PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced that it has accepted the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey Freimark, to be effective June 5, 2008. Mr. Freimark is leaving to pursue other opportunities. Intelsat's Chief Executive Officer, David McGlade, has been...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced that satellite industry veteran Kay Sears has been named President of the company's subsidiary, Intelsat General, effective 30 June 2008. Ms. Sears will replace departing Intelsat General President & CEO William Shernit, who has notified...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that Romantis GmbH ("Romantis"), a European satellite capacity trader providing satellite transmission services for European, African and Asian markets, signed another multi-year, multi-transponder contract for capacity on the Intelsat system to expand its service offering...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its first quarter 2008 financial results.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that China Central Television CCTV, the national broadcaster of the People's Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract on Intelsat's Galaxy 3C satellite for Ku-band capacity to distribute its regional direct-to-home DTH services in the United States.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that Intelsat IPTV has been selected as a distribution platform for programming to cruise ships in the Americas.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat announced today it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that U.K.-based ViewAfrica has contracted for additional capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite for increased channel distribution. ViewAfrica Network is distributing free-to-air programming bouquets reaching all the Sub-Saharan countries.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that Bogota-based Elite Entertainment Television S.A. has contracted a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Intelsat to distribute DTH content to its customers in Colombia. Elite Entertainment is the 28th DTH platform hosted on the Intelsat global...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST), a global provider of comprehensive content management and distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, signed a multi-year contract on Intelsat's Galaxy 25 satellite to expand...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company, Ltd. ("Intelsat Intermediate Holdco"), is offering to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 91/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2015 (the "Notes") at a...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, today announced that Russian TV Times RTVT has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement on the Intelsat system, expanding its program offering into Europe.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company, Ltd. ("Intelsat Sub Holdco"), is offering to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.25% Senior Notes due 2013 and 8.625% Senior Notes due...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that Rainbow Network Communications RNC, a supplier of HD and SD program origination and distribution services to the multimedia industry, has signed a multi-year contract on Intelsat's Galaxy 14 satellite to deliver HD programming into...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that at (4:42 p.m. EST) the Horizons 2 satellite was successfully launched aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket. The satellite is owned by a joint venture between Intelsat and JSAT International, was built by Orbital Sciences...
Amid predictable headlines about the last frontier, IP communications is about to unshackle itself from the surly bonds of earth. The US Department of Defense has contracted Intelsat to manage a three-year project, known as Internet Routing In Space IRIS, to bring IP connectivity to satellites aloft. Space Systems/Loral...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd. ("Intelsat" or the "Company"), the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the purchase of a majority of the shares of its parent company, Intelsat Holdings, Ltd., by funds advised by BC Partners ("BCEC funds") and...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat will hold a conference call on Thursday August 9, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2007 financial results.
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that GlobeCast has signed additional channels for its WorldTV Direct-to-Home DTH service in Europe using prime Intelsat capacity on the Intelsat 905 satellite located at 335.5oE. GlobeCast has turned to Intelsat to offer international broadcasters a...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat announced today it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2007 financial results on Friday November 9, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. ET.