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Paris-based GlobeCast, an international satellite services provider, agreed to deliver the Italian TV channel Telepace to Europe on the HOT BIRD satellite and to North America via the Telstar 5 […]

NeoMagic [NMGC], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based reseller of mobile phones and communication devices, agreed to let Mobile Broadcast Company (MBC) use its MiMagic 6 for MBC’s MBCO satellite. Financial terms […]

NovAtel [NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based Global Positioning System (GPS) provider, has reached an agreement with Swiss Leica Geosystems [LGSN] to provide GPS capability on Leica’s new System 1200. Financial terms […]

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] announced its DISH Network would begin offering local TV channels by satellite television to the Tri-Cities area of Virginia and Tennesee. For the first time, […]

Digital+, the pay-TV satellite operator in Spain, ended 2003 by reporting nearly 1.8 million subscribers, despite launching service only last July after the successful merger of two rival pay-TV platforms, […]

Intelsat signed a five-year contract with Telespazio to provide satellite capacity for cellular telephone services Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) will make available to passengers on Costa Crociere cruise ships in […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, will be a standard feature on Volkswagen of America‘s limited-edition 2004 Volkswagen “Satellite Blue” New Beetle vehicle, which will be available […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] agreed to supply Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, SingTel – Optus, with an additional 2,500 Skystar 360E Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) […]

Digital Angel [DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based communications company that deploys Global Positioning System (GPS) services to track and locate livestock, named Scott Silverman as its new chairman. Silverman […]

GPS Industries [GPSN], a Vancouver, B.C.-based developer of GPS golf courses, chose Don Adamson as its vice president of golf operations. Adamson, founder of LTS Leaderboard and widely regarded as […]

AsiaSat announced a deal to provide backup facilities and services to Star through AsiaSat’s new Tai Po Earth station at Hong Kong. The deal cements a new arrangement between two […]

Alhurra, a new Arabic-language satellite television network, began broadcasting to millions of viewers in 22 countries across the Middle East last weekend. Alhurra, an Arabic word for “the free one,” […]

Satellite Enterprises [OTCBB: SENR], a North Haven Conn.-based printer of syndicated newspapers around the world, announced that Peter Yuen has agreed to pay a fee to join the company’s World […]

SiRF Technology Holdings, a San Jose, Calif.-based supplier of GPS semiconductor and software solutions, announced that its SiRFstarIII architecture would increase GPS performance significantly for location based services (LBS). The […]

Vettro, a New York, N.Y.-based provider of mobile applications, has begun regular distribution of a GPS console integrated with Microsoft MapPoint. The Vettro GPS mapping console enables enterprises to visually […]

Week of Feb. 6 – 12, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 12 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.55 1.2 (10.5) […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has announced plans for a second share buyback of up to 10 percent of its outstanding shares. The Feb. 11 announcement came as little surprise […]

FOXTEL, the Australian pay-TV operator, is set to launch its digital TV service within the next three months, heralding a new era of digital television in Australia. Patrick Delany, director […]

By Leslie Taylor Satellite industry officials need to gird themselves for another battle. Still smarting from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to allow terrestrial multichannel video distribution and data […]

Arlington, Va.-based Iridium Satellite has introduced a new range of maritime satellite communication services aimed at helping ship owners meet new International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements for ship security and […]

The peculiar part about satellite TV subscriber growth is that the cost of boosting revenues typically batters a service provider’s bottom-line. The phenomenon repeated itself last week when Hughes Electronics […]

The enormous potential of satellite radio to gain broad consumer acceptance was exhibited again last week when both U.S. service providers took turns crowing about major accomplishments. Washington-based XM Satellite […]

The hostile takeover bid for Disney [NYSE: DIS] by cable TV industry giant Comcast [Nasdaq: CMCSA] could create an entertainment and multichannel video service behemoth that would intensify the competitive […]

Arlington, Va.-based Iridium Satellite has introduced a new range of maritime satellite communication services aimed at helping ship owners cost-effectively meet new International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements for ship security […]

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., has approved DirecTV Latin America‘s plan of reorganization, setting the stage for the Hughes Electronics‘ [NYSE: HS] subsidiary to emerge from Chapter 11. […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] announced that it priced an offering of $250 million of 2-1/2 percent convertible notes due 2009, to a qualified institutional buyer. Sirius has […]

LogicaCMG successfully demonstrated Friday its secure multicast system over a live satellite network using New Skies’ [NYSE: NSK] IPsys service. The system employs new security mechanisms to improve the flexibility […]

The satellite industry’s 11th annual T. Howard Foundation fundraising dinner, scheduled for April 14 in New York, will include the presentation of awards to two industry visionaries. The group, created […]

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Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] topped the 1.5 million subscriber mark this month, while also reporting that its fourth quarter financial performance beat the guidance it had given Wall […]