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[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] The direct-to-home (DTH) market in Portugal saw strong growth in the year that closed in June, according to a report issued Aug. 20 Portuguese communications regulator...

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a contract from Australia’s Optus Networks PTY Ltd. to provide satellite network infrastructure equipment and technical services to support the Australian...

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Rome Research Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to operate and maintain communications satellite systems for the Naval Satellite Operations Center, parent company Par...

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Australian satellite pay-TV operator Austar is returning 300 million Australian dollars ($239.9 million) to shareholders and will reorganize it debt structure as it looks to position...

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Time Warner Cable has deployed a video-on-demand (VOD) solution for small markets based on technology from Tandberg Television, Tandberg announced Aug. 21. Tandberg’s OpenStream digital services...

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] WildBlue Communications, Inc. named Ed Knudson vice president of sales and marketing, the company announced Aug. 20. Knudson has more than 20 years of experience in...

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Glentel Inc. has acquired and installed a new satellite hub to bring pipeline monitoring and other control services to its oil and gas customers throughout Canada...

Sky Network Television, the leading pay-TV operator in New Zealand, added nearly 45,000 subscribers for the year that closed at the end of June, bringing its total subscriber base to...

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. has opened a broadcast operations center for Showtime Networks Inc., Globecomm announced. The 6,000-square-foot custom master and control facility at Globecomm’s Long Island...

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems has won a satellite terminal deal with Paradigm Services, which is authorized to lead satellite communications procurements for military users within the U.K....