Satellite News articles from August 2005

Satellite News archives from August 2005

Court Confirms Loral Reorg Plan.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Loral Space and Communica-tions Ltd. announced July 25 that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed the company's reorganization plan, opening the door for Loral to emerge from bankruptcy in the fourth...

Samsung To Make XM-Enabled MP3 Player; Are Phones Next?
August 1, 2005... XM Satellite Radio and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced July 26 a partnership to develop the first MP3 player with satellite radio capabilities, but it is the potential for accessing the mobile phone market that makes this deal even...

Panamsat's PAS-11 To Be First Orbited In First Land Launch Mission.(Sea Launch LLC )
August 1, 2005... Nearly two years after announcing it would launch rockets from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sea Launch LLC unveiled July 26 that Panamsat Corp. would be the first to use the Land Launch service. Panamsat will use Land Launch to...

Spotlight: Keeping An Eye On Nuclear Materials.
August 1, 2005... In the days and months following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., much discussion has occurred regarding the safeguarding of nuclear materials. In particular, questions have arisen as to what...

Canal Digital CEO Ready For HD Launch.(Canal Digital A/S)
August 1, 2005... Direct-to-home satellite television operator Canal Digital is getting set to launch a number of high-profile business efforts as it bids to maintain its position as the leading pay-TV operator in the Nordic region. The company is getting...

IPStar Launch Now Scheduled For Aug. 11.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Arianespace set Aug. 11 as the new launch date for Shin Satellite Plc's IPStar satellite, Arianespace announced July 25. The satellite originally has been scheduled to launch July 8 and initially was delayed three days to complete launch...

Galaxy 14 Launch Delayed.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The launching of Panamsat's Galaxy 14 satellite has been delayed, Kathryn Lancioni, vice president of corporate communications and investor relations at Panamsat, told Satellite Today July 27. The satellite had been scheduled for an Aug....

Panamsat, HDNet Extend Multi-Transponder Lease Agreement.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Panamsat announced July 25 it signed an extension to provide satellite delivery of HDNet programming networks to U.S. cable and direct broadcast satellite providers. The multi-transponder agreement now runs through January 2021. HDNet...

Digital+ Posts Impressive Numbers.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Digital+, the Spanish direct-to-home (DTH) platform reported one of its strongest quarters in recent years, adding nearly 76,000 subscribers in the second quarter 2005. The DTH provider reported 1.8 million total subscribers at the end of...

Globecomm Executes Distributor Agreement With Scientific-Atlanta.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Globecomm Systems Inc. said July 25 it executed an international distributor agreement that will enable Globecomm to continue working with Scientific-Atlanta Inc. to bring new technology to video, data and voice enterprise networks. ...

XM Goes Hoggin'.(Harley bike to be equipped with XM receiver)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... XM Satellite Radio said July 25 that Harley Davidson's 2006 FLHTCUSE Screamin' Eagle Ultra Classic Electra will be the first motorcycle equipped with an XM receiver as a standard feature. Other models, including the FLHX, FLHTC, FLTR and...

Echostar Adds New Programming To Dish Network's International Lineup.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Echostar Communications Corp. announced July 25 two additions to the international programming lineup of its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service: a French music video channel and a Punjab-language Indian channel. ...

MDA To Develop Information Solution For Mars Exploration Mission.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) said it is providing the initial study for an information solution to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for use on NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory mission. MDA said the solution will allow...

Canadian Satellite Radio Signs Distribution Deal With London Drugs.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR) signed a deal to market its satellite radio service and hardware through London Drug stores, CSR announced July 28. CSR, which will use XM Satellite Radio technology, received permission from the Canadian...

EDO To Provide Components For NASA Spacecraft.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... EDO Corp. received a contract to build the microwave receiver subsystem for NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement satellite system, EDO announced July 27. Under the $15.6 million contract from satellite prime contractor Ball Aerospace...

NGA Establishes Joint Operations Integration Office.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) established a new office to coordinate the integration of imagery collected by commercial and classified imagery satellites, NGA announced July 28. The Joint Operations Integration...

Space Imaging Nabs $5.9 Million Contract From NGA.(U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Space Imaging received a $5.9 million Clearview mid-year supplemental satellite imagery capacity contract from the U.S. National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA). This contract enables NGA to acquire additional commercial imagery from...

Viasat Announces Strong Subscriber Increases.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Viasat Broadcasting reached the 700,000 mark for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television customers in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the company announced. Viasat added 16,000 new subscribers during the second quarter, compared to the...

