Spotlight: Targeting Supply Chain Thieves With GPS
In an effort to thwart robbery of merchandise and break up the crime rings behind the thefts, police forces are turning to satellite technology. The New Jersey State Police recently...
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French DTH Providers Could Join Forces
The owners of the two French direct-to-home satellite television platforms, Canalsat and TPS, are on the verge of combining their efforts in the increasingly competitive pay-TV market in France. Vivendi...
Satellite Poised For Important Role In U.K. Digital Transition
Satellite will play an important role as the United Kingdom moves from analog to all-digital transmissions by 2012, according to Digital U.K., the organization responsible for overseeing the switch. “I...
Government 2, DirecTV 0
Direct-to-home satellite television service provider DirecTV stands to pay out more than $10 million dollars in separate settlements reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of...
SES Astra Signs Belgian DTH Deal
TV Vlaanderen will launch Belgium’s first dedicated satellite TV platform in January using capacity from SES Astra, TV Vlaanderen announced Dec. 15. The operator will broadcast a bouquet of Flemish...
ESA's Herschel And Planck To Be Launched By Arianespace
Arianespace signed a contract to launch the Herschel and Planck scientific spacecraft in late 2007 or early 2008, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Dec. 15. The spacecraft, with a...
Spacedev Announces Microsatellite Bus, Launch Package
Spacedev introduced Dec. 12 its new Mission Xcelerator Solution Program, a service offering that includes the building and launch of microsatellites and nanosatellites for less than $20 million. The package...
Point.360 Deploys Global HD Transmission Service
Point.360 announced Dec. 12 the availability of its standard-definition and high-definition (HD) global satellite transmissions service for spot distribution, syndicated program distribution and events. The service, based on Globecast’s worldwide...
China Spacecom Named Iridium Service Provider
Iridium Satellite LLC signed an agreement for China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) to be an Iridium service provider. China Spacecom will be responsible for the establishment,...
MT Aerospace Signs Contract For Soyuz Ground Facilities
Germany’s MT Aerospace, a subsidiary of OHB Technology AG, received a contract from the French space agency, CNES, to help build the Soyuz ground facilities in Kourou, French Guiana, OHB...