http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2010 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 8:17:38 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Swedish broadcasting entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired 50 percent of Raduga Holdings from Continental Media for an undisclosed amount of cash, MTG announced Feb. 8.     The remaining 50 percent interest in Raduga has been retained by... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33334.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Globalstar signed a joint venture agreement with mobile satellite voice and data provider Arion Communication to form Globalstar Asia Pacific, the companies announced Feb. 8.     The joint venture will operate the Globalstar gateway ground station in Korea and... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33335.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Iridium Communications selected Hughes Network Systems to develop an access network controller (ANC) for its gateway ground radio control network, Hughes announced Feb. 8.     Hughes will design and supply a tested turnkey ANC system to be integrated with... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33336.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] Oil and gas industry communications provider RigNet relocated its U.K.-based Aberdeen operations to a new facility, the company announced Feb. 8... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33337.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-09-10] A second global arms race may erupt by 2025 if the international community does not take steps toward a space treaty program, according to a forecast published by the Military Space Transparency Project (MSTP), released Feb. 8.     MSTP Founder... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33338.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Eutelsat signed a multi-year deal with Telespazio to renew leased capacity on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 1 and W3A satellites, the operator announced Feb. 5. The Italian satellite operator renewed leases on two satellites for professional video contribution services and for... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33329.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Sirius XM Radio has unveiled a free application to access its programming on BlackBerry smartphones, the company announced Feb. 5.     In order to access the service... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33330.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] OnAir has been selected by Airbus to provide mobile satellite connectivity solutions to its Airbus A350 XWB fleet, OnAir announced Feb. 5. The service complies with Airbus' A350... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33331.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-08-10] Harris Corp. has opened a 24,000-square-foot office in Maryland to support its 10-year GOES-R satellite ground segment contract with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33332.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST [Satellite TODAY 02-05-10] Astrium has been awarded a follow-on contract for the delivery of a second set of subsystems to the Turkish Navy’s Milgem satellite communications program, the company announced Feb. 4.     Astrium Services’ Secure Satcom Systems delivered the first set... http://www.satellitetoday.com/st/headlines/33322.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST