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| 06.01.2012 |
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Contracts News
Astrium U.K. Inks ESA Solar Satellite Construction Award Astrium U.K. has won a 300 million euro ($397.8 million) contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Solar Orbiter satellite at its facilities in Stevenage, United Kingdom. The Solar...
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Colin Jung, Managing Director, Content Business Development, KBS Media
Korea Broadcast Systems (KBS) operates in one of the most dynamic media environments in Asia. Colin Jung, managing director for content business development at KBS, talks about how the broadcaster has been slow to adapt to this new environment, and how it...
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| 06.01.2012 |
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ITU Satellite Work Between the Radio Conferences
Much of the technical background work behind the international radio regulations (RR) of the ITU is prepared in the period between world radio communication conferences by the ITU-R Study Groups. The study groups prepare draft recommendations, reports and...
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Adrian Ballintine, CEO, NewSat
NewSat, the Australian satellite company, hopes to launch a plethora of satellites during the next few years and become an emerging force in the satellite market. The company is a big believer in Ka-band and could announce plans for multiple high-throughput...
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| 05.17.2012 |
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ACSI Index Ranks Dish Network Number One in U.S. Customer Service
[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has ranked U.S. pay-TV operator Dish Network first among large U.S.-based satellite and cable providers for customer experience, including overall value, customer satisfaction and...
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| 05.16.2012 |
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FCC Decision on MVPD Status for OTT Providers Worries Broadcast Industry 
[Satellite News 05-16-12] An ongoing dispute between over-the-top (OTT) video programming company Sky Angel and Discovery Communications could make a significant impact on the development of new OTT content distribution systems for content as the Federal...
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| 05.16.2012 |
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Yahsat Y1B Reaches Operational Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] The Yahsat Y1B satellite has arrived at its intended 47.5 degrees East orbital slot to provide service over the United Arab Emirates, satellite operator Yahsat confirmed May 15. The satellite, Yahsat’s second, was...
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| 05.11.2012 |
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Eutelsat Sees Opportunities in Video Market Despite Delays in Ka-band Rollout
[Satellite News 05-11-12] Increased competition in key markets, partial delays in the rollout of Ka-band professional services and a significant slowdown in multi-usage activity have forced FSS operator Eutelsat to downgrade its 2012 full-year revenue...
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| 05.11.2012 |
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Dish Network’s Ergen Rouses Speculation on Purchase of LightSquared Debt
[Satellite News 05-11-12] Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen has reportedly bought up $350 million worth of debt from 4G LTE network operator LightSquared after raising $1.9 billion in cash through bond sales during the last week, several analysts told...
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| 05.11.2012 |
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Dish Network Launches Hopper DVR Capability that Skips Commercials
[Satellite TODAY 05-11-12] Dish Network is introducing a new capability for its Hopper HD DVR system that aims to give viewers the choice to automatically skip commercials, the company announced May 10. The...
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| 05.10.2012 |
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Explaining DirecTV’s Success South of the States
[Satellite News 05-10-12] For the past several years, satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV’s business in the United States had consistently grabbed headlines during quarterly reports season. Subscriber growth was always a given — the company...
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| 05.10.2012 |
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GlobeCast Hires New Director of North American Sales
[Satellite TODAY 05-10-12] GlobeCast Americas has appointed Edward Ferraro as the company’s new North American director of sales, the satellite broadcast company announced May 9. Ferraro will be...
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| 05.08.2012 |
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Dish Network Adds 1Q Revenue, Subscribers, While Reducing Churn
[Satellite TODAY 05-08-12] U.S. satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network grew its 2012 first quarter revenues 11 percent year-over-year, reaching $3.58 billion for the quarter while reducing its churn to 1.35 percent, according to the company’s latest...
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| 05.08.2012 |
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ASC Signal Wins Ka-band Antenna Contract from European Satellite Operator
[Satellite TODAY 05-08-12] ASC Signal has been selected to provide a significant number of Ka-band antennas to an unnamed group of European major satellite operators to ensure uptime in distributing pay-TV channels to the region’s satellite subscribers...
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| 05.03.2012 |
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Harris Corp. to Sell Off Broadcast Communications Business
[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] After taking on a sizable fiscal penalty to write down assets in weaker business units, Harris Corp. CEO William Brown confirmed May 1 that the parent company will divest its Harris Broadcast Communications business unit in order to...
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| 05.02.2012 |
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Sirius XM Reports 1Q Profit Growth, Awaits FCC Response to Liberty Takeover Proposal
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-02-12] Satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio’s efforts to integrate new applications with its products and generate excitement in the consumer market have paid off in its 2012 fiscal first quarter, as the company reported a...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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Analyst: SES Should Sell Remaining Capacity from German Analog Switch-off
[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] Berenberg Bank has released a new report April 30 in light of the analog signal on SES’ Astra satellite system being closed down in Germany. Sarah Simon, a satellite equity analyst at Berenberg said in the...
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Harris Corp. Wins Five-Year Extension to BSkyB Broadcasting Deal
[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] British broadcaster BSkyB has renewed its broadcast and multimedia sales software contract with Harris Corp. for a period of five years with an additional three-year extension option, Harris announced April 30. ...
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Technology News
iDrirect Unveils New Military Airborne Router iDirect Government Technologies has released a satellite router that aims to enable constant connectivity between manned and unmanned aircraft for uninterrupted command and...
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| 05.01.2012 |
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John Linwood CTO, BBC
The eyes of the world will be on the United Kingdom and the BBC during the next few months as the summer Olympics begin in London. The BBC, one of the world’s largest broadcasters, is set for a huge year because of this and they are ready for the...
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