Two Way TV Lands Sky News Deal.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Interactive TV solutions provider Two Way TV signed a two-year deal with Sky News, which will enable Sky News to boost its interactive capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. Two Way TV will create an interactive service that will...

HNS Partners With Covad To Offer DSL Services To Enterprise Markets.(Hughes Network Systems LLC)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 26 it selected Covad Communications Group Inc. as a primary DSL broadband supplier for HNS' Direcway Unified Broadband service offering. Through this relationship, Hughes is able to offer mid-tier...

EMS Satcom Appoints Tony Caruso Account Manager.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., announced July 26 it appointed Tony Caruso as account manager of EMS Satcom's Commercial and Corporate Aviation Sales division. Caruso will be responsible for all sales activities with EMS...

O.J. Simpson Ordered To Pay $25,000 For Stealing DirecTV Programming.
August 1, 2005... A U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of Florida ordered O.J. Simpson to pay DirecTV $25,000 in damages, plus attorneys' fees and cost for stealing DirecTV direct-to-home satellite television programming. Judge Joan Lenard...

Orbiting Wall Street.(satellite)
August 1, 2005... (Editor's Note: For this expanded edition of Orbiting Wall Street, in addition to our examination of key satellite stocks, we will be providing an expanded analysis of some of the quarterly earnings reports of companies within the satellite...

TU Media Numbers Fall Short Of Company Expectations.
August 1, 2005... TU Media, currently Korea's only mobile television service provider, is not meeting subscriber expectations, a company official said. But an industry analyst added that the company is on firm footing after only three months of operations....

ILS Preps First Atlas 5 Launch For U.S. Government.(International Launch Services )(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... International Launch Services is in final preparations for what will be the first Atlas 5 launch for the U.S. government. The company will be sending NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter into space on Aug. 10. The launch window opens at 7:45...

Satmex, Creditors Reach Agreement, But Future Remains Uncertain.
August 8, 2005... What was shaping up to be a very interesting and likely ugly battle regarding the reorganization of the bankrupt Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) has ended with the ad hoc committees which represent certain U.S.-based debt holders...

United Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Rocketdyne.
August 8, 2005... With no objections from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), United Technologies Corp. completed its $700 million purchase of The Boeing Co.'s Rocketdyne unit, both Boeing and United Technologies announced last week. The net result of...

Spotlight: Efficiently Deploying Emergency Response Vehicles.
August 8, 2005... When it comes to getting fire or rescue vehicles to an emergency site, time is of the essence. To aid in its response times, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) in Florida, which serves the 1,000 square miles that surround Tampa, is...

Executive Q&A: Inmarsat CEO Happy With IPO Performance.(Interview)
August 8, 2005... Inmarsat is set to look back at 2005 as a momentous year. In June, the operator performed a successful initial public offering (IPO), and later this year it is set to launch its BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) service, the company's...

Lease Revenues For Commercial Capacity To Hit $7.3 Billion In 2010.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The total number of leased C- and Ku-band transponders should exceed 4,950 in 2010, up from 4,125 at the end of 2004, according to Northern Sky Research. While demand for commercial C- and Ku-band capacity is growing at an average...

Provident TapsHNS Europe For Broadband Solution.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNS Europe) received a contract to be the sole supplier of satellite broadband services to Provident International, a personal credit company. Provident required broadband connectivity from its Central...

Sirius Available In New Toyota And Lexus Models.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The demand for satellite-enabled hardware for automotive manufacturers continues to grow. Sirius Satellite Radio announced that its hardware is available as both a dealer and post-production option for the 2005 Toyota Avalon and the 2006...

XM Inks Broadcasting Deal With New York Times.(XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.)(New York Times Co.)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The New York Times Co. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Aug. 3 they signed an agreement for the satellite radio company to carry content from the recently created New York Times Radio unit. Under the agreement, XM will carry New...

Starz To End C-Band Analog Satellite Feed By Dec. 31.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), which provides premium movie content to cable and satellite television service providers across the United States, announced Aug. 2 that it would cease transmission of its analog satellite signal serving...

First Galileo Satellite Shipped To Test Site In Netherlands.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... The first satellite that will be part of Europe's Galileo global satellite navigation system has been transferred to the Netherlands for testing. The European Space Agency announced that one of the two Galileo satellites currently under...

Spacenet Unveils New Connexstar EP Service.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Spacenet Inc. earlier this week said it extended its services portfolio with the new Connexstar Enterprise Partition (EP) service, which provides a partitioned central hub infrastructure and dedicated network bandwidth without having to...

ITT Nabs ContractFor Satellite Support For U.S. Air Base.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... ITT Industries said it received a one-year base contract from Telos Corp. to provide operations and maintenance support for the AN/GSC-39D Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) facility at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The contract is...

Orbiting Wall Street.
August 8, 2005... WRSP Worldspace Inc., a provider of subscription satellite radio services to subscribers outside the United States, joined the satellite operator IPO Class of 2005 Aug. 4 when it's the company's class A common stock began trading on the...

HNS Purchases Capacity To Meet Subscriber Growth.(Hughes Network Systems LLC)
August 8, 2005... Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) has leased "multiple" transponders aboard the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite, capacity that was purchased prior to the satellite's June launch, in order to meet expected demand for HNS' Direcway...

At Press Time: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Launched.(space probe)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... After two delays for a combination of weather and technical reasons, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was successfully launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft was launched on an Atlas 5 by...

IS-804 Failure Linked To Design Issue With Lockheed Martin 7000 Series.(analysis of defects in the artificial satellite)
August 15, 2005... Preliminary analysis from a failure review board (FRB) examining the January Intelsat IS-804 failure suggests root cause of the failure is note unique to this satellite. Instead, there could be a design issue with the entire 7000 series of...

NDS Targets Indian Opportunity For Revenue Growth.(STAR India Ltd., Tata Group, joint venture)
August 15, 2005... Conditional access technology vendor NDS will play a key role in developing the direct-to-home (DTH) market in India, Alex Gersh, the company's chief financial offer, said. NDS will be providing smart card technology for the DTH joint...

Spotlight: Gaining An Edge In Monitoring Of Marine Shipping Containers Remotely.(new product from Zoca Container Security BV)
August 15, 2005... In an effort to counter potential terrorists, increasingly sophisticated pirates and smugglers, Zoca Container Security BV is gearing up for the commercial release of a new marine shipping container security system that incorporates the...

Teles MD Has High Hopes For U.K. Satellite Broadband Offering.(Andreas Kruger of Teles Wireless Broadband)(SkyDSL)
August 15, 2005... Teles Wireless Broadband Managing Director Andreas Kruger believes the United Kingdom is a potentially lucrative market for satellite broadband services. The company hopes to exploit the success of BSkyB in the satellite television space and...

Satellites To Play Key Role In Digital Conversion In China.
August 15, 2005... If the Chinese government is going to achieve its goal of analog signal switch-off by 2015, then satellite will play a key role, an industry analyst said. However, the satellite market will not see strong development until officials...

Ariane Launches IPStar For Shin Satellite.(Arianespace, contract)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... An Ariane 5 rocket lofted the long-awaited Shin Satellite Plc's IPStar satellite into orbit Aug. 11, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft, with a launch mass of 6,485 kilograms, is the largest commercial communications satellite placed...

NATO Signs Deal With Xantic For Inmarsat Services.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Xantic received a contract from NATO to provide Inmarsat services for deployed forces, the company announced Aug. 11. Under the agreement with the NATO Consultation, Command & Control Agency, Xantic will provide Global Area Network and...

Gilat Reaches A Skyedge System Milestone.(Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has shipped more than 30 Skyedge commercial hubs and more than 10,000 Skyedge VSATs worldwide, the company announced Aug. 11. The Skyedge system is based on the concept of a single scalable hub that serves a...

EC Clears United Launch Alliance Joint Venture.(European Union. European Commission approved for a new organization)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... The European Commission (EC) cleared the merger of the government launch operations of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. into the United Launch Alliance joint venture. According to an Aug. 9 statement issued by the EC, "the proposed...

Premiere Sees Strong Subscriber Growth.(Premiere Medien GmbH und Company KG)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere, reported earlier this week it had more than 3.3 million subscribers at the end of June, a year-on-year increase of more than 14 percent. Premiere added nearly 15,000 subscribers in the second...

BHP Billiton Taps Caprock For Disaster Recovery System.(CapRock Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Caprock Communications said earlier this week that BHP Billiton would use Caprock's disaster recovery solution for its back-up communications system to ensure that constant communications are maintained during hurricane season in the United...

