Connectivity

MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Martial Arts Networks to distribute the Martial Arts TV HD channel via the MEASAT-3a satellite.

SkyStream FZ has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees east to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil & gas customers via secure VSAT networks.

Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat have signed a deal to expand the Spanish satellite operator’s broadband satellite-based network with an additional SkyEdge II system.

TV Integração, the first Brazilian affiliate of TV Globo, has deployed Thomson Video Networks' ViBE CP6000 contribution platform and RD5000 MPEG-2/4 receiver decoder to provide video contribution services to more than 5.4 million viewers.

RRsat Global Communications Network has announced the launch of a new content management and distribution solution that enables major international broadcasters to reach cable headends and direct-to-home (DTH) television broadcasting in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) has appointed of Andrew Silberstein, senior vice president and general manager of Globecomm Network Services to the RTG Board of Directors.

Boeing and Honeywell have signed a new technical services agreement as they look to come up with the next generation of high-speed in-flight connectivity services on passenger devices such as iPads, smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Orbital Sciences has selected ITT Exelis to manufacture, assemble, test and deliver three composite-based bus structures for its GEOStar-3 communications satellite platform.

Eurochannel, an international TV channel dedicated to European films and series, has selected the Eutelsat 16A satellite to broadcast its signal across sub-Saharan Africa.

Norsat International has introduced its new Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and custom microwave products for airborne and Ka multi-band applications.