Satellite Entertainment

Cablevision posts $54m Q4 profit (America’s Network)
Cablevision Systems reported a profit of $54.1 million for the fourth quarter, following a loss a year ago that reflected charges related to an abandoned satellite TV venture, an Associated Press report said.

Alcatel to build Turksat 3A telecommunication satellite (Spaceflight Now)
Alcatel Alenia Space has announced that it has signed a turnkey contract with Turkish operator Turksat AS, for the construction and the in-orbit delivery of a new powerful telecommunication satellite, Turksat 3A. Alcatel Alenia Space has been Turksat’s sole satellite provider with five satellites* awarded in more than 10 years.

Cablevision posts 4th-qtr profit vs loss (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Cablevision Systems Corp. on Monday posted a profit versus a year-earlier loss, when it took a charge from a satellite business, and reported an increase in subscriptions to its combined video, high speed Internet and digital phone service.

ESPN Deportes Radio Joins Sirius (Marketing Y Medios)
ESPN Deportes Radio, which is broadcast on 16 AM stations in markets across the country, today announced an agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio to carry the 24-hour Spanish-language sports network.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Present at the Bear Stearns Annual Media Conference (FinanzNachrichten)
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) today announced that David Frear, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is expected to present at the Bear Stearns ( Nachrichten ) Annual Media Conference in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 3.45 p.m. ET.

Indonesian president officially inaugurates the country’s ninth satellite (People’s Daily)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the country’s ninth satellite, which has wider coverage, in West Java province, a media reported here Saturday.

Cable TV Store Opens (The Tampa Tribune)
NEW PORT RICHEY - With increased competition among companies providing television, Internet and telephone services, Bright House Networks is counting on the Southgate Plaza store it opened Thursday to win over customers.

‘Old’ radio fights satellite with HD as its weapon (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
In the media world, more is more. More channels, more choices - and more challenges for traditional radio companies as two satellite providers offer listeners vast choices for $12.95 a month.