Loral Wins Action Against Cablevision Subsidiary

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by Staff Writers
New York NY (SPX) Jan 30, 2007
Loral Space and Communications has won a jury verdict in the Supreme Court for the State of New York in its contract action against Rainbow DBS Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. The unanimous verdict will result in a judgment of approximately $51 million to Loral.

Loral Space and Communications is a satellite communications company. It owns and operates a fleet of telecommunications satellites used to broadcast video entertainment programming, distribute broadband data, and provide access to Internet services and other value-added communications services.

Loral also is a world-class leader in the design and manufacture of satellites and satellite systems for commercial and government applications including direct-to-home television, broadband communications, wireless telephony, weather monitoring and air traffic management. For more information, visit Loral's web site at

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Space Systems Loral Wins Contract To Build Direct Broadcast Satellite For EchoStar

Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2007
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)has announced that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) for EchoStar Orbital Corporation II, a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications. EchoStar XIV will provide expanded services and flexibility for DISH Network's more than 13 million direct-to-home (DTH) television subscribers.

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