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

People BOEING: Selects Head Of Satellite Manufacturing Business Boeing selected Dave Ryan to lead Boeing Satellite Systems as the vice president and general manager. Ryan succeeds Randy Brinkley, who announced […]

by James Careless     Accurate weather forecasting: in the United States, a country fraught with tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods, it is a matter of life and death. This is […]

by Chris Mecray The Bush Administration’s FY04 budget submission, sent to Congress in February, appears to provide for generous funding for ongoing space projects. Though it is more challenging to […]

By James Careless As the storms of war whip across the world, Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) crews are dispatched to cover them. To aid them, Via Satellite contacted some of the […]

Broadcasters are looking at a changing landscape in terms of technology, market structure, and the interests and loyalties of worldwide audiences. With so many different forces at work, over-the-air TV […]

by Douglas Graham Satellite broadband and multimedia have been a tough sell on Wall Street, yet the resistance to the technology among the moneypeople seems questionable given satellite’s tremendous potential. […]

by Gerry Oberst Outsiders could suspect that the satellite field uses its own private language to make sure the industry keeps a mystique of its own. A short review of […]

Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5) […]

By Futron Corp.’s Space and Telecommunications Division When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Ka-band licenses in 1997, it hoped to spur the introduction of satellite broadband access […]

SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: BEYI], a provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has joined forces with Advantage Associates, a firm that specializes in assisting clients in governmental, political and international […]

Discovery Communications has signed a multi-transponder agreement with SES Americom, a unit of SES Global, to lease C-band capacity on AMC-10 and AMC-11, the company’s successor satellites to Satcom C-3 […]

Giraud International, a truckload carrier based in France, has signed a six-year agreement with Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM]. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions Europe will provide […]

Dutch satellite services company New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has named Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for its commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. […]

Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power commercial communications satellite. The new Boeing […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed an agreement expanding their ongoing international space cooperation for peaceful purposes. The agencies said the accord […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] secured crucial approval to operate its PAS 9 satellite in Brazil last week from ANATEL, the government agency that regulates Brazilian telecommunications services. The long-anticipated regulatory clearance […]

Change seems to be the one constant at Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI]. The New York-based satellite radio services provider is searching for a new chief financial officer, planning to […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Key trends in the development of consumer electronics (CE) products are taking shape that will have a significant effect on subscription satellite-based services. Officials from direct broadcast […]

NBC correspondent David Bloom has been relying on an innovative truck-based satellite antenna to provide live mobile satellite broadcasts from the front lines in Iraq. The system enables Bloom to […]

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Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom has forged a multi-year service agreement to provide satellite capacity to EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], despite SES Americom’s previously expressed willingness to work with EchoStar competitors […]

Sagging financial performance at SES Global [Luxembourg: SES], the world’s largest satellite operator, is a clear sign that fixed satellite service (FSS) providers are under mounting pressure. Wall Street analysts […]

David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S. arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North […]

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced Monday that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data link […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Hertz are expanding their cooperative agreement to offer satellite radio to Hertz rental car customers. Beginning Tuesday, Hertz and Sirius will offer satellite radio […]

SNC-Lavalin PAE has selected Harris [NYSE: HRS] as its preferred supplier of communications and information services for the Canadian armed forces. The Harris contract is part of a larger C$200 […]

NDS Group, U.K.-based provider of technology products for digital pay-TV, has signed a contract with Viasat Broadcasting, the satellite broadcasting division of Northern European Media Group, to deploy NDS VideoGuard […]

Cessna Aircraft has selected Garmin International’s [Nasdaq: GRMN] G1000 integrated avionics system for the new Citation Mustang business jet. The Mustang panel features a 15-inch multi-function display, flanked by pilot […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is restructuring its Boeing Launch Services unit by combining strategic planning, business development and sales for government and commercial customers under one integrated organization. In making the […]