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Walter Scott, founder and CTO of DigitalGlobe, received the 2004 Colorado Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, which recognizes outstanding individuals on a regional, national and ultimately global […]

Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary named Christina Clifton executive vice president of sales and marketing. She will oversee the sales and marketing efforts of Spacenet’s […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] earlier this week launched Elvis Radio, a 24-hours-a-day radio station dedicated to the music of Elvis Presley. Sirius officials said the music would cover his entire […]

AEPOC (European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services) re-elected Jean Grenier as its president, an office he’s held since 1998. AEPOC plays a key role in the […]

Officials from Loral Space & Communications today said the Telstar 18 satellite, launched last night at 11:59 EDT from the Sea Launch LLC Odyssey Launch Platform, will be able to […]

DirecTV filed a notice Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that it is withdrawing its false advertising claim against EchoStar Communications [DISH]. DirecTV filed a lawsuit earlier this […]

EADS Astrium has announced it has delivered the Amazonas satellite to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for launch at the end of July. The satellite will operate in geostationary orbit, at the 61 […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said that the company would offer local channels to Dish Network direct-to-home satellite broadcasting service subscribers in the Joplin, Mo./Pittsburg, Kan., area. The channels […]

Officials from Nice Systems [NICE] today said that The DirecTV Group [DTV] has chosen to upgrade to Nice’s Web-based solutions for its call center in Boise, Idaho. DirecTV has been […]

Week of June 18 – 24, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol June 24 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.03 12.8 18.0 […]

The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the U.S. Department of Defense’s central […]

By Roger Rusch, TelAstra The Internet has been one of the most sensational innovations in history, with the full impact beginning to be felt about 10 years ago. The number […]

The Global Positioning System (GPS) can be a lifesaver in the right circumstances and a source of fun on other occasions. For fun lovers, the second annual Magellan “Cache Her […]

By Paul Dykewicz The sale of El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV to the News Corp [NWS] media-empire last December has led the largest satellite TV services provider in the United States […]

PARIS–The satellite industry is poised for a modest comeback during the next few years, according to executives who gathered here recently for the 10th Satel Conseil symposium. The symposium, hosted […]

At press time, Satellite News confirmed that, after four years of contentious negotiations, an agreement on GPS-Galileo cooperation has been reached between U.S. and European government officials. The Europeans plan […]

The politically weak satellite industry faces a delicate balancing act in responding effectively to spectrum reform recommendations released last Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information […]

SES Astra entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 75.2-percent stake in Digital Playout Center (DPC) from German pay-TV operator Premiere for $50.12 million, subject to regulatory approval. DPC […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] signed an agreement with Greek IP service provider and teleport operator Com-ToNet S.A. for a full transponder on the NSS-6 satellite. Com-ToNet, in collaboration with […]

Officials from Intelsat today said the company was chosen by Telespazio to provide oil-and-gas industry contractor Saipem with voice and data services to support its worldwide onshore and offshore construction, […]

Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Norway’s Telenor, reached agreement with Inmarsat to become a BGAN (broadband global area network) Interconnect Partner. The BGAN system, scheduled for launch in 2005, […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] appointed Jack Shaw to the company’s board of directors. Shaw is a former president and CEO of Hughes Electronics Corp., and he still serves as a […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC officials today said the 72-hour countdown for the launch of the Space Systems/Loral-built Telstar 18 communications satellite will begin tonight. The satellite is scheduled for a […]

Shaw Communications Inc. [SJR] posted its third consecutive quarter of profitability with a net income of $18.3 million earned in the third fiscal quarter of 2004, up from a net […]

GPS Industries Inc. is partnering with Epproach Communications LLC to provide GPS Industries’ Inforemer GPS-based golf solution to high-end golf and resort communities on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Inforemer is […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. reported net revenues for the second quarter ended May 31 of $926,000 and reported a net profit of $23,000, compared to net revenues of $741,000 and […]

Executives at in-motion, low-profile, phased-array satellite antenna supplier RaySat Inc. said the company closed a $10 million first-round investment led by Benchmark Capital and assisted by Seed Partners. The new […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials yesterday said the upgraded GPS IIR-12 satellite it built launched successfully on a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The satellite […]

Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS] signed a contract with Loral Skynet to support the operations of Xtar LLC’s XTAR-EUR satellite, operated by Loral. The new contract has Loral using Integral’s Epoch […]

According to EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], subscribers to the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service in Youngstown, Ohio, and in Amarillo, Texas, now have access to local channels. Youngstown subscribers […]