Satellite News

Eutelsat reported revenues of 415.3 million euros ($545.7 million) for the second half of 2006, the company announced Feb. 15. The revenues represented an increase of 5.2 percent over the same period…

SES Global has agreed to repurchase 103.1 million shares of SES from GE in a transaction valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), SES announced Feb. 14. In exchange, GE will receive shares in a new company, SES International Holdings Inc., to include the AMC-23…

Ariane 5 production is being increased to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace…

International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract to launch the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Breeze-M vehicle in late 2008, the company announced…

Iridium Satellite will spend more than $2 billion to build and deploy its second-generation satellite constellation, dubbed Iridium Next, the company announced Feb. 15. Plans call for the system to be rolled out incrementally in order to ensure a smooth transition from…

Western Europe and North America continue to lead the digital satellite pay-TV market in subscribers and revenue, but the fastest growth over the next several years will come from other areas, especially Asia, reports In-Stat.

Eutelsat Communications reported results for the first half ending 31 December 2006.

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. agreed to sell its newest satellite, XM-4 “Blues,” to a trust and lease it back for nine years.