Satellite News articles from January 2004

Satellite News archives from January 2004

Sirius CEO Defends Costly NFL Pact.(Interview)
January 5, 2004... The $220 million that Sirius Satellite Radio [NYSE: SIRI] agreed to pay to offer National Football League (NFL) games for the next seven years starting this fall should pay off by spurring sports-loving fans to become new subscribers, said...

2004 Promises To Be Dynamic Year.
January 5, 2004... News Corp's [NYSE: NWS] strategic plans for newly acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and the rollout of new satellite broadband services rank as the top satellite industry stories for 2004. Other important...

Spotlight: ORBCOMM Makes French Connection.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The French regulatory agency, Autorit de Rgulation des Tlcommunications (ART), has granted approval to Toulouse, France-based ELTA to offer ORBCOMM satellite services to businesses in France. ELTA operates four product lines - emergency...

Consumer Satellite Internet Access in Europe.
January 5, 2004... By Patrick M. French In the coming year, the space industry will closely watch the launch of a future generation of broadband satellite services aimed at the consumer and small office/home office (SOHO) market in the United States and...

ESA Gets Ready To Step Up Galileo Efforts.
January 5, 2004... This year promises to be a busy one for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is working on a number of programs aimed at improving communications and space infrastructure in Europe. One of those programs is Galileo, Europe's own global...

Visionik Targets Italy and Spain.
January 5, 2004... Visionik hopes to make a greater impact in southern Europe over the next few months. The interactive applications developer, which is now part of NDS [Nasdaq: NDS], has been one of the key applications developers for digital television,...

Consolidation Wasn't Supposed to Look Like This.
January 5, 2004... By Timothy J. Logue Holiday parties for the satellite set during the last few years have been fun but also thought provoking. The morning after often involves lip chewing and hand wringing. Why? Because far too often when we've gotten a...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker.
January 5, 2004... Week of Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, 2003 Percentage Change Dec. 31 One One Three Year to Symbol Price Week Month Month Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS ...

News Corp To Boost DirecTV.
January 12, 2004... News Corp's completion of its long-anticipated acquisition of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], its coveted satellite television unit DirecTV, and other subsidiaries offers a host of potential advantages for the combined organization. Under...

XM, Sirius Fuel Growth Engines.(Washington-based XM Satellite Radio and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio )
January 12, 2004... The two U.S. satellite radio service providers, Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], demonstrated last year that fierce head-to-head competition can be rewarding, as each...

Spotlight: China Airlines Eyes In-flight Internet.
January 12, 2004... China Airlines (CAL) became the latest customer of Connexion by Boeing by signing a letter of intent to obtain high-speed connectivity for travelers on the airline's flights in and out of Taiwan. The deal calls for the broadband data and...

Making Sense of the UN's WSIS.(World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) - a United Nations initiative that aims to bridge the digital and knowledge divides)
January 12, 2004... By David Hartshorn GENEVA - The recent World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) - a United Nations initiative that aims to bridge the digital and knowledge divides -- yielded a promising outcome and set the stage for what may be...

The World Summit for Information ... via Satellite.(World Summit on the Information Society, or WSIS)
January 12, 2004... The following are a selection of some of the projects - both planned and operational - that were on display either at the WSIS exhibition or conference and that involve the use of satellite communications. As such, they demonstrated to the tens...

Tiscali Targets Improved Satellite Performance.(pan-European ISP Tiscali)
January 12, 2004... Pan-European ISP Tiscali, which recently signed a deal with SatLynx to rollout its Tiscali Sat service in 10 European countries, hopes to extend that partnership if the demand for satellite broadband services continue to grow. Mario...

Arianespace Makes Positive Start To 2004.(two launch contracts from Japanese satellite operator JSAT)
January 12, 2004... Arianespace has started the year with two key launch contracts from Japanese satellite operator JSAT. Under the contract, Arianespace will launch the JCSAT-9 satellite and another future satellite. Commenting on the contracts, Arianespace...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker.
January 12, 2004... Week of Jan. 2- 8, 2003 Percentage Change Jan. 8 One One Three Year to Symbol Price Week Month Month Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.8...

DirecTV Sets Brisk Growth Pace.
January 19, 2004... Fresh off its best quarter in subscriber gains in its history, Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], is ready to rumble under new owner News Corp [NYSE: NWS]. DirecTV plans this year to introduce new...

Innovations Boost Satellite Radio.(New services and products are unveiled by the two U.S. satellite radio service providers - Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] )
January 19, 2004... New services and products unveiled by the two U.S. satellite radio service providers - Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] -- could help them grab fencestraddling...

Global Satellite Industry Climbs Back To Health.
January 19, 2004... HONOLULU--As telecom, broadcast, consumer and enterprise markets begin to recover from their recent business lows, the world's global satellite and expendable launch vehicle (ELV) industries are looking forward to improved demand for their...

Spotlight: Diplomats Gain Secure VPN Access.(Amsterdam-based Equant is offering new secure satellite virtual private network (VPN) access services)
January 19, 2004... The foreign ministries of the Netherlands and another European country have become the latest customers of Amsterdam-based Equant [NYSE: ENT], which is offering new secure satellite virtual private network (VPN) access services. Last week,...

Satellite and Wireless Services Gain Traction.(the Consumer Electronics Show (CES))
January 19, 2004... By Jimmy Schaeffler LAS VEGAS--In the competitive ebb and flow of the U.S. multichannel video market, satellite and wireless technologies have gained significant advantages, based on what was shown to 110,000 participants at the Consumer...

Shin Satellite Prepares For Critical Year.(Shin Satellite, the Thailand-based satellite operator)
January 19, 2004... Shin Satellite, the Thailand-based satellite operator, hopes to gets its ambitious iPSTAR broadband program moving this year. The operator plans to launch iPSTAR-1 in the middle of this year as it aims to make satellite broadband far more of a...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker.
January 19, 2004... Week of Jan. 9-15, 2004 Percentage Change Jan. 15 One One Three Year to Symbol Price Week Month Month Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.74...

Connexion by Boeing Wins Fans.
January 26, 2004... Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] set up to provide inflight broadband services to airline passengers, is showing resiliency by winning the support of additional business partners for the high-risk endeavor. Connexion by...

PanAmSat Faces Uncertain Future.
January 26, 2004... Greenwich, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is facing a number of challenges and its potential growth opportunities may not provide any immediate relief. The status of the fixed satellite services (FSS) operator was...

Challenges Run High For Connexion by Boeing.
January 26, 2004... Connexion by Boeing is an ambitious project to provide in-flight, highspeed broadband services that should become a technical success but may well stumble on the project's high costs as it seeks profitability. Industry observers...

Spotlight: New GPS Navigation Products Aid Motorists.(including MapSend DirectRoute software )(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... New products are available for U.S. drivers who need navigational assistance when on the road. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation, the developer of the Hertz NeverLost vehicle navigation system, introduced new Global Positioning System...

DirecTV Surges With Fourth Quarter Surprise.(2003)
January 26, 2004... By Jimmy Schaeffler DirecTV, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) unit of News Corp [NYSE: NWS]-controlled Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], posted impressive subscriber year-end 2003 subscriber numbers. The results, released just before the...

SES Global Ready For Broadband Challenge.(interview with CEO Romain Bausch)(Interview)
January 26, 2004... Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] expects to see significant revenue growth from 2005 onwards. On the other hand, the company anticipates tough market conditions in 2004. The operator started the year on a...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker.
January 26, 2004... Week of Jan. 16 - 22, 2004 Percentage Change Jan. 22 One One Three Year to Symbol Price Week Month Month Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS ...