http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:48:10 EDT [Satellite Today 07-24-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered the Measat-3a satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in advance of its scheduled Aug. 21 launch on a Land Launch vehicled, Orbital announced July 23.     Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. will... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23916.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-22-08] XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a net loss of $119.6 million in the 2008 second quarter, down from a loss of $175.8 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced July 22... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23898.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-21-08] BADR-6, boosted into orbit July 7, delivered its first signals, payload manufacturer Thales Alenia Space announced... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23708.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-21-08] DirecTV taken on-orbit delivery of the DirecTV 11 satellite, spacecraft manufacturer Boeing Co. announced July 21.     DirecTV plans to use the... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23709.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-18-08] The BBC appointed Danielle Nagler to run its high-definition (HD) service as part of the BBC Vision team, the broadcaster announced July 18.     Nagler will focus... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23695.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-18-08] SES Americom’s AMC-21 satellite, the second of two spacecraft for Ariane 5’s next flight, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, Arianespace announced July 17.     AMC-21, based on... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23698.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-17-08]  A lack of diverse content, desire for a commercial-driven direct-to-home (DTH) market and an ingrained political fear of change will result in slow growth and underperforming Chinese satellite markets, according to the latest NSR report, "China Satellite Markets... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23683.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-17-08] Pace received a contract to develop a new high-definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVR) for Sky Italia, one of Europe’s biggest satellite pay-TV providers, Pace announced July 16.     Pace will supply its HD PVR model TDS850NS... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23687.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-17-08] The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), has filed a position paper with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a request to allow terrestrial services in Ku-band... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23688.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-16-08] ASC Signal Corp. has released a pair of trifold transportable antennas, the company announced.     The 4.6-m... http://www.viasatellite.com/broadcasting/headlines/23676.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT