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MUMBAI: The Insat 4A communications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the MSG-2 weather satellite for the European organisation Eumetsat were successfully launched...
MUMBAI: Preparations are in its final stages for the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) latest satellite, Insat-4A, on board the 169th flight of...
MUMBAI: This piece of news signals further consolidation happening in the satellite industry. The world’s biggest satellite operator SES Global will buy New Skies Satellites (NSS)...
MUMBAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sirius Satellite Radio in the US have announced a multi-year agreement. This expands upon their current broadcast arrangement and...
MUMBAI: Final preparations are on for the liftoff of India’s telecommunications satellite Insat-4A and the European meteorological satellite 2 Meteosat (MSG-2) on an Ariane 5 G...
MUMBAI: Intelsat Limited and APT Satellite Company Limited, a subsidiary of APT Satellite Holdings Limited today signed a strategic cooperation agreement to work together using their...
MUMBAI: South Korea continues to lead the way on the mobile TV highway. It was in May that the Asian powerhouse launched a satellite-based digital multimedia...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Panamsat has announced that CNBC Pakistan has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal for the distribution of its programming across Pakistan. Under the terms...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra is planning to revive his satellite project. Essel Group owned Agrani Satellite Services Ltd (ASSL) is in negotiations with three companies including Indian...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks Europe is lining up new channels for France and Netherlands after signing carriage contract with satellite operator SES Astra. The Viacom company states...
MUMBAI: Satellite radio services provider WorldSpace has announced a distribution arrangement with ElSat, part of the Ellies Group and the largest manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace Satellite Radio and The Art of Living Foundation have announced the launch of Radio Art of Living. This radio station aims at extending the...
MUMBAI: On the heels of Arianespace’s record-setting Ariane 5 success this week for DirecTV and Indonesia’s Telkom 2; preparations are moving ahead for the launcher’s next...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace Satellite Radio has launched The Parenting Show on Moksha, the network’s 24-hour spirituality and wellness station. The programme hosted by Dr. Shekar Seshadri and...
MUMBAI: Satellite services provider Eutelsat has announced that it has been selected by Al Harbi Telecom (AHT), a global Vsat solutions provider, to provide capacity for...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace, the satellite-based digital radio services has announced that it has officially launched, Flava, the first 24- hour, commercial-free channel delivering the hottest globally focused...
MUMBAI: The countdown is well and truly on for Tata Sky Ltd, the Tata-Star joint venture, to launch direct-to-home (DTH) services in India. Tata Sky announced...
MUMBAI: Satellite service provider, Panamsat, which claims to deliver the largest number of television channels in the world has reported financial results for the third quarter...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator, Asiasat, has announced that it has established a new distribution platform. This new Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) DVB platform will provide...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace, Inc., the satellite-based digital radio services has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, WorldSpace India Pvt. Ltd., has signed up with Webel Mediatronics Ltd. This...
MUMBAI: The launch of Inmarsat’s second I-4 satellite took place on board a Sea Launch Zenit rocket from the Pacific Ocean yesterday. The size of a...
MUMBAI: Worldspace Satellite Radio, which delivers satellite-based digital radio services, is expanding its reach in India. It has announced launch of its subscription services in Ahmedabad....
MUMBAI: The launch of Vietnam’s first telecom satellite Vinasat has been put on hold till 2008 instead of the original time in 2005 due to unfinished...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has informed Tata-Sky Ltd, the 80:20 joint venture between the Tatas and Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star Group, that the launch...
MUMBAI: This year’s International Astronautical Congress event took place from 17-21 October 2005 in Japan. A paper on the service introduction of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA...
MUMBAI: iDirect Technologies which designs, develops, and markets fast, reliable bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, and Envivio which provides MPEG-4 systems that power services for the...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch-controlled UK satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting has finally sealed the acquisition of high-speed internet provider Easynet Group. BSkyB has bought the telecom firm...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Eutelsat has secured ISO 9001: 2000 certification for its satellite control activities, encompassing satellite on-Station control and operation, launch and early orbit phase...
MUMBAI: UK satellite operator BSkyB is close to buying high-speed internet provider Easynet, media reports indicate. The telcom firm has invested heavily in providing broadband services...
MUMBAI: Tandberg Television said that it was playing a key role in the world’s first transmission of live high definition (HD) video from the sea floor....
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat is looking to award a contract for the manufacture of Asiasat 5 before the end of the year. In July, Asiasat had...
NEW DELHI: The government has prohibited transmission or re-transmission of satellite channel ‘Free X-TV’ in the country as the content breaches the programming code. In a...
MUMBAI: The world’s most valuable media company Google will be teaming up with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). They will build the Nasa Research...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Eutelsat and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced the signature of a contract for two extra transponders on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 3....
MUMBAI: Thai satellite operator Shin Satellite and Arianespace have signed the launch contract for the Thaicom 5 satellite. The launch takes place next year. Thaicom 5...
MUMBAI: Satellite radio service provider WorldSpace Inc. has reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended 30 June. For the second quarter of...
A wave of consolidation is sweeping the satellite sector. The latest in a series of mergers and acquisitions is the announcement that Intelsat Ltd. would buy...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite service provider Asiasat and Music Media Enterprises Europe have signed a new lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2...
MUMBAI: Satellite services company GlobeCast has announced that it is now the world’s largest provider of live television-to-mobile delivery services. It claims to deliver 50 television...
MUMBAI: A wave of consolidation is sweeping the satellite sector. Intelsat Ltd. plans to buy PanAmSat Holding Corporation in an all-cash deal for $3.2 billion to...
MUMBAI: Satellite service provider Intelsat is believed to be looking at acquiring one of its rivals New Skies Satellites (NSS). NSS is said to...
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to foray into a niche market segment. It will create small satellites having six-capacity Ku-band transponders, aimed...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Panamsat has announced that its new Galaxy 14 satellite has been launched successfully. Although designated a back-up satellite, the all C-band spacecraft is...
MUMBAI: The International Space Business Council (ISBC) has released the report 2005 State of the Space Industry. The global turnover generated from commercial services and government...
MUMBAI: Broadband satellite Thaicom 4 (IpStar), the heaviest commercial satellite ever delivered to geosynchronous orbit, was lofted succesfully aboard an Ariane 5 launcher during an early-morning...
MUMBAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has got into arrangement with two teleport operators to facilitate transmission on multiple channels per carrier (MCPC) mode. This move...
BANGALORE: His Holiness Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham, consecrated the WorldSpace Satellite Radio broadcast at the Sringeri Sharada Mutt on...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator Asiasat and pan Asian broadcaster Star have announced that the broadcaster will be utilising Asiasat 2 C-band capacity to provide programming primarily...
MUMBAI: Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel and Shin Satellite Inc. of Thailand, a major satellite operator, has announced the signature of a contract for the...
MUMBAI: American satellite radio company XM Satellite Radio announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire WCS Wireless, a private entity, for 5.5 million shares...
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NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