Spacenet Adds Backup Function To Connexstar.(Connexstar Backup)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Spacenet Inc. earlier this week introduced a satellite backup solution to its Connexstar On-Demand suite of services. As an extension to Spacenet's Connexstar VSAT and DSL offering, Connexstar Backup provides a physically diverse backup...

Comcast, SES Americom Form Marketing Alliance.(Comcast Media Center)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... SES Americom and Comcast Media Center will jointly develop a digital transport service that uses the AMC-4 satellite to distribute digital channels to cable systems, the companies announced Aug. 9. The offering, when combined with...

Asiasat Brings New Soccer Channel To Region.(Satlink Communications, Real Madrid Television, contract)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... The Real Madrid TV soccer channel is now available in Asia following the signing of a deal between Asiasat and Satlink Communications. Real Madrid TV will be available on Satlink's MCPC (Multiple Channels per Carrier) digital platform on...

Sirius Launches BBC Radio 1 Programming; Calls Notes.(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., contract)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Sirius Satellite Radio begins broadcasting BBC Radio 1 programming at 9 a.m. EDT Aug. 10, the company announced. Under a deal announced in June, the BBC Radio 1 lineup will be available on Sirius channel 97 on a 5-hour time delay, so the...

XM Announces New Receivers.(Delphi XM RoadyXT, Audiovox Xpress Radio)(new products from XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... XM Satellite Radio Aug. 9 unveiled two new receivers: the plug-and-play Audiovox Xpress Radio and the Delphi XM RoadyXT. The Xpress receiver is described as "the smallest satellite radio receiver to offer a five-line display screen." It...

Orbiting Wall Street.(stock market of satellite communications services industry )
August 15, 2005... NSE, DISH & SAT News that the anomaly that caused the failure of the Lockheed Martin- built Intelsat 804 could be a systemic problem affecting similar in-orbit satellites operated by New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd., Echostar...

Telenor Gains Direct Access To Brazilian Market.(Telenor Satellite Services Inc.)
August 15, 2005... After a three-year effort, Telenor Satellite Services received the necessary concession from the Brazilian government to offer Inmarsat satellite service directly to customers in the country rather than through Telenor's partnership with...

GOES-N Launch Postponed Until October.(Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N, Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... The launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) has been delayed until at least early October after the most recent attempt was scrubbed due to technical issues, Boeing Co. said. The Aug. 16 attempt was halted...

Stratos Acquires Xantic, Becomes Dominant Inmarsat Reseller.(Stratos Global Corp.)
August 22, 2005... Stratos Global Corp. stands to become the world's largest reseller of Inmarsat services with its planned acquisition of Xantic B.V., a move that also could trigger further consolidation in the mobile satellite services market, industry...

Galaxy-14 To Provide Backup Capacity For Panamsat's HD Strategy.(high-definition)(DIRECTV Inc., contract)
August 22, 2005... Although it role as an in-orbit spare may not be the most glamorous, Galaxy-14 will play a vital role as Panamsat prepares for the expected growth of high-definition (HD) programming in the United States. The Galaxy-14 satellite was...

Spotlight: Bridging The Science Gap For Urban Children.(Project Exploration brings a new look in science education )
August 22, 2005... Satellites are playing a vital role in helping Project Exploration enhance the science education experience for minority youth, and specifically girls, in Chicago and around the globe. Project Exploration brings inner-city youth to Montana...

Shin Satelite Chairman Ready For Challenge.(Interview)
August 22, 2005... After an anxious wait for owner Shin Satellite, the IPStar spacecraft, which the company designated Thaicom 4, was launched earlier this month onboard an Ariane 5G rocket. Shin now will attempt to tap into the growing demand for high-speed...

J.D. Power: Satellite TV Penetration Increases 'Significantly'.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... The number of households subscribing to satellite TV has increased dramatically during the past year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates "2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study," released Aug. 17. According to the...

Lockheed Martin Delivers Hardware For Missile Warning System.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem will be...

MSG-2 To Launch Before End Of Year.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... The European Space Agency said its next Meteosat satellite, MSG-2, will launch before the end of the year. MSG-2, in storage at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana was planned to be launched in early autumn. The...

Interactive Boost For ITV.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... ITV will be able to update interactive content on one of its hit shows simultaneously on cable and satellite for the first time. ITV announced that it will use Tamblin's i-ZoneTV content and management tool to launch interactive services to...

Seaspace Acquires Intellectual Property For Antenna Systems.(LJT & Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Seaspace acquired the intellectual property for three antenna systems from LJT & Associates Inc., Seaspace announced. The acquisition of the finished designs for three existing antenna systems will allow Seaspace to increase its product...

