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Merrimac Industries [AMEX: MRM] has signed a deal with Boeing [NYSE: BA] that could reach a value of $4.4 million to supply its Beamforming Networks and RF/Microwave signal processing components […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], ITT [NYSE: ITT] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] have joined its team to develop the GPS III, the U.S. Air Force‘s […]

Satellite radio is showing signs of advancing beyond the “early adopter” stage and achieving robust growth for the remainder of 2003 and beyond, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research, […]

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who’s likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up for […]

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Chicago-based Boeing [NYSE: BA], has signed a contract with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity for Connexion by Boeing’s mobile broadband […]

German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have signed new long-term contracts to continue their partnership with SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. The new contracts allow for a […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has established an additional IP transmission platform dedicated to Internet services providers, telecommunications carriers, government agencies and businesses throughout West […]

Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won two satellite infrastructure contracts from repeat customers valued at $4.7 million. Globecomm didn’t reveal the names of the repeat customers. The company will provide […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] has filed a $500 million shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but said it has no immediate plans to issue securities. The company […]

Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems Inc. [Nasdaq: ISYS] has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights, inventory and other assets of the former Jackson & Tull Satellite […]

Harrah’s Creates Customer Excitement by James Careless When it comes to attracting and keeping customers, Harrah’s Entertainment does not rely on casinos disguised as theme parks. Instead, this veteran of […]

By John Quale, Brian Weimer and John Beahn Seeking to further expedite the review of satellite and earth station applications, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July 2003 released yet […]

People GILAT: Names New Spacenet CEO Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. named Bill Gerety as the new CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary. Prior to joining Spacenet, Gerety served as acting CEO […]

by Carissa Bryce Christensen The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) continues to become a bigger customer for commercial satellite communication services. Since September 11, 2001, DoD has increased its use of […]

By Peter J. Brown The data broadcasting market is no easy thing to define these days. Can you blame it on the growing number of Gigabit Ethernet routers? Not exactly, […]

By Mark Holmes Industry executives increasing their portfolios with Euros and British Pounds witnessed dramatic changes in the European broadcasting arena, a phenomenon that may result in major ramifications for […]

Like their North American counterparts, European satellite news gathering (SNG) crews are furiously busy these days. Whether it is covering breaking news such as the recent Iraq War, political events […]

by Gerry Oberst This past July, the European Commission (EC) sponsored a plenary meeting in Brussels regarding the longstanding EC Satellite Action Plan (SAP). The EC initiated the SAP in […]

AsiaSat, the leading Asian satellite operator, has seen its revenues and profits drop in the first six months of 2003. Its revenues in the first half of 2003 were HK$456 […]

110.5ºE: Sinosat 1 D Followers of the banned Falun Gong cult are being blamed for another satellite jamming incident in China. On 12 and 13 August programmes from the state […]

The North American satellite landscape has dramatically changed with Intelsat securing a deal to acquire some of the Loral Space & Communications satellite assets. But, Loral has now confirmed that […]

By Keith Bernard Last month, two officials representing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held a press conference in Washington, D.C., outlining developments and upcoming activities for the […]

By Thomas Watts EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] continues to outpace the competition, as shown by its second quarter results. EchoStar’s DISH network added 270,000 net new subscribers in the quarter, […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] continues to show healthy revenue numbers, which are above most analysts’ expectations. In its second quarter results announced on Aug. 12, the operator announced quarterly […]

Premiere, the German satellite pay-TV operator, added less than 100,000 net subscribers in the first six months of 2003. The operator continues to make slow progress towards profitability. By June […]

Week of Aug. 15 – 21, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 21 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.82 3.7 (18.3) […]

Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), a division of Ascent Media Group, is teaming up with Intelsat to deliver Channel One Russia Worldwide Network (formerly known as Public Russian Television) from […]

SES Americom, the U.S. subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], announced that Minneapolis-based Victory Sports has signed a multi-year agreement for C- band satellite bandwidth on AMC-4 for the distribution […]

Alpha Spacecom [OTC BB: ASPC] has signed an agreement with China Film Group (CFG) to create a satellite digital cinema and home distribution platform for major Western and domestic motion […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) on a navigation antenna for the Anik F1R spacecraft, currently in production at European manufacturer Astrium. A contract is […]