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KVH Industries [KVHI] will unveil its TracVision A5 in-motion satellite TV antenna on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 4- 1/2 inch high TracVision in-motion satellite […]

The MVS Group, a distribution partner for Inmarsat’s high-speed satellite-based Regional BGAN service, has sold 1,000 terminals for the service and expects Regional BGAN to triple its own commercial sales […]

Pegasus Communications Corp. said that as a result of its previously announced one-for-10 reverse stock split, its Class A common stock has been trading on Nasdaq on a post-split basis […]

by James Careless Club Med’s Columbus Isle in the Bahamas: the name conjures up images of sun, sand and luxurious leisure. For Club Med Management Information Systems Director Mario Fernandez, […]

People Spectrum Astro Promotes New Executives Spectrum Astro promoted Daren Iverson to vice president of contracts and finance and CFO. His new duties include the oversight and management of Spectrum’s […]

by Armand Musey To the very end, Echostar CEO Charlie Ergen swore that if his Dish Network and DirecTV were not allowed to merge, the DBS companies were doomed to […]

By James Careless Arguably, buying a rocket these days just got more interesting. With the virtual disappearance of the non-geosynchronous (NGSO) market and a cyclical downturn in geosynchronous (GSO) launches, […]

By Nick Mitsis Satellites are still the best way to reach multiple points with large quantities of content in the most economical way. Even so, applications like Internet streaming have […]

Peter J. Brown Asia remains fragmented when it comes to the state of the regional economy. Although news in mid-November of a second large IPO in the Asian telecom sector […]

by Gerry Oberst Historically, a substantial amount of satellite services have been based on either a small number of customers relying on two-way distribution links using very large antennas, or […]

The editors of Interspace want to take this opportuinty to wish all of our readers a joyous holiday season and prosperous New Year. In observance of this special time, we […]

Aramiska, the European two-way satellite broadband operator expects to end the year with 1,500 customers and somewhere between 2.5 to 3 million euros ($2.05 to $3.07 million) in revenues. The […]

A = Analog D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D The Thai channel BBTV Channel 7 has left 3765 MHz horizontal, SR 4700, FEC 3/4. The channel still broadcasts […]

Piracy is still a huge problem on Europe’s pay-TV landscape. Pay-TV operators, many of whom, are not finding the path to profitability easy, are seeing revenues drain away through the […]

Premiere, the Germany pay-TV operator, continues to show strong signs of progress as its rehabilitation continues. In November, the operator had a net growth of 50,000 subscribers, pushing it beyond […]

Satellite and fiber are complementary, not competing technologies. Yet, with more fiber infrastructure in the ground, there clearly will be more pressure on satellite infrastructure, despite it having a far […]

Microspace, operator of one of the largest business satellite broadcasting networks in the world, has hooked up with New Skies Satellites to broadcast real-time, IP-based information to thousands of locations […]

Zonevision has formed an alliance with Zee-Turner in Asia to launch its Reality TV channel in India. The channel will launch on Feb. 1, 2003. The deal was announced on […]

D = Digital A = Analog 95 degreesE: NSS 6 NSS 6, which was due to lift off from Kourou aboard an Ariane 4 rocket, has been delayed until 12 […]

As 2002 comes to an end, it is time to assess how satellite pay-TV operators are faring in Europe. As expected, BSkyB in the United Kingdom continues to blaze a […]

The recent failure of the Astra 1K satellite launch could mean changes to SES Astra’s capital expenditure plans going forward (see related stories, this issue). Next year promises to be […]

SES Astra, a satellite communication unit of Luxembourg-based SES Global, and high-tech specialty data acquisition systems developer AstroMed Inc. are collaborating to develop a dedicated system designed for automated phase […]

Eutelsat has brought new capacity into service for broadband Internet access and DTH satellite television broadcasting in western and central Europe. The company is delivering services at 33 degrees East […]

NASN (North American Sports Network) will be available to Sky Digital 6.3 million homes in early December. The channel will be delivered via GlobeCast’s Eurobird platform. NASN is a 24/7 […]

By Peter J. Brown For the 21st century incident commander, the name of the game is rapid response and complete situational awareness. A new generation of mobile command posts and […]

By Nick Mitsis Europe, home to the largest satellite operator in the world, continues to experience some growth within the DTH arena, and industry executives continue to monitor this development. […]

by Armand Musey As the U.S. multichannel television market matures, growth will becomes more elusive and subscriber returns are likely to fall for both DBS providers. DBS subscriber growth, however, […]

by Richard DalBello Perhaps it’s just human nature. Put us in the Garden of Eden and before long we’ll be reaching for the Forbidden Fruit. Many in the U.S. Global […]

by Gerry Oberst The Plenipotentiary (Plenipot) meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) wrapped up on October 21, after three weeks of debate regarding high-level topics such as funding for […]

by Theresa Foley The satellite industry is finally ready to close the books on what may be the worst year in a decade or more. With an oversupply of capacity […]