Your Fta Site- FTA-GODS.COM Download Fta Files - Satellite News http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/redbar/misc/rss.jpg Your Fta Site- FTA-GODS.COM Download Fta Files - Satellite News http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/ Satellite : Merger Results in Formation of DirectTV Sports Networks http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-merger-results-formation-directtv-sports-16058.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:53 GMT Merger Results in Formation of DirectTV Sports Networks Image:... Merger Results in Formation of DirectTV Sports Networks Written by Press Room F
riday, 20 November 2009 08:45

DIRECTV has completed a transaction involving the combination of DIRECTV Group and Liberty Entertainment,　Inc. (LEI), a company split-off from Liberty Media Corporation that included in part the Seattle-based Liberty Sports Group. As a result of the merger, Liberty Sports Group has been re-branded DIRECTV Sports Networks, a controlled subsidiary of DIRECTV that is comprised of three regional sports networks, which include FSN Northwest, FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain (and sub-region FSN Utah). The three networks combined reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences.

DIRECTV Sports Networks will continue to be led by President & CEO Mark Shuken with the existing strategies and structure for the executive team and regional operations. At this time the networks’ brand will continue as FSN and the existing programming, team partnerships and distribution agreements remain in tact. Shuken will report to Eric Shanks, Executive Vice President of DIRECTV Entertainment.
"It is a tremendous opportunity for our company to become a part of the DIRECTV family, a business that obviously values the popularity and passion of sports television and endeavors to constantly improve the viewer experience," said Shuken. "Through our efforts to build integrated, long-term team partnerships and innovative sports content we have positioned ourselves to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by DIRECTV and will strive through creativity and innovation to provide significant asset value to the company." ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-merger-results-formation-directtv-sports-16058.html Satellite : SIRIUSly Buying? http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-siriusly-buying-16051.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:44 GMT 11/19/2009 @ 7:25 PM Back from the edge of bankruptcy, SIRIUS XM may go on a buying spree. Really. CEO Mel Karmazin told Fox News that the... 11/19/2009 @ 7:25 PM
Back from the edge of bankruptcy, SIRIUS XM may go on a buying spree. Really. CEO Mel Karmazin told Fox News that the company may be planning more acquisitions – we would guess via a much-rumored fling at Worldspace, the now-post-bankruptcy international sat radio operator. Of course, Sirius is still deeply in debt and its stock remains below the magic $1 mark on NASDAQ (which could force a reverse split) but improved third quarter performance and upped credit ratings are giving the sat radio giant a new lease on life ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-siriusly-buying-16051.html Satellite : Next Big Pay Day? http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-next-big-pay-day-16050.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:12 GMT This isn’t consumer TV ... in fact it’s not even consumer (yet) ... but for all of you satellite business operators serving commercial markets it’s a... This isn’t consumer TV ... in fact it’s not even consumer (yet) ... but for all of you satellite business operators serving commercial markets it’s a heads up for tomorrow’s opportunities: According to the latest reports from NSR , the next big thing in satellite could be earth observation (EO) capabilities.

Today that’s mostly a government kind of app ... but for tomorrow, NSR lists insurance, real estate and tourism among the likely users. The firm estimates that more than 180 new earth observation satellites will be launched in the next decade with the commercial EO data marketing doubling to $2.2 billion in 2018 while EO value added services reach $2.3 billion in 2018.

A case in point for the EO growth argument: Iridium Communications is already touting its next-gen satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, as a potential big winner in the EO arena. The new system of 66 low-earth orbiting cross-linked satellites is slated for launch between 2014 and 2016.• ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-next-big-pay-day-16050.html Satellite : A DIRECTV Take-Over? http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-take-over-16049.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:18 GMT The ink is hardly dry on the new CEO's contract and the stock isn’t due to spin out until year end, but chatter about a DIRECTV merger/take-over is already rampant. Liberty Media’s Dr. John Malone (who is currently the guy with the biggest stake) has fueled the speculation, declining to rule out a possible AT&T or Verizon takeover in an interview with Bloomberg.

DIRECTV already offers pay TV packages in concert with both AT&T and Verizon and, said Malone, “Our relationship will continue to broaden and intensify. It may lead to some more ownership-oriented relationship, or it may not.”

In addition, incoming CEO Michael White is widely seen as a place holder, preparing the company for sale within the next few years. Add that to the planned merger between DIRECTV and Malone’s Liberty Entertainment (minus Starz) and the path to a potential takeover is greatly simplified. ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-take-over-16049.html Satellite : Satellite : Senate Commerce Passes Satellite TV Bill http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-satellite-senate-commerce-passes-satellite-16031.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:29:59 GMT *Senate Commerce Passes Satellite TV Bill* November 19, 2009 *Image:... Senate Commerce Passes Satellite TV Bill

November 19, 2009



WASHINGTON:

The Senate Commerce Committee today passed its version of legislation that directs the carriage of local TV stations on satellite systems. What is now known as STELA, for the “Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act,” passed the committee in a voice vote on a package of bills that included bones for low-power FM radio stations, sharks, the Chesapeake Bay and public transportation.

STELA extends for five years the right for satellite TV providers to carry out-of-market TV signals to household that can’t receive stations in their own markets. Current law, known as SHVERA, expires at the end of this year. This new legislation also replaces language referring to analog signals with references to digital transmissions, and directs the FCC to develop a correlative reception test. It also directs the commission to determine whether the licensing scheme it extends should be scuttled in favor of negotiations between stations and DBS providers.

