Satellite News articles from June 2004

Satellite News archives from June 2004

DirecTV, NRTC Sacrifice Pegasus.
June 7, 2004... The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is looking to begin an important new chapter in its more-than-10-year-old relationship with DirecTV by agreeing to a new distribution agreement between the organizations. However, the new...

Key Sectors Spur Industry Growth.(ISCe 2004 Satellite & Communications)
June 7, 2004... LONG BEACH, Calif.--Strong sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with sustained growth at satellite broadcasting companies, appear to be the current bright spots, industry officials at a conference here said. ...

SES Global Offers Tips For Procurement Partners.
June 7, 2004... By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The successful launch of SES Americom's Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built AMC-11 satellite aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle May 19 is the latest example of Luxembourg-based SES Global [SES]...

Spotlight: Formula One Team Seeks Competitive Edge.(BMW WilliamsF1 Team)
June 7, 2004... A recent partnership between Intelsat and a top Formula One racing team are using satellite technology to transmit and analyze mission-critical data during part of this year's Formula One season in Europe. The BMW WilliamsF1 racing team could...

Satellite Licensing Reform: One Year Later.
June 7, 2004... By Maury Mechanick, White & Case About a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new satellite-licensing regime. In a fairly bold stroke, the FCC implemented a radical and paradigmatic shift away from...

Intelsat Strikes Key U.K. Broadband Deal.
June 7, 2004... Intelsat reached a key agreement to let it tap the potentially lucrative U.K. broadband market. The company's deal calls for it to forge a partnership with BT Broadcast Services (BTBS), which will be launching a new satellite broadband service...

Profile: Middle East Offers Pay-TV Potential.
June 7, 2004... Pay-TV operators across the Middle East believe the region could prove to be a hotbed for such services during the next few years. With more than 20 Arab nations inhabited by 250 million-plus people and 40 million TV households, the region is...

Telenor Does Well By Doing Good.(Global Relief Technologies LLC )
June 14, 2004... The need for 100,000 humanitarian- and reconstruction-aid workers worldwide to manage and communicate information and data quickly from remote parts of the world spurred a former refugee coordinator to start a company that intends to fulfill...

Rainbow DBS Adds Vital Capacity.
June 14, 2004... Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, Cablevision System's [CVC] capacityconstrained satellite TV division, increased its in-orbit capabilities last week by agreeing to lease 16 transponders during the next 10 years from Princeton, N.J.'s SES...

New Skies' Sale Was The Right Move.(New Skies Satellites N.V.)
June 14, 2004... By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The chance to sell New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] for a whopping $956 million to affiliates of the Blackstone Group last week was too good of an opportunity for the company's management and...

Spotlight: Military Families Share Distant Graduations.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... Tachyon Networks is joining in the celebration of graduating high-school students by donating the company's bandwidth and remote-access satellite equipment to let their parents serving in the military in Iraq see the ceremonies as they take...

Broadband Via Satellite: A Huge Business Opportunity.
June 14, 2004... By D.K. Sachdev, SpaceTel Consultancy Even a cursory look at the overall financial performance of the satellite industry during the last few years makes it obvious that the future for the industry is in end-to-end services. Current figures...

New Skies CEO: "Business As Usual".(Chief Executive Officer)
June 14, 2004... New Skies Satellites [NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg fully expects the company's management team to remain in place after the company's announcement of its sale last week. His comments came in the wake of news that the affiliates of the Blackstone...

Ya.com Targets 10,000 Broadband Subscribers.
June 14, 2004... Ya.com Internet Factory's CEO believes his company's foray into the satellite broadband market in Spain is crucial if it wants to put pressure on rival Telefonica in its home market. The ISP, owned by T-Online International (a subsidiary of...

Orbimage's Upbeat Growth Strategy.
June 21, 2004... Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage assembled its top officials last week for a quarterly conference call that gave the clear impression they are looking toward the future with a bold sense of optimism. CEO Matthew O'Connell told analysts and...

EchoStar's 10M-Sub Milestone Masks Competitive Threats.
June 21, 2004... Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] achieved an enormous milestone last week when it reached the 10-million subscriber mark. However, the company's praiseworthy accomplishment is clouded by rising competition that most...

Congress: 'One Launcher Only'.(federal launch contracts)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2004... A report released at our deadline by the House Appropriations Committee challenges the government to choose just one U.S. company to service federal launch contracts, partly due to financial considerations and partly due to reliability...

Savvy Team Takes Satellite-TV Startup To School.
June 21, 2004... Startups offer special challenges that include developing a workable and practical business plan, installing a management team with the right skills and obtaining sufficient financing. All those ingredients are needed for success. One...

Spotlight: Tahoe Uses Imagery For Wildfire Prevention.
June 21, 2004... Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe's high-resolution QuickBird satellite images and Native Communities Development Corporation's (NCDC) proprietary remote-sensing technology will be combined to aid with wildfire risk-assessment and...

Teleports: A Business Of Niches.
June 21, 2004... By Robert Bell, World Teleport Association There is an old joke in Washington, D.C., about the Department of Defense. The good news is that by 2010 (or another suitably distant date), the U.S. defense budget will be $1 trillion (or another...

Chandra Plots Stunning Satellite TV Growth In India.(Subhash Chandra of Zee Telefilms )(Interview)
June 21, 2004... There is little doubt India has the potential to be a huge market for satellite services -- a major growth opportunity for numerous operators looking to boost their positions in the Asia Pacific region. The country is set to see explosive...

BSkyB Ready To Fight At The Low End.(digital television )
June 21, 2004... BSkyB [BSY] has signaled its intention to be much more of a player in the lower-end segment of the U.K. digital television market. It will launch a Free-To-Air (FTA) satellite service at the end of the year from which viewers can pick up more...

Spectrum Review Poses Risks.
June 28, 2004... The politically weak satellite industry faces a delicate balancing act in responding effectively to spectrum reform recommendations released last Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information...

GPS-Galileo Compatibility Pact.(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... At press time, Satellite News confirmed that, after four years of contentious negotiations, an agreement on GPS-Galileo cooperation has been reached between U.S. and European government officials. The Europeans plan to build the Galileo...

Industry Leaders Predict Comeback.(satellite industry )
June 28, 2004... PARIS--The satellite industry is poised for a modest comeback during the next few years, according to executives who gathered here recently for the 10th Satel Conseil symposium. The symposium, hosted by French satellite industry advisory...

DirecTV Spends Another Day In Court.
June 28, 2004... By Paul Dykewicz The sale of El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV to the News Corp [NWS] media-empire last December has led the largest satellite TV services provider in the United States to take a much more aggressive stance in the...

Spotlight: Contest Uses GPS To Promote Fun, Sales.
June 28, 2004... The Global Positioning System (GPS) can be a lifesaver in the right circumstances and a source of fun on other occasions. For fun lovers, the second annual Magellan "Cache Her If You Can" GPS Adventure is a game that began last week, giving...

Beating The Satellite Broadband Blues.
June 28, 2004... By Roger Rusch, TelAstra The Internet has been one of the most sensational innovations in history, with the full impact beginning to be felt about 10 years ago. The number of users was doubling every year, and the amount of data was...

DARPA: Water Could Propel Next-Gen Satellites.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
June 28, 2004... The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -- the U.S. Department of Defense's central research and development agency -- is...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker.
June 28, 2004... Week of June 18 - 24, 2004 Percentage 24-Jun One Symbol Price Week APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.03 12.8 ASIASAT TELECOM ...