Archive for January, 2007

China to launch two satellites for 2008 Olympics (telecomasia.net)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on January 31st, 2007

China to launch two satellites for 2008 Olympics (telecomasia.net)
(Xinhua via NewsEdge) China will launch two satellites dedicated to radio and TV relay services for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in June and October this year, the China Satellite Communications Corporation (CSCC) said.

Gulf Stream Coach Chooses KVH TracVision R4 to Bring Live Satellite TV to New Motorhomes (Broadcast Newsroom)
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., BUSINESS WIRE — Customers choosing Gulf Stream Coach’s luxury Friendship motorhomes are about to find the ride even friendlier thanks to TracVision(R) satellite TV systems from KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI). Gulf Stream, the largest privately held full-line recreational vehicle manufacturer in the United States, is now offering KVH’s TracVision R4 satellite TV system as …

Satellite destroyed as rocket explodes on liftoff (MSNBC)
A rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite exploded Tuesday during launch from an oceangoing platform in the equatorial Pacific.

Satellite radio draws stars (AP via Yahoo! News)
Shortly after making his entrance, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx found model Janice Dickinson and her ample cleavage pressed tightly against him. Foxx posed for a photo-op with hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, and later traded handshakes and hugs with New York Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington.

*XM Satellite Radio Expands Relationship With Honda Through 2016 (Nasdaq)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on January 31st, 2007

*XM Satellite Radio Expands Relationship With Honda Through 2016 (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - XM Satellite Radio (XMRS) Expands Relationship with Honda through 2016.

Sirius Satellite Radio SuperStar Bubba the Love Sponge to Appear at the ProSource Booth for the Arnold Classic (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Manasquan, NJ (PRWeb) January 30, 2007 — Mention Bubba the Love Sponge to talk radio fans, and you’re likely to catch an earful about whatever outrageously hilarious and raunchy bit Bubba aired on his top-rated satellite radio show that day (Sirius Satellite Radio, Howard 101, 3-7 pm EST, 12 noon-4pm PST).

TIVO-Like Radio Coming to Europe Soon (AutoSpies.com)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on January 29th, 2007

TIVO-Like Radio Coming to Europe Soon (AutoSpies.com)
The European Space Agency (ESA) today will demonstrate a prototype of what they call “the multimedia car radio of the future” at the Noordwijk Space Expo in the Netherlands.

Sitestar Acquires Assets of Magnolia Internet Services (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sitestar Corporation, a provider of residential and business Internet access, web hosting and value-added products and services, announced today that it has purchased the customers and assets of Magnolia Internet Services, an Arkansas-based Internet Service Provider. The deal represents Sitestar’s continued commitment to disciplined growth through strategic acquisitions in target markets and the …