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EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today announced the company surpassed the 10 million-subscriber mark for its DISH Network direct-to- home satellite television service. To celebrate the milestone, 1,000 existing customers […]

Meanwhile, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] recently surpassed two million subscribers to its satellite radio service. The company launched its nationwide offering in November 2001, and it reached one million subscribers […]

Canal Digital, the largest satellite pay-TV operator in the Nordic region, is confident it can maintain its leading position in the market. In terms of why it is at the […]

Loral Skynet and HBO Pacific Partners V.O.F. renewed their deal that has Loral distributing HBO Asia content across Asia via the Telstar 10 satellite. Specific details on the agreement, including […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] entered into an agreement with Korean management and control company Taewang E&C Co. Ltd. for the supply of a Skystar 360E satellite hub and remote […]

Globalstar LLC officials today said the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order with new rules for “Big LEO” mobile satellite systems that will allow Globalstar to continue using […]

Iridium Satellite LLC officials today said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded Iridium’s spectrum with access to an additional 3.1 MHz to meet the increasing demand for Iridium’s satellite […]

New Skies Satellites CEO Dan Goldberg believes the trend of private-equity firms investing in the satellite industry is a positive one. New Skies recently signed a definitive agreement for the […]

Officials from CSI Wireless today said Texas police recovered more than $2.7 million in stolen goods and are poised to make several arrests to break up a Dallas-area truck theft […]

Space Systems/Loral (SSL) named Robert Prevaux vice president of business development, and he will assume marketing and sales responsibilities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic […]

Networkcar, a Reynolds and Reynolds [REY] company, signed an agreement with Johnson Industries under which Johnson will market Networkcar’s fleet-management system to its customers. Networkcar’s system collects and organizes detailed […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA), in cooperation with the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association (SBCA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), issued a 2003 “State of The Satellite Industry” report […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] officials today announced two new Internet offerings: IPsys Broadband for Asia and IPsys Bandwidth On Demand for Latin America. In Latin America, New Skies launched […]

BSkyB intends to launch a Free-To-Air (FTA) satellite service proposition in the United Kingdom later this year. The offering will comprise 200 TV and radio channels, and interactive services that […]

Dulles, Va.-based ORBIMAGE, global provider of high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, won a multi-year contract from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ORBIMAGE will use its OrbView-3 high-resolution satellite, […]

General Dynamics yesterday announced its acquisition of TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a private provider of ground-based satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications […]

A panel of automotive and telematics technology experts selected Microsoft Connected Car Technology as Best Telematics Solution at Telematics Update Awards 2004. Powered by Windows Automotive technology, the Microsoft package […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] cut over local programming in three more markets: Quincy, Ill.-Hannibal, Mo.-Keokuk, Iowa; Albany, Ga; and Monroe, La.- El Dorado, Ark. In Quincy, Ill., Dish Network direct-to-home broadcast […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom, the U.S.-based satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], reached an agreement with Rainbow DBS, Cablevision System‘s [CVC] satellite TV division, to lease 16 transponders during the […]

The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working with Proton Energy Systems on […]

Telenor Satellite Services today announced the release of its latest broadband communications package, Sealink Global Access, it says will deliver high-speed global services to the maritime industry. The package includes […]

NASA plans to launch the Aura Satellite from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base June 26. The spacecraft will enter the Earth’s orbit with a mission to join a host of […]

GlobeCast says its subsidiary GlobeCast WorldTV will offer Pay-Per View (PPV) broadcasts of the European Championship football tournament from Portugal to its U.S. subscribers in June and July. Customers can […]

An improved way to predict the path of severe storms is the impetus behind the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center awarding ITT Industries‘ Aerospace/Communications Division a $20 million contract to […]

VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) satellite television service, will expand its distribution through a new partnership with Crutchfield Corporation, a large consumer-electronics retailer. Beginning this week, more than five […]

Modern Times Group (MTG) says its subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting will launch four new premium TV1000 channels in the Nordic territories. Viasat will broadcast a total of six premium movie channels […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio will broadcast live interviews and acoustic sets by artists from the sold-out 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn. From June 11 to June 13, […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun field installations of its Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits into the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifters. Each AMP kit includes a […]

Week of May 28-June 3, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol June 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.63 (6.9) (7.9) (34.3) […]

Pay-TV operators across the Middle East believe the region could prove to be a hotbed for such services during the next few years. With more than 20 Arab nations inhabited […]