Satellite Entertainment

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Indie Talk Channel: Exclusive, Groundbreaking Radio Where You Can ‘Speak For Yourself’ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

foo — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:29:46 +0000

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Indie Talk Channel: Exclusive, Groundbreaking Radio Where You Can ‘Speak For Yourself’ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced the launch of Indie Talk, an exclusive, groundbreaking talk radio channel that will serve as an uncensored, unfiltered forum for independent thought and opinion.

XM Satellite resolves lawsuit with Sony BMG (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Feb 1 - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc said on Friday it has resolved a lawsuit brought by Sony BMG over Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with advanced recording features.

Conservative Talk Radio About to Eat its Own Tail? (About.com)
Some right-wing Talk Radio hosts are talkin’ quite a bit of smack - and it’s not over Democrats or their candidates. It’s more about the Republican candidates running for the…

The Internet s Weakest Link (CircleID)

foo — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:04:48 +0000

The Internet s Weakest Link (CircleID)
This week two major transoceanic cables experienced outages that may last several days. The outages provide a reminder that several Internet bottlenecks exist where these cables make landfall. When one thinks of bottlenecks in telecommunications the first and last mile come to mind. Yet equally vulnerable are the last few 1000 feet of submarine cable links. More…

RedHat to be widely deployed at Internet Services Unit of Saudi Arabia (AME Info)
Internet Services Unit of Saudi Arabia (ISU) have started the plan to deploy Red Hat products, such as Enterprise Red Hat (RHEL) ES 4.0, Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Directory Server on several Internet services, for aplan to migrate older Unix system to RedHat Enterprise.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates Black History Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio will celebrate Black History Month with a series of specials honoring the contributions made by African-Americans that have enriched our nation’s history.

Branson to trace Fossett through Google (Thursday Magnet)

foo — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:10:00 +0000

Branson to trace Fossett through Google (Thursday Magnet)
British billionaire Richard Branson says he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by internet data provider Google as the search for the missing US adventurer resumed.

XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Reach Agreement on Pioneer Inno (Broadcast Newsroom)

foo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:55:03 +0000

XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Reach Agreement on Pioneer Inno (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — XM Satellite Radio and SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced that they have resolved the lawsuit brought by SONY BMG against XM over its Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with advanced recording features. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal.

What else can you watch on TV besides the Super Bowl? (Florida Today)
Not into the big game? Here’s what else is on TV.

Satellite, Cable Not Required For Digital TV Switch (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth)
Television viewers will not have to subscribe to satellite or cable TV services to watch broadcast channels when they go digital next year.

Satellite Brings the Best to HD Television (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Tired of the fuzzy picture on your TV screen? Or the cable going out at the most inopportune moment? Satellite may have seemed more costly upfront when it first surfaced, but these days it can be a better value than cable and just makes sense especially when you consider the HD factor.

Spectrum Offers a MIL-STD-188-181B Compliant Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications … (ThomasNet)

foo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:50:02 +0000

Spectrum Offers a MIL-STD-188-181B Compliant Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications … (ThomasNet)
UHF SATCOM physical layer waveform integrated on an off-the-shelf deployable modem reduces time to deployment for international radio system developers Burnaby, B.C., Canada - October 24, 2007 - Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (”Spectrum”), a leading provider of software defined radio (SDR) technology, today announced that the Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications (UHF SATCOM) …

News.com Extra: Third submarine Internet cable severed (CNET)
Also: U.S. cyberwar games turn into hacker melee. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.

North Africa, Asia Recovering From Internet Outage (InternetNews.com)
India’s Internet capacity at 80 percent after cable break.

Orderly succession will determine next Mormon leader (East Valley Tribune)

foo — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:10:05 +0000

Orderly succession will determine next Mormon leader (East Valley Tribune)
Valley Mormons will gather today in stake centers or in front of TVs at homes for satellite and cable TV coverage of the 11 a.m. funeral services of their beloved president and prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley.

Sirius Satellite Radio (New Ratings)

foo — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:20:01 +0000

Sirius Satellite Radio (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, February 1 (newratings.com) - Analyst April Horace of Janco Partners upgrades Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) from “market perform” to “accumulate.” The target price is set to $3.80.

India Internet capacity at 80 pct after cables break (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
India’s Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal services could be restored in a week, an industry official said.

HD Radio Alliance Against Satellite Radio Merger (FMQB)
The HD Digital Radio Alliance has filed a complaint with the FCC , officially opposing the proposed satellite radio merger. The organization reiterated its position that satellite radio receivers should also be equipped with the ability to tune in HD Radio stations as well.

New Tax Will Include Cell Phones, Satellite TV (KTIV Sioux City)

foo — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:40:03 +0000

New Tax Will Include Cell Phones, Satellite TV (KTIV Sioux City)
There’s good news and bad news for South Sioux City, Nebraska taxpayers. Cable TV subscribers will watch their taxes go down. But, if you own satellite TV, you’ll see a new tax on your monthly bill.

The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus Star of Disney’s ‘Hannah Montana’ Take Over SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Hits 1 Channel (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, and pop sensation The Jonas Brothers, are taking over SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Hits 1 music channel to celebrate the release of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert movie in digital 3-D.

Internet outages hit India, Middle East (AP via Yahoo! News)

foo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:05:00 +0000

Internet outages hit India, Middle East (AP via Yahoo! News)
India’s lucrative outsourcing industry struggled Thursday to overcome Internet slowdowns and outages after cuts in two undersea cables sliced the country’s bandwidth in half.

ESPN and XM Satellite Radio to Launch ‘ESPN Xtra’ Radio Channel (Mobile Electronics)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 — Washington, D.C. — ESPN and XM Satellite Radio announced that XM will add a new slate of ESPN programs to its line up starting February 4 featuring a new ESPN Radio-dedicated channel.

Indian outsourcing sector hit by Internet disruption (AFP via Yahoo! News)

foo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:10:14 +0000

Indian outsourcing sector hit by Internet disruption (AFP via Yahoo! News)
India’s vital outsourcing industry, which relies heavily on the Internet, was grappling with a major communications disruption Thursday after damage to undersea cables thousands of kilometres away in the Mediterranean.