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Dominion: Arbitration Ruling A 'Positive Step'

According to Naples, Fla.-based Dominion Video Satellite, a small, U.S.-based, satellite-TV company whose Sky Angel TV service features family-oriented programming, an arbitration panel unanimously found EchoStar Communications [DISH] violated its...

John Madden Gets 'Sirius'

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of NFL games, nabbed “Monday Night Football” analyst and legendary NFL head coach John Madden to provide on-air analysis for “Sirius...

SES Astra Clinches ITV Transponder Leasing Deal

Luxembourg-based SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], reached an agreement to lease two transponders to ITV, reportedly the biggest commercial television network in the United Kingdom....

Northrop Grumman Taps EMS For EHF Contract Help

Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [ELMG] said its space and technology division was chosen by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Communication Antenna Systems for the U.S....

Globecomm Wins Two Infrastructure Pacts

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications, today was awarded two satellite infrastructure contracts valued at approximately $3.6 million. The first contract is with a repeat...

Orf Leases More SES Astra Transponder Capacity

SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], signed a long-term agreement with Orf to lease additional Astra satellite transponder capacity to Austria’s largest public broadcaster. The new...

NewSat Taps Encore For VPN Over Satellite

Encore Networks signed a reseller agreement with Australian satellite broadband operator NewSat under which NewSat will add Encore’s complete line of IP-only and IP+Legacy virtual private network (VPN) security appliances...