Several legislators have pushed DBS operators to carry local stations in all 210 TV markets. DirecTV does so in 152 markets; Dish Network, in 182--both as of Oct. 8. They say the remaining markets are too cost-prohibitive to serve. The Commerce version of the bill doesn’t require or provide incentives for local-into-local in all 210 markets, but Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D.-WV) said the issue would be a priority when the legislation is merged with versions from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

That mash-up must then be voted on by the full Senate and reconciled with a similarly mashed-up version in the House that has yet to reach the floor.
 ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-satellite-senate-commerce-passes-satellite-16031.html Satellite : Shareholders Approve Liberty Entertainment Spin http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-shareholders-approve-liberty-entertainment-spin-16029.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:23:15 GMT *Shareholders Approve Liberty Entertainment Spin* *Liberty Starz Should Begin Trading Friday* *Mike Farrell... Shareholders Approve Liberty Entertainment Spin

Liberty Starz Should Begin Trading Friday

Mike Farrell 11/19/2009 12:25:04 PM



The long-awaited spin-off of Liberty Entertainment was approved by shareholders in a 30-minute special meeting in New York Thursday, paving the way for a consolidation of its 57% interest in DirecTV Group and the separation of its Starz Entertainment business into its own stock.
Liberty Media, the parent of Liberty Entertainment, had proposed the spin-off earlier this year. Liberty Entertainment currently houses Liberty Media's 100% interest in Starz Entertainment, its 57% interest in DirecTV, three regional sports networks, a 65% interest in cable channel GSN and FUN Technologies, WildBlue Communications and online entities PicksPal and Fanball. After the deal is completed, expected at 5 p.m. Nov, 19, Liberty Entertainment will be split into two (temporary) units, both called Liberty Entertainment: one will include the DirecTV interest; its regional sports networks, FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Rocky Mountain, and FSN Northwest; GSN (formerly Game Show Network); $80 million in cash; and $2 billion in debt. That entity will later be merged with DirecTV, at which time it will assume the DirecTV name.
The remaining assets -- Starz, WildBlue, PicksPal, Fanball, FUN Technologies and about $650 million in cash -- will be renamed Liberty Starz.
Liberty Starz has been trading on a when-issued basis for the past few weeks, and prices have ranged from $47 to $49 per share. The stock is expected to begin regular trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols "LSTZA" and "LSTZB" on Nov. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-shareholders-approve-liberty-entertainment-spin-16029.html Satellite : DirecTV adds to media merger excitement http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-adds-media-merger-excitement-16027.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:03 GMT *DirecTV adds to media merger excitement* by: Chris Kaufman With media titans GE and Vivendi still negotiating a deal to... DirecTV adds to media merger excitement



by: Chris Kaufman


With media titans GE and Vivendi still negotiating a deal to bring cable operator Comcast into a mega-media joint venture, a management move at DirecTV is giving dealwatchers a fresh programming alternative.
Yinka Adegoke and Sinead Carew report the appointment of PepsiCo veteran Michael White (pictured below), who has no experience in pay TV, as DirecTV CEO is being read as a sign the company’s parent, Liberty Media, just wants a baby-sitter until its sells the operation in the next couple of years.
Telecom leaders Verizon and AT&T approached Liberty earlier this year, they report. Both have cross-marketing deals with DirecTV and would leapfrog the rest of the market with the addition of DirecTV’s subscriber base. But fears of insurmountable regulatory resistance put those talks on ice.
Liberty Media shareholders are set to vote this morning on a plan to split DirecTV from Liberty Entertainment — a move that Wall Street believes could pave the way for a telephone company to put in a bid for DirecTV, leading to a similar bid for smaller rival Dish Network.
If Comcast gets its content pipeline connected to NBC Universal, the pressure on the telcos to boost subscribers could get them to test the regulatory waters again. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-adds-media-merger-excitement-16027.html <![CDATA[Satellite : EchoStar's been busy]]> http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostars-been-busy-16026.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:17:18 GMT EchoStar's been busy


By Dan O'Shea



Satellite TV firm EchoStar Corp. has had a busy couple of weeks. The Colorado-based firm, which owns Dish Network and a sister company, EchoStar Satellite Services, that provides wholesale TV and video transport and gear to telcos to support their IPTV services, reported third quarter earnings last week before heading to TelcoTV 2009. It announced new telco customers, as well as a partnership with Latens. The company also reportedly dropped hints that it is developing a TV app store for Dish Network.
EchoStar just announced that long-time leader Charlie Ergen, whose name ranks in the same company as media industry titans like John Malone, Brian Roberts and Rupert Murdoch, has handed off president and CEO responsibilities to veteran EchoStar executive Michael Dugan. Ergen will remain chairman of both Dish Network and the sister firm, EchoStar.
Ergen also will remain CEO of Dish, the satellite TV provider which around this time last year was perceived to have taken a major blow when AT&T chose DirecTV over Dish as its exclusive satellite TV resale partner. That decision left Dish out of the resale action of the nation's three largest telcos, though Dish continued to hold resale deals with several smaller telcos.
Last week, EchoStar's Dish showed more signs that it is leaving those perceptions behind, posting customer additions of 241,000, plus a profit for the third quarter. Those new customer additions were much higher than those posted by DirecTV for the same quarter (136,000).
Meanwhile, at TelcoTV 2009, EchoStar announced that its ViP-TV wholesale platform had been chosen by three more rural telcos: North Penn Telephone Company of Prattsburgh, N.Y.; CT Communications Network of Urbana, Ohio; and TCT West of Basin, Wyo.
"We move their headend costs into our platform, and make it an operational expense for them, rather than a capital expense," said Vern Smith, senior vice president of satellite services for EchoStar. "This gives them a lot more flexibility, and we think it makes IPTV a slam dunk for these guys. Otherwise, they spend all this money to buy stuff and then have nightmares about what works and what doesn't work."
Smith added that EchoStar has seen greater success for its ViP offering since creating an equipment exchange program for telcos that had been customers of the similar SES Americom satellite-based wholesale offering called IP-Prime. SES Americom announced its exit from the market last fall, which re-stocked the market pond with more small carrier customers for competitors like EchoStar who could provide jilted IP-Prime customers with a smooth exit path.
"What happened with IP-Prime was actually a good thing for the industry because it made companies look at their options, and if anything, it scared them and convinced them that they needed to get going on figuring out how to provide TV services and who they should partner with to do that," Smith said.
As for the partnership with Latens, a middleware and conditional access system vendor, the move was led by EchoStar's European unit, and the benefits in increased market reach are mutual.
Jeff Hale, national accounts manager for EchoStar, said the partnership helps EchoStar adapt its set-top box offerings to the different challenges of a European IPTV market that is far more mature than the U.S. market. EchoStar Europe has been targeting IPTV providers in Europe for only a short time, since announcing an initial product foray last spring at the IPTV World Forum event.
Hale said that EchoStar's HDX-600 STB, a hybrid DVR unit, is being integrated with Latens' card-less conditional access system and ECO middleware to support authorization-based TV and video-on-demand services. "Eventually, we hope to bring this box to the U.S. as a home receiver," he said. EchoStar and Latens showed off the integrated approach at TelcoTV 2009.
Latens, for its part, gains an important U.S. partner in EchoStar, said Phil Cardy, director of product marketing at Latens, which is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and already has a U.S. office in Atlanta. "EchoStar has been very keen about getting into Europe, and we can leverage them as we get more into North American markets," Cardy said. He added that the integration with the HDX-600 addresses the market evolution of telco and cable TV companies chasing the same goal-hybrid content strategies. The hybridization trend heightens the need for effective conditional access.
The concept of the app store for EchoStar's Dish TV business, first reported by Light Reading's Cable Digital News last week, is intriguing. Telcos and other service providers have debated the benefits of setting up application storefronts to support multiple services since Apple's iTunes and iPhone app store efforts met with such huge success. To some degree, major wireless carriers have already pursued the concept, but the burgeoning TV app environment would seem to offer another opportunity to build on that concept. If EchoStar moves ahead on the idea, it would offer an early testing ground for whether or not the idea is viable in the U.S. TV services market



]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostars-been-busy-16026.html Satellite : The Branding of DIRECTV http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-branding-directv-16021.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:09:04 GMT “It’s not a platform,” Showtime’s Matt Blank once told us, “it’s a brand.” DIRECTV – and majority owner Liberty Media – have just gone a long,... “It’s not a platform,” Showtime’s Matt Blank once told us, “it’s a brand.”


DIRECTV – and majority owner Liberty Media – have just gone a long, long way toward proving Blank’s point, naming PepsiCo vice chairman Michael D. White (pictured) as its new president and CEO, starting January 1. White is known both for his financial/management wizardry (he led negotiations for Pepsi’s $7.8 billion buy out of its two biggest independent bottlers) and for his packaged goods experience. (He’s been with PepsiCo, in one form or another, for nearly 20 years.)

So what does this all mean for DIRECTV? For starters, they’ve got an experienced guy to help lead the soon-to-be spun off unit. They’ve also got a guy with experience in the multi-billion dollar deals that appear to be a pre-requisite for media management these days. (Not that Dr. John Malone is a slouch at such things ... but hey, he can’t do everything.)

Plus with White, DIRECTV has added experience in the ultimate branding arena of all – packaged goods – and, presumably, a strong team player. Which means ... well, with any luck, it should mean steady as she goes. DIRECTV has had a stellar track record over the past few years. If this is, indeed, a brand, it must be one that its owners do not want to rock.• ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-branding-directv-16021.html Satellite : Woman Unhappy With Dish Network After A $345 Cancellation Fee http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-woman-unhappy-dish-network-after-16006.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:54:49 GMT Woman Unhappy With Dish Network After A $345 Cancellation Fee

Dorothy Johnson has good TV reception now, but she said that’s only because she switched satellite providers.Johnson’s troubles began in September when she signed on with Dish Network."The news would come on and the TV would cut off," she said.Johnson called Dish Network technicians and got the TV working, only to have the same problem happen again.“It would work for a few minutes and it then it would go off again,” she said “The same problem over and over again. This went on for 30 days.” The technicians told her the system was installed wrong and offered to fix it, but Johnson decided against it.“I kept saying no, I don't want it,” she said. “They gave me a supervisor, someone over that person and I still said no.”Johnson was fed up and canceled her service with Dish Network. Later, she checked her bank account and found the satellite provider had deducted a whopping cancellation fee of $345. Johnson said she was shocked, but felt helpless.“There was nothing I could do,” she said. “They took it out of my checking account.”When the company billed her for another $47, Johnson complained to Action Nine. After Action Nine got in touch with Dish Network, it apologized to Johnson for any inconvenience and immediately waived all fees and charges.Johnson said she is happy to get her money back and feels vindicated."I felt really good about it, you know,” she said. “I done the right thing in not letting them get away with that." ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-woman-unhappy-dish-network-after-16006.html Satellite : A Win for Bulk TV.. Global Satellite And More http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-win-bulk-tv-global-satellite-16002.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:07 GMT 11/17/2009 @ 4:52 PM

A Win for Bulk TV.. Global Satellite & More

Bulk TV’s Fast Growth: Bulk TV & Internet, a provider of DIRECTV services for commercial properties, has snared spot #27 is the Triangle Business Journal’s awards for the fastest growing private companies in the Raleigh, N.C. Research Triangle region. Currently Bulk TV provides free-to-guest television programming service to more than 80,000 hospitality, healthcare, student housing and MDU rooms across the U.S.

Global Sat Launch: Global Satellite USA has launched the first digital voice and data solution customized for commercial boats or offshore applications. The digital system combines a satellite phone, a BGAN or Fleetbroadband system, SatCollect, internet, wireless and GSM in one solution.

Scorched Earth in Canada: Watch for a big, BIG fight in Canada as the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission conducts hearings over whether cable and sat providers should pay retranmission fees for carrying broadcasters’ signals. Stung by slumping ad markets, the broadcasters are hoping for 50-cent fee per signal; cable and sat ops are fighting back hard saying the fees would result in $5 to $10/month rate hikes for consumers. It’s all in government hearings now with more fireworks sure to come.

Imam TV? Iran says it plans to boost the number of satellite channels available to viewers. No word on whether All-Imam-All-The-Time will be mandatory.

A(nother) Breakdown at Nielsen: Another problem at the ratings giant: Due to a power failure, Nielsen’s servers took a powder yesterday, meaning that weekly TV ratings have been delayed. ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-win-bulk-tv-global-satellite-16002.html Satellite : DirecTV Hires PepsiCo Executive White as CEO http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-hires-pepsico-executive-white-15997.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:01 GMT *DirecTV Hires PepsiCo Executive White as CEO * *By ROGER CHENG * DirecTV Group Inc. selected PepsiCo Inc. executive... DirecTV Hires PepsiCo Executive White as CEO



By ROGER CHENG

DirecTV Group Inc. selected PepsiCo Inc. executive Michael White as its new president and chief executive, bringing in an outsider to lead the company as it looks to sustain its momentum in the pay-TV business.
The El Segundo, Calif., satellite TV provider will look to Mr. White, who will later retire from PepsiCo as the head of its international business, to lead it through increasingly competitive waters. Mr. White will take over Jan. 1.
"I look forward to working with the talented management team and employees as we continue to grow the business, delight the customer and further distance DirecTV's leadership position," Mr. White said in a statement.
Mr. White, who was once considered a potential successor to lead Pepsi, was seen as the most qualified candidate. The Wall Street Journal reported in September that Mr. White was retiring from PepsiCo by year-end.
DirecTV hasn't skipped a beat since Chase Carey left the CEO position to become top lieutenant to News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch in June. The appointment comes two weeks after the company reported a third-quarter profit of $366 million amid continued subscriber growth.
Mr. White will face challenges in maintaining the company's course. DirecTV has remained relatively protected from the economic downturn because it was ahead of its competitors in offering high-definition programming and the digital video recorder, features that have proven to be attractive to consumers even as they tighten their belts. It has primarily picked off customers from the cable providers, as well as rival satellite player Dish Network Corp.
But the company faces a growing threat from the telecommunications companies. On one hand, DirecTV partners with many of them to sell its television service along with the phone company's Internet, voice and wireless services. On the other, Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.—both DirecTV partners—are focused on pushing their own television services.
Dish, meanwhile, has shored up much of its customer service issues and has picked up steam in the last two quarters. The company added 241,000 net subscribers in the third quarter as more customers stuck to its service.
DirecTV, in comparison, added 136,000 U.S. subscribers in the same period as the company sought to weed out customers looking for more discounts or who tended to call up with service problems. As a result, the company's profit margins and average revenue per user rose from a year ago.
DirecTV is slated to merge with majority shareholder Liberty Entertainment once the unit is spun off from parent Liberty Media. The deal, designed to free up DirecTV to strike partnerships and pursue other strategic deals, is expected to close before the end of the year. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-hires-pepsico-executive-white-15997.html Satellite : Senate Bill Would Mandate DirecTV Local Carriage http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-senate-bill-would-mandate-directv-15993.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:01:46 GMT Senate Bill Would Mandate DirecTV Local Carriage

McCaskill Prepares Amendment To Last Week's Version Of STELA

John Eggerton




Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is preparing an amendment to the Senate Commerce Committee version of the satellite reauthorization bill that would mandate local TV station service to all 210 markets by satellite carriers EchoStar and DirecTV.That makes it different from the House version of local-into-local carriage in all 210 markets, which says that if EchoStar wants to get back into the distant-signal business, it will have to deliver local TV station signals to the remaining 30 or so smallest markets that lack them.
That volunatary provision was part of a compromise reached between EchoStar and broadcasters and urged by House Communications Subcommittee chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.), though the deal is threatened by an amendment advancing the timetable for satellite carriage of noncommercial HD signals. The amendment was adopted by the Energy & Commerce Committee, but opposed by Boucher for its potential to unravel the deal.
The draft of the Senate Commerce bill [STELA, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act] that was circulated last week did not include a local-into-local mandate, but McCaskill is aiming to fix that.
According to the McCaskill amendment, a copy of which was supplied to B&C, it would charge the FCC with checking up on the progress of local into local in six months after passage, and every six monthns until the FCC has determined that all satellite carriers comply..."
Versions of the bill are working their way through the House and Senate. the Senate Judiciary committee has already approved a version, as have the House Commerce and Judiciary committees.
The Senate Commerce version is scheduled to be marked up in the committee Nov. 19.
The bill reauthorizes satellite operators' license to import distant network signals to markets that lack a viewable version of their own local affiliate. The license will sunset at the end of the year unless it is reauthorized. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-senate-bill-would-mandate-directv-15993.html Satellite : EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from post http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostar-ceo-charles-ergen-steps-15991.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:41 GMT *EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from post * *By The Associated Press * *Wednesday, November 18, 2009* ... EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from post

By The Associated Press


Wednesday, November 18, 2009


EchoStar Corp. said Wednesday that President and CEO Charles Ergen has stepped down from those posts and is being succeeded by board member Michael T. Dugan.


