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- DSS: up and away.(retailers expect good response on direct satellite television in Dec 1995 and in 1996 as prices drop)(Includes related article)
- Retailers of direct satellite TV DSS are optimistic about its future, and are preparing for the next step in marketing the product to a new level of consumers. Sales of DSS in 1994-1995 have been good, and very profitable given the high prices of such sRetailers of direct satellite TV...
- Research articles 1995-12-04
- DBS dish wars turn to price wars. (direct-broadcast satellite provider DirecTV Inc. to match EchoStar Communications' rates)(includes related article on Charlie Ergen)
- NASHVILLE, TENN. - As the leading direct-broadcast satellite company moves toward matching a rival's $199 hardware price, both companies took more precise aim at their collective target: cable. DirecTv Inc. and its manufacturing partners are sayin NASHVILLE, TENN. - As the leading direct-broadcast...
- Research articles 1996-08-19
- DBS Cos. remain upbeat on holiday sales. (direct-broadcast satellite companies)
- Direct-broadcast satellite companies are hoping that the holidays will lift subscriber levels as high as they lift children's spirits. By all accounts, the industry is headed for an uptick in sales for the remainder of the year. But shortages in Direct-broadcast...
- Research articles 1997-11-24
- AT&T deal on DSS. (digital satellite system)(Brief Article)
- BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--AT&T is offering Thomson's Digital Satellite System to its True Rewards long distance customers for only $199. BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--AT&T is offering Thomson's Digital Satellite System to its True Rewards long distance customers for only $199.
- Research articles 1996-08-12
- Echostar, Gateway run PC/DSS promo. (personal computer/digital satellite service)(Brief Article)
- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar and Gateway 2000 have teamed up for a new promotion. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar and Gateway 2000 have teamed up for a new promotion.
- Research articles 1996-11-04
- Sony resumes shipping its DSS. (digital satellite system)(Brief Article)
- PARK RIDGE, N.J.--Sony Electronics Inc. reported it has resumed shipping its Digital Satellite System after coming up with a software solution to a signal reception glitch known as freeze framing. PARK RIDGE, N.J.--Sony Electronics Inc. reported it has resumed shipping its Digital Satellite System after...
- Research articles 1995-09-25
- Nielsen releases DSS survey.(digital satellite system)
- PPV buys go up, network viewing goes down for dish owners Digital satellite system DSS owners like to watch more TV and order more pay-per-view movies; but they watch less network TV than their cable subscriber counterparts. That's according to PPV buys...
- Research articles 1996-01-22
- Southwestern Bell to sell DSS. (Direct Satellite System)(Brief Article)
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has become the first regional Bell operating company to sell Direct Satellite System DSS hardware, signing a deal with DIRECTV, USSR, and Thomson Consumer Electronics to sell DSS hardware in two of its regional marke Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has become the...
- Research articles 1995-09-25
- DSS: satellite headed higher. (Thomson Consumer Electronics, Digital Satellite System sales)
- Thomson Consumer Electronics is forecasting that 1995 sales of its Digital Satellite System DSS will be three or four times greater than they were in 1994. Thomson plans to increase production in 1995 and introduce a second generation Digital Satellite Thomson Consumer Electronics is forecasting that 1995 sales of its...
- Research articles 1995-01-09
- Uniden to unveil a DSS unit.(Uniden America Corp., UDS 200 digital satellite system to be released)(Brief Article)
- FORT WORTH, Texas--Uniden America Corp. will take the wraps off its first Digital Satellite System model, at CES next week; the receiver will be sold through conventional C-band satellite TV retailers at first. FORT WORTH, Texas--Uniden America Corp. will take the wraps off its ...
- Research articles 1995-12-25
- Thomson sets DSS dish add-on. (introduces advanced RCA-brand digital satellite system, THomson Consumer Electronics)(Brief Article)
- Thomson Consumer Electronics last week unveiled an advanced RCA-brand digital satellite system that seeks to resolve one of the biggest hurdles facing the industry: the inability to receive local stations without a special hookup. Thomson Consumer Electronics last week unveiled an advanced RCA-brand digital...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Eye on the sky: Toshiba to enter small-dish DSS.(Toshiba America Inc., digital satellite system)(includes related article on local television reception)
- Toshiba America Inc. is introducing its own digital satellite system DSS, which will begin shipping in late Jul 1996. Toshiba's DSS system will retail at $599 for a basic system and at $699 for a setup model. The system features a fully backlit remote cToshiba America Inc. is introducing its...
- Research articles 1996-05-06
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- NASA observations aid South America.(Community Bits: COMPANY AND PEOPLE UPDATES)
- An environmental monitoring facility in Panama is the first to implement a regional monitoring system developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA to provide Central American decision makers with early warning about ecological and climatic changes. Known as SERVIR, the system was inaugurated at...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- European Transport Ministers to Decide Fate of Proposed Galileo System
- Coming up on the December 21-2 European Union EU Council of Transport Ministers meeting that is scheduled to decide its fate, the proposed Galileo satellite navigation system is gaining both technical definition and industry support. Although considerable uncertainty, even anxiety, has arisen over the outcome of the transport ministers' meeting,...
- Research articles 2000-12-01
- EC, ESA Issue Call for Galileo Proposals
- The European Commission EC has issued a call for proposals to create a full-fledged, independent Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS, which is known more simply as Galileo. An October 1 deadline has been set for responses to the invitation, which could produce a contract valued as high as $37...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
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