DirecTV Consolidates LatAm Satellite Ops
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.  will sell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV Group , another company which it controls, for &#36;579 million in order to consolidate operations of the two satellite broadcasters, the companies said on Monday.
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The regulatory tone in Washington has changed since a failed effort to merge EchoStar and DirecTV, two satellite television providers, four years ago.
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The Defense Department's use of commercial communications satellites has soared with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, the Pentagon is trying to decide whether it can save money by buying service directly from satellite carriers instead of through three Washington area resellers.
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U.S. satellite TV operators DirecTV  Group Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. are expected to  report steady subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, but face  a slowdown this year due to increased competition from cable,  analysts said.
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Cost of programming steers Dish Network and DirecTV away from a price war with cable rivals.
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District-based XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which together control the emerging satellite subscription radio market, today announced that they plan to merge in a $13 billion deal.
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As the owner of a 64-inch high-definition television set, Stephen Ferreira of Billerica got excited when a new satellite network called Voom started up last year, offering nearly three dozen channels of high-definition shows and movies.
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WiMax broadband provider teams up with satellite companies DirecTV and Echostar to offer a bundle of broadband, TV and voice services.
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Clearwire Corp. said it entered into  distribution agreements with DirecTV Group Inc. and EchoStar  Communications Corp. to enable each of the three companies to  offer high-speed Internet, video and voice services in all  current and future Clearwire markets.
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Mexico&#39;s No. 1 broadcaster Televisa revamped its satellite operations on Monday, buying a rival&#39;s local subscriber base and eyeing US and Latin American expansions.
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DirecTV Group, the No. 1 U.S.  satellite television provider, posted stronger-than-expected  quarterly subscriber growth on Wednesday, sending its shares up  more than 7 percent.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- EchoStar (DISH) and CenturyTel (CTL) said Thursday they&#39;ve agreed to a deal which calls for CenturyTel to offer co-branded satellite TV services in 22 states.
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SWE-DISH Satellite Systems has been awarded a frame contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to a total value of USD 20 million for mobile satellite communications equipment and support services.
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WASHINGTON -- Executives at the nation's two satellite radio companies released details of pricing plans Monday that would allow customers to choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are permitted to merge.
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NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. willsell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV Group, anothercompany which it controls, for $579 million in order toconsolidate operations of the two satellite broadcasters, thecompanies said on Monday.
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Clearwire said Thursday that it had penned deals with both DirecTV and EchoStar, the parent of DISH Network, to allow them to offer the company's high-speed internet services as part of their packages.
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There's more to satellite radio than meets the ear.