Ergen will stay on as the satellite service and TV equipment company's chairman and also serves as CEO of Dish Network Corp.
Dugan served as EchoStar's president and chief operating officer from 1990 to 2004, which was prior to its separation from Dish Network in January 2008. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostar-ceo-charles-ergen-steps-15991.html Satellite : EchoStar Corporation Names Michael Dugan President and CEO http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostar-corporation-names-michael-dugan-15990.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:48 GMT *EchoStar Corporation Names Michael Dugan President and CEO* November 18, 2009: 06:00 AM ET EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS)... EchoStar Corporation Names Michael Dugan President and CEO

November 18, 2009: 06:00 AM ET


EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) announced today that Michael T. Dugan has been named the company's president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charles Ergen. Mr. Ergen will remain chairman of EchoStar Corporation.
Mr. Dugan currently serves on the board of directors for EchoStar and previously served in several executive roles, including president and chief operating officer, at the combined company from 1990-2004 prior to EchoStar's spinoff from DISH Network Corporation in January 2008.
"Mike was the chief architect behind the technological foundation for EchoStar and DISH Network, and I am pleased to welcome him back into the company he helped build," said Mr. Ergen. "Having Mike on board, along with the current executive management, establishes a highly seasoned team for leading EchoStar's endeavors in deploying advanced set-top box technologies and delivering satellite services worldwide." ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-echostar-corporation-names-michael-dugan-15990.html Satellite : Bell signs unprecedented media and mobile content agreement http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-bell-signs-unprecedented-media-mobile-15975.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:32 GMT Bell signs unprecedented media and mobile content agreement with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

 Bell customers will benefit from 4,500 hours of 2010 Winter Games
programming on Bell Mobility and Bell TV in HD

MONTREAL, Nov. 17 2009 -- Bell, a Premier National Partner and the
Exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games, today announced an agreement with Canada's Olympic
Broadcast Media Consortium that will give Bell customers unprecedented access
to Olympic Games content on both Bell Mobility and Bell TV.
The most ambitious and all-encompassing media package ever assembled in
Canada for a single Olympic Games, it gives Bell exclusive media sponsorship
rights and exclusivity in the Fixed and Mobile Telecommunications Products
category.
The Consortium, which is the official Canadian broadcaster of the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will provide Bell with
content from 10 Consortium networks in 22 languages. Bell TV will carry all
10 Consortium networks (in high definition for Bell TV HD subscribers) and
Bell Mobility will feature seven networks for fans to watch the Games live on
enabled handsets wherever they go. Consortium stations include English
networks CTV, Sportsnet, TSN, and OLN, French networks V, RDS, and RIS Info
Sports, and multi-language networks OMNI, APTN and ATN.
For the first time, customers will also be able to access dedicated
broadcast feeds from nine competition venues on their mobile phones and
through Bell TV. These dedicated mobile venue feeds provide unedited,
uninterrupted coverage of the competitions as they take place and are
exclusive to Bell customers.
"With Bell, Canadians can truly be ready for the 2010 Winter Games and
follow them anytime and anywhere," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell
Mobility and Chief Brand Officer for Bell. "This partnership provides Bell
customers with unprecedented access to the Olympic experience, something no
other telecommunications company in Canada can offer. This is the ultimate
front-row seat at the Games."
Bell Mobility clients will be able to watch exclusive mobile content
through live streams and exclusive web video content through the Consortium's
mobile sites CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca. With Bell TV HD,
subscribers will also be able to experience all of this in high definition,
further solidifying Bell's position as the country's leading HD channel
provider.
"Today's announcement marks a watershed moment in Canadian media.
Together with Bell, we are offering consumers complete control of their
Olympic Games experience," said Keith Pelley, President, Canada's Olympic
Broadcast Media Consortium. "The appetite for media consumption across
multiple platforms has never been stronger in Canada, and at Vancouver 2010,
the demand for content will be at an all-time high. With this partnership,
the most ambitious content deal in Canada for an Olympic Games, we will
deliver unparalleled choice enabling Canadians to watch what they want, when
they want and how they want."
For the ultimate hockey fan, Bell TV will offer two "player-cams"
focusing on individual players for every men's hockey game during the Olympic
Winter Games, and will also offer pre-packaged hockey-related content, such
as post-game Team Canada highlight features. Every day throughout the Games,
Canadians will have the opportunity to vote on the Bell Fan Choice Awards, a
daily award in which fans select the "best of" from a variety of
Games-related categories. The winners will be announced during Olympic Prime
Time on CTV and V.
Bell is the exclusive carrier of the Samsung OMNIA II, which is the
Official Mobile Device of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The
Samsung OMNIA II will be the ultimate device for accessing Bell's
comprehensive offering of 2010 Winter Games mobile content. OMNIA II owners
will also be able to download Samsung's Wireless Olympic Works (WOW)
communications platform, designed to provide real-time information to keep
Olympic fans connected and informed during the Games.
During the 2010 Winter Games, every image seen on television, every story
read around the world and every real-time score transmitted will traverse a
communications solution designed by Bell. Bell's dedicated 2010 Winter Games
network will deliver the Games to Canada and to more than three billion
viewers around the world.
 ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-bell-signs-unprecedented-media-mobile-15975.html Satellite companies false Advertising? http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-companies-false-advertising-15974.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:30:01 GMT *False Advertising?* November 17, 2009 For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate between satellite companies on who has... False Advertising?

November 17, 2009
For the past few years there has been an ongoing debate between satellite companies on who has more HD channels. Dish likes counting regional sports networks which are not true 24 hour HD channels, instead Dish only carries select games from these RSN’s in HD. DirecTV on the other hand counts the number of HD pay per view channels they offer. Using creative math both companies can call themselves the HD leaders.
If you are shopping for a satellite provider and HD is an interest to you, be sure to check the HD channel lineup to make sure the HD channels you want are carried by the satellite provider your thinking of going with.
Another thing I have seen both satellite providers advertising a lot lately is 1080p High Definition. Both Dish Network and DirecTV offer some PPV and VOD movies in 1080p. But what I saw from Dish Network the other day floored me.
In a commercial where Dish toots its horns for its great technology it mentions that they offer 1080p then show a picture of a screen showing ESPN with a graphic on the screen showing 1080p and 16 x 9 ratio.

