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Satellite TV firm to pay $100 million to affiliates (The Arizona Republic)
DENVER - Satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications Corp. said Monday it has reached a $100 million settlement with affiliate associations of three major networks over distant-programming service but has been unable to resolve differences with Fox Network.
Senator Ted Stevens Officiates at New Iridium Satellite Ground Station in Alaska (SpaceRef)
Iridium Satellite LLC officially opened its new telemetry, tracking and command/control (TTAC) station in Fairbanks, Alaska yesterday in a move to provide additional layers of redundancy, flexibility and reliability for its global mobile satellite communication network.
Ancient Bihar university readies for satellite imagery (Yahoo! India News)
Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Space scientists have begun fieldwork to conduct satellite imagery to explore the unexplored part of the more than 2,500-year-old Nalanda University in Bihar, one of the world's oldest.
CARkeys - Satellite Navigation Theft (CARkeys)
Portable satellite navigation systems have become very popular among car thieves on account of how easy they are to remove from vehicles. Some owners may believe that their insurance covers this, but the A&A Group has been pointing out that this might not be the case.
AOL Radio to Stream Dylan's XM Satellite Show (Mediaweek)
Bob Dylan's weekly radio show on XM Satellite Radio will be simulcast on AOL Radio beginning Wednesday, Aug. 30, AOL announced Monday.
Bob Dylan's satellite show comes to AOL Radio (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Online radio destination AOL Radio will begin simulcasting Bob Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio show "Theme Time Radio Hour" on Wednesday.
Intelsat General Selected to Provide Network Broadband Service to Sintel Satellite Services (SYS-CON Media)
Intelsat General Corporation (IGC), a leading provider of satellite networking services for commercial, military and civilian government applications, has been selected to provide its Network Broadband service to Sintel Satellite Services (Sintelsat), an integrator and manager of satellite communications networks on four continents. Sintelsat is establishing a managed network service using an
New Missile Warning Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Completes Critical Functional Test Milestone (RedNova)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin announced today that it has successfully completed an extensive test phase of the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) satellite.