Connectivity

[Satellite Today 07-15-09] Canal Plus Group signed a multi-year licensing agreement for Macrovision’s electronic program guide (EPG) patent portfolio, the company said July 13.  The agreement allows Canal Plus to […]

[Satellite Today 07-15-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) launched the RazakSat spacecraft onboard a Falcon 1 rocket from the U.S. Army‘s launch facility in the Kwajalein Atoll, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 07-15-09] EMS Technologies CEO Paul Domorski wants to make the commercial flight cabin as connected as his home office. In doing so, he said the company’s broadband solutions […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Vislink appointed Chris Wilson general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced July 14.     Wilson previously served as director of business development for Millennium Communications […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Escape Communications, a provider of microwave radio indoor units, has rolled out with 1+1 Hot Standby Switch Protection Mode capability for its EXM-2L16 radio unit, designed for […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has established an international operations division at its Minnesota headquarters, the company announced July 13.     ATK said that growing demand for its products […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] Serbia Broadband signed a long-term capacity deal with Eutelsat Communications for two transponders at Eutelsat’s 16 degrees East video neighborhood, Serbia Broadband announced July 13.     As […]

[Satellite News 07-14-09] Microsoft’s deal with BSkyB, which will bring Sky Player satellite TV content to broadband-enabled Xbox 360 video game consoles in the United Kingdom and Ireland, was a […]

[Satellite Today 07-14-09] International Launch Services (ILS) and SES have reached an agreement to launch QuetzSat-1 in 2011, the companies announced July 14.  QuetzSat-1, under construction by Space Systems/Loral on […]

[Satellite News 07-13-09] Sky Deutschland, the German pay-TV operator formerly known as Premiere, is at a crossroads. Beset with recent issues of piracy and reports of false subscriber figures, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Emmanuel Grave has been appointed executive vice president of telecommunications for Thales Alenia Space, the company announced July 10.     Grave previously served as a senior vice […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] UltiSat has commissioned a C-band teleport for Afcomsat, a Nigerian satellite services provider, UltiSat announced July 10.     Under its agreement with Afcomsat, UltiSat designed, integrated, installed […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has shipped the AsiaSat 5 satellite, built for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat), to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it is […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Telesat has finalized a $69 million deal with APT Satellite to transfer its interest in the Telstar 10 satellite back to APT, Telesat announced July 9.     […]

[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Showtime Arabia and the Orbit Group are merging their direct-to-home (DTH) platforms to form a single provider in the Middle East, the companies announced July 12.     […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) received a settlement in a broadcasting piracy case against Turtle Cable, accused of operating as an infringing cable […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) signed a long-term satellite distribution agreement with European direct-to-home provider UPC Direct to supply seven transponders to relocate UPC’s current broadcast traffic to […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] ViaSat signed contracts worth a combined $53 million with pan-African satellite operator RascomStar-QAF to support an expansion of telephone and Internet access availability in the region, ViaSat […]

[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Globalstar has appointed Peter Dalton CEO, the company announced July 10. Former Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe will serve as the company’s executive chairman.     Globalstar COO Thomas […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Norsat has initiated a new marketing campaign to promote its growth to shareholders in Canada and the United States, the company announced July 8.     Norsat has […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] The Cable Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) formed a joint initiative with SNL Kagan, a provider of financial and operational information on the global media and […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. has rolled out an adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) capability for its CDM-625 advanced satellite modem, which is optimized by pairing the system […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall has been named co-chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table, Arianespace announced July 8.     Le Gall will serve a two-year term. […]

[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arabsat is teaming up with Sudanese Radio & TV Corp. to launch and operate a direct-to-home platform in Khartoum, Sudan, Arabsat announced July 8.     The Sudanese […]

[Satellite News 07-08-09] The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) outlined its requirements for state and local governments to […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Intelsat served as the exclusive satellite carrier for the live global distribution of the July 7 Michael Jackson Memorial Service under a contract with concert promoter AEG […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] DEV Systemtechnik launched a family of L-band multiplexers and demultiplexers designed to assist satellite ground stations operators and cable head end stations with monitoring RF signals, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] SkyVision has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 universal satellite hub to launch its Evolution network covering Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia with […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Viasat Broadcasting signed a deal with Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, the company announced July 7.     Viasat Broadcasting, which […]

[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Vizada launched the ThurayaIP broadband mobile satellite service, the Vizada announced July 7. The launch follows an extensive development phase with Thuraya to fine-tune the service and […]