Globecomm Receives U.S. Government Contract.(Globecomm Systems Inc. )(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide satellite infrastructure to an unnamed U.S. government customer, the company announced. The $2.2 million order was the third for Globecomm under an ongoing indefinite delivery-indefinite...

Airtel Taps ViaSat For Broadband Satellite Services In India.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... In its second India-related announcement in as many days, ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 17 it is supplying a Linkstar broadband network to Airtel Enterprise Services for shared-hub satellite communications services in India. Airtel is the...

VST International Selects Spacenet To Provide Satellite Network Services.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Aug. 17 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by VST International Inc. to provide broadband satellite connectivity for an advanced digital advertising network. VST International plans...

Tariam Launches Managed VSAT Solutions In Europe.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... U.K.-based satellite communications company Tariam said Aug. 17 it is launching its managed VSAT solutions service in Europe. The launch of the satellite broadband managed services offering will translate into cheaper pricing and rapid...

Orbimage Revenues Shrink, Loss Widens For Second Quarter.(Orbimage Holdings Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Orbimage Holdings Inc. reported Aug. 16 revenue of $8.5 million for the second quarter 2005, down from $9.7 million in the second quarter 2004. The company's net loss widened during the same period, from a loss of $2 million in the second...

ICO North America Raises $650 Million.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. said Aug. 15 its wholly owned subsidiary ICO North America Inc. raised $650 million in a private placement with institutional investors. ICO North America intends to use the proceeds to fund a...

Orbiting Wall Street.
August 22, 2005... NSE In what could be a significant story that likely would not shock anyone in the satellite industry, Intelsat reportedly is in negotiations to purchase New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. According to an Aug. 19 report in the Wall...

Outlining The Opportunity For Satellites In Mobile TV Arena.
August 22, 2005... As satellite service providers continue to look for new ways to increase the bottom line, a recurring theme is offering television to mobile devices such as cell phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants). But just how big an...

Testing Begins On First Galileo Satellite.(equipment of European Space Agency)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The European Space Agency (ESA) said Aug. 25 that testing of the first Galileo satellites, which form part of what is called the Galileo System Test Bed (GSTB), is underway in Italy. The payload of the GSTB-V2/B satellite, developed by...

New Skies Sells Australian Subsidiary, Adds Fuel To Acquisition Speculation.(acquisition of New Skies Networks PTY Ltd. by Multiemedia Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... A seemingly minor move by New Skies Satellites Aug. 25 could indicate that the company is streamlining its operations to help make an expected acquisition by Intelsat occur more smoothly, industry analysts said. New Skies announced it is...

Window Of Opportunity For Satellite Broadband Market Slowly Shrinking.
August 29, 2005... While many eyes are looking at Wildblue Communications Corp. as a guinea pig of sorts for whether there will be market for direct-to-home satellite broadband services around the globe, Max Engel, industry analyst for the space and...

Spotlight: Label This Satellite Photograph As Exhibit A.
August 29, 2005... When the primary uses of satellite imagery are ranked, evidence in a court trial likely will not place high on the list of applications. But the state of Arizona is using images from Space Imaging's Ikonos satellite in a lawsuit filed...

European DTH Round-Up.(direct-to-home)(market share forecasts of satellite communications services industry)(Industry Overview)
August 29, 2005... Satellite operators across Europe are gearing up for some key events in the second half of 2005. U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB is closing in on 8 million subscribers, Germany's Premiere is getting set to launch high-definition...

Asiasat Reports Decreases In Sales, Profit At 2005 Midpoint.(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Asiasat sales and profits dropped in the first half of 2005, the company reported Aug. 24. Sales dropped 19 percent to HK $445 million ($57.2 million) during the first six months of 2005, which ended June 30, compared to HK $551 million...

Wildblue Appoints New CEO.(David Leonard, Wildblue Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Wildblue Communications Inc. said Aug. 23 David Leonard will take over as the company's CEO effective Sept. 1. Co-founder and current CEO Tom Moore is stepping down because he has "accomplished his objectives at Wildblue's helm," the...

Sirius Unveils New Radios, Enhanced Traffic Service.(Sirius One and Sirius Starmate Replay launched)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Sirius Satellite Radio unveiled its smallest ever plug-and-play unit on Aug. 25. The satellite radio provider also announced it would begin offering traffic information for major metropolitan areas in the United States. The new Starmate...