(above is a screen shot of the ad in question)
To me this ad needs to be pulled immediately. While Dish does have 1080p content in the form of Pay Per View and VOD, ESPN is not broadcast on Dish Network in 1080p. In fact at last check ESPN only broadcasts in 720p format. The ad makes it seem like ESPN is being broadcast in 1080p when it’s not.


Don’t think that DirecTV is innocent here, a number of ads from DirecTV lately have been declaring its HD is 1080p and again only Pay Per View and VOD offers 1080p not your regular broadcast programming.



At this time don’t fall for the 1080p hype from either provider unless you love watch PPV or VOD movies, as that’s all you are going to get from them in 1080p. And honestly in a number of tests many people really can’t tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p.
Don’t be fooled by the hype, instead take a look at both providers for yourself and decide which is best for you and your family. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-companies-false-advertising-15974.html Satellite : DN Finished At A 52 Week High http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dn-finished-52-week-high-15965.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:40:19 GMT Dish Network Finished Monday At New 52-Week High

Dish Network Corp....traded to the upside throughout the first 2 hours of Monday's session, but moved in a range for the remainder of the day. The stock closed higher by $0.70 at $21.71.

Dish Network Corp. has been climbing for the last week and a half and closed Monday at a new high for the year ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dn-finished-52-week-high-15965.html <![CDATA[Satellite : Kudelski Group opens digital TV R&D center in Beijing]]> http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-kudelski-group-opens-digital-tv-15953.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:06:50 GMT Kudelski Group opens digital TV R&D center in Beijing


(China Knowledge) - The Kudelski Group, a Switzerland-based provider of media content protection and value-added service technology, Wednesday opened its new digital TV research and development center and office in Beijing, in a bid to better support the growth of the Asian digital television market. The new R&D center in Beijing will initially hire some 100 digital TV experts
 ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-kudelski-group-opens-digital-tv-15953.html Satellite : Intelesat Launch Delay http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-intelesat-launch-delay-15952.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:49 GMT *Intelesat Launch Delay* Chris Forrester Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:35 Chris Forrester Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:35 ... Intelesat Launch Delay

Chris Forrester Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:35

Chris Forrester

Tuesday, 17 November 2009 08:35

Intelsat’s giant I-14 craft is still standing on its launch pad. It should have launched last Saturday.

The plan was for the satellite to be orbited from Florida’s Cape Canaveral (from pad 41) on an Atlas V rocket. Now the rocket’s fuel has been drained while an important electrical component on the rocket is switched out.

The Intelsat satellite is fine. Built by Space Systems/Loral, it is the thirteenth such model to be launched.

Intelsat-14 is needed on station to replace an aging Intelsat-1R craft that has problems with its solar panels, which are losing efficiency at a faster rate than planned. It is nine years old, and would normally have been expected to last some 15 years.


There’s a possibility that the launch could be re-scheduled for today (Tuesday). ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-intelesat-launch-delay-15952.html Satellite : Dish Network axing 37 more jobs at McKeesport call center http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dish-network-axing-37-more-15932.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:45:30 GMT *Dish Network axing 37 more jobs at McKeesport call center* By Joe Napsha, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, November 16, 200 Dish... Dish Network axing 37 more jobs at McKeesport call center
By Joe Napsha, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, November 16, 200


Dish Network Corp. said today it plans to eliminate 37 more jobs at its McKeesport call center, which the satellite television programming provider said it intends to close in March, according to a notification filed with the state.
Dish Network intends to move 37 dispatching jobs in January to a call center in Pine Brook, N.J., according to a notice filed with the state. These jobs are in addition to about 600 customer service jobs Dish Network said last week will be lost when the McKeesport center closes in March.
Dish said it decided to move the jobs after an analysis determined it could relocate those jobs to the call center in northern New Jersey "based on growth considerations in the McKeesport dispatch location," the letter stated. The company did not offer the state an explanation of those "growth considerations" and a spokeswoman declined to comment further.
Workers in the dispatch jobs communicate with Dish Network installers, scheduling installation of satellite service for customers, said spokeswoman Francie Bauer. The company is offering workers in those jobs the opportunity to submit a request to transfer to other jobs in the Dish Network, but the job placement is not automatic, the company's letter said.
The McKeesport call center is scheduled to close on March 5, which will eliminate about 600 customer service jobs, Bauer said. That announcement was made on Nov. 10.
Work done by the 600 customer service representatives at the McKeesport center, which concentrated on customer service and technical issues faced by customers, will be spread across the company's remaining 12 call centers, Bauer said. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dish-network-axing-37-more-15932.html Satellite : Some Dish Network call center jobs headed to New Jersey http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-some-dish-network-call-center-15931.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:44:11 GMT *Some Dish Network call center jobs headed to New Jersey* Monday, November 16, 2009 By Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dish... Some Dish Network call center jobs headed to New Jersey
Monday, November 16, 2009

By Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dish Network, which announced last week plans to close a 600-person call center in McKeesport in March, has informed the state Department of Labor and Industry that 37 employees at the call center will lose their jobs Jan. 8.
The company sent a letter to the state and to McKeesport Mayor James Brewster Nov. 9 to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
In a letter addressed to employees, the satellite television company said it planned to move those 37 positions to another call center location in Pine Brook, N.J. The letter said the company was analyzing the best ways to run a more efficient operation.
"Through this analysis, it has been determined that based on growth considerations in the McKeesport Dispatch location, we can relocate dispatch job responsibilities to obtain the optimum effectiveness," the letter said.
The company encouraged employees to apply for other jobs with Dish, but did not guarantee them a position within the company.
Dish has struggled in recent years to gain new subscribers as market saturation increases and it competes with cable providers like Comcast. It's also been hit hard by a lengthy court battle with TiVo, who is alleging the company's digital video recorder technology violates a TiVo patent.
The company's announcement last week that it would shutter its call center in McKeesport means the city, already saddled with a 10.3 percent employment rate, will lose one of its top five employers. The company occupies a space in the Industrial Center of McKeesport and employs more than three-quarters of the people that work there. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-some-dish-network-call-center-15931.html Satellite : DirecTV Marketer Steals DISH Customers Via 800 Number Squatting http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-marketer-steals-dish-customers-15930.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:42:24 GMT *DirecTV Marketer Steals DISH Customers Via 800 Number Squatting* By Ben Popken, Image:... DirecTV Marketer Steals DISH Customers Via 800 Number Squatting

By Ben Popken,



A sneaky DirecTV marketer has bought up toll-free numbers that end in "DISH." When DISH Network customers call up, the operators make it sound like they're from Dish and offering them a free service upgrade, but in reality, they're switching the service and slamming the Dish Network customer into a DirecTV service contract.
The real number for DISH is 800-333-3474, but this company has bought 888-333-3474, and according to reports on 800 notes, several other 800, 888, 866 numbers that end with "DISH."
We first heard about it in a message left on our Consumerist hotline:
TRANSCRIPT: "I had to authorize a new Dish receiver. The number on the screen said 1-800-333-DISH. I dialed 1-888-333-DISH. I got a guy that immediately asked for my name, phone number, address, email address, and talked about the new specials that he could give me for being such a loyal customer. I kind of just wanted my receiver authorized.
And he says, these are some great deals, and you should get rewarded for being such a loyal customer since you've been with Dish Network so long.
Then he says, "if I send you these new boxes out, keep in mind that these are direct Tv boxes..."
It turns out that it was a DirecTV franchise that was capitalizing on people mistaking 1-800-333-DISH for 1-888-333-DISH. They're not telling people who they are upfront and they're getting a bunch of information when you're thinking that you're talking to a company that you already trust and have an account with. So it really ticked me off. It's totally uncool. Hopefully you can print this and people won't get confused anymore." :END TRANSCRIPT
Very clever. If you accidentally sign up for this, best thing to do is a charegback. Unsurprisingly, the folks on 800 notes say the sleazy DirecTV marketers are not that nice about giving refunds.
Got a tip you want to leave by phone? Call 347-422-6695 and leave us a message. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-directv-marketer-steals-dish-customers-15930.html Satellite : Businessman, pleads guilty to piracy for illegal DISH Network deco http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-businessman-pleads-guilty-piracy-illegal-15903.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:13:19 GMT *Businessman, 49, pleads guilty to communications piracy for illegal DISH Network decoder* -- A 49-year-old St. Croix businessman faces... Businessman, 49, pleads guilty to communications piracy for illegal DISH Network decoder

-- A 49-year-old St. Croix businessman faces up to five years in prison and a $500,000 fine at his sentencing for satellite piracy.

Greg Jimenez on Thursday pleaded guilty before District Court Magistrate Judge George Cannon to the single charge of unauthorized publication or use of communications, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Jimenez admitted that May 10, 2007, he sold a free-to-air receiver to a cooperating witness, and that on June 15, 2007, he loaded a pirate software onto the receiver that was able to unlawfully intercept and decode DISH Network programming.


U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe praised the investigatory work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in helping to bring Jimenez to justice. Sharpe also vowed to continue to crack down on piracy in the Virgin Islands.

"Intellectual property crime is a serious offense that harms the individual as well as the economy. Beyond the immediate financial loss suffered by victims such as the DISH Network in this case, intellectual property crimes have the associated effects of increasing costs to all consumers. Indeed, law-abiding consumers bear the burden of such crimes by paying higher prices for satellite television, DVDs and CDs. Piracy of intellectual property in all forms will be prosecuted here in the Virgin Islands," Sharpe said in the release. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-businessman-pleads-guilty-piracy-illegal-15903.html Satellite : Intelsat-14 Satellite payload delayed http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-intelsat-14-satellite-payload-delayed-15881.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:20 GMT *Launch of Rocket w/Intelsat-14 Satellite payload delayed * The launch of an Atlas V rocket with its commercial satellite payload was scrubbed... Launch of Rocket w/Intelsat-14 Satellite payload delayed


The launch of an Atlas V rocket with its commercial satellite payload was scrubbed early on Saturday for an as of yet unknown technical reason.

The 19-story rocket and its payload -- the Intelsat-14 spacecraft -- were scheduled to blast off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:48 a.m. EST.

The cancellation of the launch could impact space shuttle Atlantis’ mission to the International Space Station now scheduled for lift off on Monday.

If United Launch Alliance, the company that operates the Atlas V, can recycle the rocket for another attempt on Sunday Morning, the Atlantis launch will move to Tuesday.



UPDATE: The scrub of this morning’s Atlas V launch was caused by “a temporary power interruption in an electronics component used to control flight events on the Atlas booster,” according to a statement by United Launch Alliance.

The statement said that the rocket has been emptied of fuel and will be returned to its vertical integration facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station so engineers can remove the suspect electronics box for further investigation.

