federal Communications Commission released two orders dealing with the consequences of failure to comply with milestone requirements contained in licenses […]

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has elected to incorporate DigitalGlobe’s innovative QuickBird satellite imagery into its current geographic information system (GIS) to help with the management and protection […]

By Paul Dykewicz Sirius Satellite Radio is the Rodney Dangerfield of satellite broadcasting. The company gets little or no respect, just as the famous American comedian humorously laments about himself […]

According to an executive from one of the United States’ top defense contractors, the Pentagon’s failed advocacy for the Space Based Radar (SBR) satellite program on Capitol Hill was due, […]

The profit potential of offering a Wi-Fi hot spot is substantial. If a retailer charges an average of $6 per use, beginning with three users a day in the first […]

Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems is looking to ride the growth of Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) services by providing connectivity to retail establishments that offer the service in addition to their […]

Satellite News has learned that Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) is calling on the U.S. government to shift its focus from large satellites that have lots of technology packed onto them […]

Even though it has been openly criticized for offering local weather and traffic reports, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] is expanding this service by adding 24-hour weather and traffic channels for […]