XM-SIRIUS
BALL LANDS IN FCC COURT AFTER JUSTICE APPROVAL
WASHINGTONAt
press time, XM Satellite Radio Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio
were still waiting for word on whether the Federal Communications
Commission would follow the Justice Departments lead and
approve the companies proposed merger to become the nations
only satellite radio company.
DIRECTV EXECS
SAY "REVOLUTION" ROLLS ALONG
With
several strong quarters in a row in its pockets, The DirecTv
Group Inc. told satellite retailers it is on a roll, must continue
to grow, and is committed to keeping independent dealers as a
key sales channel in the years ahead.
ECHOSTAR,
NDS HACK IT OUT IN COURT
Where
the saga will end up remains to be seen, but jurors in the trial
stemming from EchoStar and Nagras lawsuit accusing News
Corp.s NDS Group of being responsible for breaking the
security system Dish Network uses are sitting through highly
technical testimony spiced up by tales of clandestine meetings,
corporate espionage, money drops, and aliases better that at
times sound like they came straight out of a spy novel.
DIRECTV GETS
SATELLITE BOOST; DISH NETWORK STAYS COURSE AFTER AMC-14 FAILURE
In the
wake of a post-launch mishap that rendered the AMC-14 satellite
unusable, and barring further satellite problems, Dish Network
is vowing to keep on track with its plans to increase the number
of markets where it offers local stations in high-definition
to 100 and the number of national channels it offers in high-definition
to 100 by the end of the year.
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