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- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $13.7M
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- ($169.5M)
- Market Cap
- Sep 04 2008
- $67.6M
Latest News and Analysis
WorldSpace, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
WorldSpace, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
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WorldSpace® Partners with STMicroelectronics for European Satellite Digital Radio Chips
Aims to Produce a Complete System Solution to Propel Adoption of Digital Satellite Radio Services in Europe and the Middle East
WORLDSPACE® Receives Approval for Satellite Radio Service in Germany
Company Adds German License to Existing Italian and Swiss Licenses; Additional Countries Expected Before Year-End
WORLDSPACE® Satellite Radio Reports Going Concern Qualification
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- WORLDSPACE([R]) Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, today announced that its independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, has included an explanatory paragraph in their audit opinion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and included in...
WORLDSPACE® Satellite Radio Receives Terrestrial Repeater Network Approval from Switzerland
Tri-lingual Market (German, French, and Italian) to Benefit from Future Plans for Pan-European Service
WorldSpace® Satellite Radio Reports Fourth Quarter & 2007 Results
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- WORLDSPACE[R] Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. The Company ended the quarter with 174,166 subscribers worldwide, a loss of 3,478 from the close of the prior...
WORLDSPACE® Satellite Radio Announces Timing for Fourth Quarter Results And Conference Call
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- WORLDSPACE[R] Satellite Radio (Nasdaq:WRSP) announced today that it expects to release its results for the fourth quarter of 2007 which ended December 31, 2007 after the close of the market on Thursday, March 20, 2008. The company plans to host a conference call and webcast to...
Out of this world: Noah Samara and WorldSpace: no longer silent partners in the satellite radio industry
IN LATE 1999, NOAH SAMARA, CEO of Silver Spring, Maryland-based WorldSpace Inc., was driving along Lake Langano in southern Ethiopia when he heard a broadcast of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." Although the song is a classic, the broadcast signal received near the lake marked a critical milestone for...
Accenture Signs Three-Year Application Outsourcing Agreement with WorldSpace Satellite Radio
NEW YORK -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will provide WorldSpace (NASDAQ: WRSP), a global satellite radio company, with application development and maintenance services under a three-year outsourcing contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Silver Spring-based WorldSpace's loss grows
WorldSpace Corp., of Silver Spring, which provides programming to satellite-based digital radio systems outside the United States, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $33.8 million, or 89 cents per diluted share, versus a net loss of $33.2 million, or 90 cents per diluted share, during the prior-year period. Analysts surveyed...
WorldSpace Inc. of Silver Spring signs agreement with ESPN STAR
WorldSpace Inc., of Silver Spring, a provider of programming to satellite-based digital radio systems outside the United States, said it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with ESPN STAR Sports to provide subscribers to its all-sports channel in South Asia and the Middle East with live audio coverage of cricket...
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio launches first company-branded Arabic-language channels
ACROSS THE REGIONACROSS THE REGION
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio launches first company-branded Arabic-language channels
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio announced that it has launched Ranin and Min Zaman, two new commercial-free Arabic music channels that will offer subscribers contemporary pop hits and classic Arab hits from the Middle East.WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio announced that it has launched Ranin and Min Zaman, two new commercial-free Arabic music channels...
WorldSpace teams with providers to deliver India's first all-sports
WorldSpace Inc., of Silver Spring, a provider of programming to satellite radio systems outside the United States, said it has teamed with content providers that include the BBC World Service, TWI, a British sports broadcasting company, and Radio Mid-Day, an Indian broadcasting company, to deliver India's first all-sports satellite radio...
WorldSpace Lays Foundation for Satellite Radio in China and India (WRSP 2Q05 Conf Call Quotes)
WorldSpace Lays Foundation for Satellite Radio in China and India (WRSP 2Q05 Conf Call Quotes)
WorldSpace readies DARS sets.
Manufacturers will sell four receivers beginning in April Manufacturers will sell four receivers beginning in April
WorldSpace reaches for the DARS; company has big plans to blanket the world with sound. (digital audio radio service, WorldSpace Management Corp.)(The NAB Radio Show)
Company has big plans to blanket the worm with sound Company has big plans to blanket the worm with sound
Satellite radio proponent WorldSpace has signed agreements with Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and JVC for those companies to produce portable digital radios.(Cutting Edge)(Brief Article)
Satellite radio proponent WorldSpace has signed agreements with Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and JVC for those companies to produce portable digital radios that will receive the ... Satellite radio proponent WorldSpace has signed agreements with Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and JVC for those companies to produce...
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- Incorporated: 1990
- CEO: Mr. Noah A. Samara
- Employees: 492
WorldSpace is engaged in the design, development, construction, deployment and financing of a satellite-based radio and data broadcasting service, commonly known as Digital Audio Radio Service, which serve areas of the world where traditional broadcast media or internet services are limited. Co.'s infrastructure supports a satellite-only service and is a fully operational system consisting of three elements: two geostationary satellites, AfriStar and AsiaStar; the associated ground systems that provide content to and control the satellites; and the receivers owned by its customers. Co. also provides radio programming, including a range of music, news, sports and entertainment channels.
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WorldSpace Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Noah A. Samara
Chairman
Mr. Kassahun Kebede
Mr. James R. Laramie
Mr. William Schneider Jr.
Contact Information
8515 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
301 960-1200
NAICS Code
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334220
