http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:36:45 EDT [Satellite Today 07-25-08] MultiChoice is preparing to launch high-definition (HD) services in South Africa, the operator said July 25... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23923.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-24-08] Harmonic Inc. will provide Astra Platform Services with high-definition (HD) encoders and statistical multiplexing for a network upgrade, Harmonic announced July 24.     Astra... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23915.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-24-08] The buzz over the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio continues louder than ever, as the two companies said July 24 that they are in discussions the Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to settle outstanding enforcement matters... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23921.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-23-08] BSkyB signed an innovative deal with one of the world’s biggest music companies to offer digital music services, BSkyB said July 23.     The satellite pay-TV operator announced a partnership with Universal Music to launch a service which will offer... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23903.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-23-08] Viasat, a Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary, has seen a decrease in direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region in the second quarter, the company announced July... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23907.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-23-08] Revenues in KVH’s mobile communications business improved 4 percent to $18.3 million in the company’s 2008 second quarter, the company announced July 22. The gains were driven by an increased demand for Internet access and satellite communications.    ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23909.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-23-08] SES New Skies signed another capacity deal for its NSS-7 satellite, the operator said July 23.     SM2 Sports Media Solutions, based in Greenwich, Conn., delivers sports events for broadcasters... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23911.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-21-08] XM Satellite Radio added 322,000 net subscribers in the 2008 second quarter to bring its total subscriber base to 9.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced July 21.     Total gross additions for the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23710.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite News 07-21-08] Louis Brothers, founder and president of Valley Forge Composite Technologies (VFCT), is so confident that his company’s new small satellite platform will be a revolution for the industry that he invites critics and non-believers to see it themselves.    ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23714.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite Today 07-18-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) introduced a specialized two-channel flyaway broadcast system geared towards specific applications in Southeast Asia, the company announced July 18.     The new package will be part of a lease business... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/headlines/23699.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT