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[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] DirecTV will be using Tandberg Television’s workflow automation solutions to enable its new multi-platform on-demand service, the company announced Sept. 10. The Tandberg WatchPoint Workflow System […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today]  The Comcast Media Center’s Hits Quantum service has added six more HDTV channels to its lineup, the company announced Sept. 10. The service, which is aboard […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected to deploy a satellite communications network that will provide unlimited Internet access for Russian schools, the company announced Sept. […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] SkyWave Mobile Communication’s new IsatM2M service and DMR-800D terminals are available for commercial sale, the company announced Sept. 10. The IsatM2M, which enhances the SkyWave D+ […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne Corp. has revealed the new SkyWire MDX420 satellite network gateway, the company announced Sept. 5. The MDX420 applies Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technology to […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] MTV is coming to Ukraine, thanks to a deal between Spacecom and MTV Network’s Central and Eastern European subsidiaries, the company announced Sept. 9. MTV Ukraine […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Two Indian Air Force pilots broke a world record using Iridium technology, the company announced Sept. 10. The pilots, Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar, […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. are expanding the distribution system for the Tooway satellite broadband service, the companies announced Sept. 10. The service will be extended […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] iDirect is introducing three new products, including the industry’s first integrated remote satellite outdoor unit, the company announced Sept. 7. The three new products represent key […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] International Datacasting Corp. and Sensio Technologies Inc. have signed a letter of intent to develop a satellite solution to broadcast 3D digital and e-cinema, the companies […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish will demonstrate its CommuniCase technology, which allows users to quickly interchange parts and improve flexibility, at IBC2007, the company announced Sept. 6. The technology enables […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech EF Data is introducing a new Media Router platform, the company announced Sept. 7. The Media Router 6000 is a single platform that functions as […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Sidsa is working with the Islamic Republic of Iran to distribute satellite television to handheld mobile phones, the company announced Sept. 7. Sidsa will distribute 16 […]

[09/07/07 – Satellite Today] Orbit Communications Co. and Eutelsat Germany have concluded an agreement to distribute Arabic channels to cable operators in continental Europe, the company announced Sept. 7. The […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite News] JSAT Corp. has ordered another satellite to replace its JCSAT-11, which was destroyed in a Sept. 6 failure of a Proton rocket, JSAT said. The satellite […]

Pace Micro Technology is launching a new business unit, Pace Networks, which it hopes will enable satellite pay-TV operators to effectively deploy advanced solutions to their customers, particularly in urban […]

[9-6-07 –  Satellite  Today] Apax Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services and is incorporating the company into the Vizada brand, the company announced Sept. 6. The […]

[09/06/07 – Satellite Today] JCSAT-11 was lost when the Proton rocket suffered a second stage failure shortly after liftoff, launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) said. The satellite was slated […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. has signed transponder contracts with two major direct-to-home (DTH) providers in the Middle East and Europe, the company announced Sept. 6. The contacts, both […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Media&Broadcast has signed a 10-year contract to lease a transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite, the companies announced Sept. 6. Media&Broadcast plans to use the capacity […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Spacenet, Inc. announced a new hybrid service program specifically built for retail enterprises that will help mitigate the risks of network downtime, the company announced Sept. […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mainstream Data has teamed up with Portugal Television (PT) and Lusa, Portugal’s national press agency, to distribute news stories and photographs to customers in Europe and […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed a major milestone last month, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced Sept. 6. The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS), […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Globecomm is introducing a new suite of video services for customers ranging from traditional direct-to-home (DTH) and cable channels to new IPTV service providers, the company […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has awarded three contracts to SpaceDev to deliver more than 200 satellite components, the company announced Sept. 6. The contracts, which are worth […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] SES Astra has signed a contract with National Broadband Services to provide satellite-based broadband Internet to Ireland, the company announced Sept. 6. According to recent Irish […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite News] Industry leaders continued to debate the state of the satellite industry today at Euroconsult’s World Summit for Satellite Financing in Paris. Panels today looked at the […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems LLC is providing remote areas of Siberia with remote satellite terminals, the company announced Sept. 4. Hughes is providing the technology to Iskra […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] PT Indonusa Telemedia has implemented Harmonic‘s technology into its direct-to-home satellite service in Indonesia, the company announced Sept. 4. Indonusa Telemedia is using Harmonic’s DiviCom Electra […]

[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Inc. has received another contract for command and control systems based on EPOCH Integrated Product Suite (IPS) the company announced Sept. 5.  EPOCH IPS […]