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AMP Ohio Selects Gilat Spacenet

Petah Tikvah, Israel-based Gilat Satellite‘s [GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary in McLean, Va., was chosen by the American Municipal Power Ohio (AMP-Ohio) to provide a high-speed VSAT network. Spacenet Connextar service will...

Dish Expands Local Channel Offerings

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] executives said the company’s Dish Network direct-to- home satellite service would begin offering local television channels to subscribers in Green Bay, Wis., and in Lincoln, Hastings...

BTBS Wins Key ITV Modernization Deal

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) was selected by ITV to modernise its broadcast network. BTBS has signed a six-year contract to create a new multimedia network for ITV, exploiting advances in...

ESOA Elects Chairman, Sets 2004 Agenda

The European Satellite Operators’ Association (ESOA) General Assembly elected New Skies Satellites CEO Dan Goldberg as its chairman for a one-year term. He succeeds Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta. Telespazio CEO...

MTN Recapitalizes Amid Strong Growth

Miramar, Fla.-based Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) has recapitalized barely more than a year after it was acquired for $30 million by New York-based investment firm Falconhead Capital during February last...

Stratos Loses CFO

Richard Halka, the executive vice president and CFO of Stratos Global Corp. [SGB], is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. In his absence, Paula Sturge, the company’s vice president...

NDS Completes Foxtel System Integration

NDS said it successfully completed the first phase of systems integration for Foxtel Digital in Australia. Foxtel launched its new digital TV service — Foxtel Digital — March 14, and...