The statement added that “a new launch date has not been established at this time” – meaning that space shuttle Atlantis' flight to the International Space Station scheduled for 2:28 p.m. on Monday is likely to proceed as planned. ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-intelsat-14-satellite-payload-delayed-15881.html Satellite : Kudelski Completes Offer For OpenTV http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-kudelski-completes-offer-opentv-15862.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:47:55 GMT **The Kudelski Group* completed its tender offer to acquire Class A shares of *OpenTV Corp.* not already owned by Kudelski or its subsidiaries,...
The Kudelski Group completed its tender offer to acquire Class A shares of OpenTV Corp. not already owned by Kudelski or its subsidiaries, Kudelski announced Nov. 13. Shareholders of OpenTV tendered about 56.4 million shares for $1.55 per share. This represents about 60 percent of the total shares not already owned by Kudelski or its subsidiaries and gives Kudelski about 91 percent of the voting rights in OpenTV. Kudelski has made a new offer to acquire the remaining shares, the company said. Kudelski will seek to delist OpenTV from the Nasdaq, deregister the shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and suspend public reporting obligations.
Kudelski acquired a controlling ownership interest in OpenTV in October 2006 and made a move in February to acquire full control but was rejected by a special committee set up by OpenTV.
 ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-kudelski-completes-offer-opentv-15862.html Satellite : DN Channels Still Up And Ion Movies http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dn-channels-still-up-ion-15828.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:41:02 GMT November 20, 2009




Only Channels left now...

213 NASA
216 C & T
223 SRN
240 INFO
262 ANGEL
298 FREE
882 Ion..Some Movies
5771 IAD2
9645 LF1
11839 LSCR


Sorry guys thats it. If you have others post them please..

Ion Movies this weekend. November 20 Thru November 22


Here they are:

Friday ..............Batman Forever........................................3:3 0 pm.Pst.

Saturday ..........Sphere.................................. ................12:00 pm. Pst
Saturday ..........Demolition Man.........................................3:00 pm. Pst
Saturday ..........Demolition Man.........................................5:30 pm. Pst

Sunday ............Sphere................................ ....................1:00 pm. Pst
Sunday ............Water World............................................. 4:00 pm. Pst



If anyone can confirm any other channels up please post them...Thanks ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dn-channels-still-up-ion-15828.html Satellite : ILS Wins Sirius XM-5 Launch Contract http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-ils-wins-sirius-xm-5-a-15813.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:29:33 GMT *ILS Wins Sirius XM-5 Launch Contract* November 11, 2009 *International Launch Services* (ILS)... ILS Wins Sirius XM-5 Launch Contract

November 11, 2009

International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Sirius XM Radio to launch the XM-5 satellite on an ILS Proton in 2010, ILS announced Nov. 10.
XM-5, the fifth Sirius XM satellite in the constellation to be launched by an ILS Proton, was built by Space Systems/Loral and is based on the 1300 platform.
The satellite aims to enhance North American coverage across the existing Sirius XM satellite fleet from its planned location at the 85 degrees West. ]]> Satellite News rajuB4U http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-ils-wins-sirius-xm-5-a-15813.html Satellite : New Kids Channel And More http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-new-kids-channel-more-15810.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:55:40 GMT International: 3D Is Us! A New Kids Channel & More

• Virgin Media is all over the hoped-for 3DTV craze. The cable operator is showcasing the technology at its new store in London plus it plans to offer 3D programming to its subs starting Nov. 17.
• Dutch networks CAIW and Lijbrandt telecom will be launching a new kids channel called Pebble TV this week. The channel will be free of ads and offer non-violent entertainment broadcasting around the clock.
• After launching six weeks ago, UPC has secured 3,000 Romanian subs for its 5-channel HD service. According to a company rep 50% of the subs came from UPC competitors.
• ORF, an Austrian public broadcaster, is planning to launch its second HD channel on December 5 with simulcasts of ORF 2 HD. The channel will be available on the nation’s cable networks as well as on the digital DTH platform on Astra.
• EchoStar Europe has struck a deal with Latens to integrate its HDX-600 HD hybrid DVR with Laten’s cardless conditional access system and ECO middleware service. The new service will allow operators to offer interactive IP-based TV services.• ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-new-kids-channel-more-15810.html <![CDATA[Satellite : DISH Wants "Everywhere";]]> http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dish-wants-everywhere-15809.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:43 GMT SkyLog: Anik F1 Lives; DISH Wants "Everywhere"; SIRIUS Plans Launch & More

• Telesat of Canada says its Anik F1 satellite will continue operating until 2016, its contracted retirement date, despite numerous legal issues with Boeing and insurance underwriters. This announcement comes after the company reported an increase in revenue and operating profit for the 3Q09.
• You want "TV Everywhere?" DISH says its already got that via its remote DVR features via Sling Media. And just to rub that in, DISH has filed for trademark protection on the “TV Everywhere” moniker.
• International Launch Services and SIRIUS XM Radio are partnering together to launch the XM-5 satellite in 2010. This will be the 5th ILS Proton launch for the SIRIUS radio fleet. The 6,000 satellite will be located at 85 degrees West.
• C-COM Satellite Systems has penned a deal with Telspazio Argentina. Leslie Klein, President and CEO of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc noted, “We are pleased to have been selected by Telespazio to be their mobile satellite antenna supplier and look forward to working with them to deliver iNetVu broadband solutions to their extensive customer base in South America as well as in other parts of the world.”
• MYtv has selected Intelsat for a multi-year capacity contract to deliver its DTH platform to subs throughout the Ukraine. MYtv’s capacity will be over the Thor 6 satellite and will offers its subs more than 80 channels of programming.
• Inmarsat showed an 8.7% increase in revenue for 3Q09, with revenues totaling $176.7 million. The company’s EBITDA increased 18.4% to $133 million and its profits after tax totaled $50.2 million.• ]]> Satellite News robby3333 http://www.fta-gods.com/forums/f17/satellite-dish-wants-everywhere-15809.html