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French pay TV operator Canal Satellite will launch a concerted TV campaign to promote the benefits of its new Pilotime service being offering to its subscriber base in France. Laurent […]

Arianespace and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are expanding their relationship after the successful launch of ISRO’s INSAT-3A communications satellite aboard the Ariane 5 rocket earlier this week. Arianespace […]

The U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)has broken ground on a $61 million satellite operations center that will house $50 million in high-tech equipment. Once completed, NOAA will move […]

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hired Krefed, Germany-based Triaton to install a satellite-supported very small aperture terminal (VSAT) network between the main office in Berlin office and foreign […]

SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EDT for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]

News Corp‘s [NYSE: NWS] much anticipated deal to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] could stumble over the issue of program access when U.S. regulators review […]

LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a U.S. market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and cable TV system operators, top satellite industry experts said at the National […]

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Decision Systems, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], to integrate a voice and data communications system called the secure […]

International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC] has won a contract to provide satellite datacasting services to Canadian forces deployed overseas. The one- year, C$3.6 million (US$2.47 million) contract calls for the distribution […]

On Wednesday evening, the Ariane 5 rocket launched into geosynchronous orbit Galaxy XII, the first of three Orbital Sciences satellites built for Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat. The rocket left the Guiana […]

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. Financial terms […]

Canal Satellite, the French satellite pay-TV operator, is raising the stakes in the personal video recorder (VCR) arena by deploying Pilotime, a next-generation set-top box (STB) designed by Thomson, with […]

News Corp has had a double boost in the last week. Its deal to merge Telepiu and Stream in Italy is expected to be approved by the European Commission. It […]

SES Americom’s deal with EchoStar to provide satellite capacity on its AMC-15 satellite is a key first step in bringing a European wholesale model for direct-to-home (DTH) services across to […]

In the previous edition of Interspace (issue 765), in the AsiaSat story titled “Despite lower revenues, AsiaSat CEO still hopeful,” the table within the story states that AsiaSat 4’s final […]

The interactive TV revolution is well underway. This was the main message coming out of the recent MILIA 2003 show in Cannes, France. With seemingly more and more channels being […]

U.S.-based satellite service provider PanAmSat is hoping for a successful year in Latin America despite the recent announcement that one of its biggest customers in the region, DirecTV Latin America […]

International Launch Services is getting ready to launch the AsiaSat 4 communications satellite April 10 aboard an Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The AsiaSat 4, […]

As a first step in collecting space debris, the National Space Development Agency of Japan’s (NASDA) satellite, mu-Lab Sat, last month captured images of a small target jettisoned from the […]

Belgacom will use SkyStream Networks’ Mediaplex 20 video services router to deliver Internet and streaming services via satellite to its business customers, especially Internet service providers. Belgacom is a Belgian […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to cruise ships and offshore oil rigs, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Xantic, a Dutch satellite […]

Spanish operator Hispasat is in for a busy year. It is just over a year away until the operator launches its dedicated Latin American satellite Amazonas at 61 degrees West. […]

By Chris Baugh, Northern Sky Research DVB-RCS (DVB return channel via satellite) and DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specification) are emerging as viable standards for broadband satellite service. Both […]

A = Analogue D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D There are now three Christian TV channels within the Tadiran Scopus multiplex at 3550 MHz horizontal, SR 13333, FEC […]

Arianespace is expected to carry out a dual-payload launch Wednesday evening to lift PanAmSat‘s [Nasdaq: SPOT] Galaxy XII and India’s INSAT 3A satellites into orbit, following a one day delay […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and KDDI have signed a partnership that will allow the French operator to offer global coverage to its Inmarsat customers with value-added services in Asia […]

Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has signed an agreement with Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications provider, for Orbcomm to provide data transmission services through its low-orbit satellite network for container […]

Canal+ Technologies CEO Francois Carayol expects conditional access and middleware technology vendor to play a key role in industry consolidation. He pointed to Thomson Multimedia’s acquisition of Canal+ Technologies from […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to the cruise and offshore oil and gas rigs, has signed an agreement with Holland America Line to provide […]

Space Imaging, a Thornton, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek […]