Archive for November, 2007

Stern Flying High On Sirius Satellite Radio (The Tampa Tribune)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on November 28th, 2007

Stern Flying High On Sirius Satellite Radio (The Tampa Tribune)
Howard Stern finds himself listening to something different these days: “The Howard Stern Show” on satellite radio.

Canal Satellite Reunion Boosts Capacity on Eutelsat W2 Satellite for New Pay-TV Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Eutelsat Communications today announced the signature of a multi-year contract with Canal Satellite Reunion, which is a subsidiary of Canal Overseas . The capacity on Eutelsat’s W2 satellite will support the expansion of the Canal Satellite Reunion pay-TV platform which broadcasts channels and services to satellite homes in Reunion Island and surrounding islands in the Indian Ocean.

Cable, satellite TV in the dumps (Denver Post)
As consumers tighten their belts because of higher oil prices, housing woes and other economic turmoil, the cable- and satellite-TV industries are likely to feel the pinch.

Sirius Satellite Radio to Broadcast Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum Live (Mobile Electronics)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on November 28th, 2007

Sirius Satellite Radio to Broadcast Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum Live (Mobile Electronics)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 — New York, NY - SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced that it will be the exclusive national radio outlet of the Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum and will broadcast the event live on Saturday, December 1st at 8:00 pm ET on SIRIUS Left channel 146.

Cable, satellite TV in the dumps (Denver Post)
As consumers tighten their belts because of higher oil prices, housing woes and other economic turmoil, the cable- and satellite-TV industries are likely to feel the pinch.

Inmarsat lands European super-satellite deal (Infomatics)

Posted in Satellite Related Articles on November 27th, 2007

Inmarsat lands European super-satellite deal (Infomatics)
The new six-tonne Alphasat I-XL satellite carries five times the capacity of current space platforms, and will deliver high-bandwidth services, such as mobile internet, to Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Stern Flying High On Sirius Satellite Radio (The Tampa Tribune)
Howard Stern finds himself listening to something different these days: “The Howard Stern Show” on satellite radio.

MSTI Holdings (NuVisions) Enhances Customer Experience at Newport on Jersey City’s Hudson River Waterfront (Broadcast Newsroom)
HAWTHORNE, N.J., BUSINESS WIRE — MSTI Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: MSHI), a carrier class communications technology company that specializes in providing “quadruple play” services consisting of video, voice, Internet and Wi-Fi to multi-tenant unit and multi-dwelling unit residential, hospitality and commercial properties, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microwave Satellite …

US plans GPS satellite navigation upgrade to rival EU (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US military is working on super-powerful updates to its GPS satellite navigation technology to try to trump the rival European Galileo project which just received key funding, experts say.