Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite News 12-10-12] After two years of frustrating decline, Comtech’s MTS/BFT business declined 61 percent to $10 million in the 2013 first quarter and now consists primarily of support services...

[Satellite News 12-05-12] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has launched a gap risk study for its $13 billion Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program to address concerns about...

[Satellite News 12-04-12] When satellite manufacturer Boeing unveiled its 702-SP satellite platform with an all-electric propulsion system in March 2012, it packaged the buzz with immediate endorsements from Asia Broadcast...

[Satellite News 11-30-12] 2012 has seen some key deals in the satellite sector. Yesterday, we looked at deals such as DigitalGlobe acquiring GeoEye, MDA acquiring Space Systems/Loral and Cobham acquiring...

[Satellite News 11-29-12] Rough estimates of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity show that more than $5 billion was moved in the satellite industry as a result of transactions that occurred...

[Satellite News 11-28-12] Social network integration with satellite video services has reached Thailand as a result of the platform’s rapidly increasing strength over cable rivals in the region. Satellite TV...

[Satellite TODAY 11-28-12] Sea Launch and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) have entered into an option agreement for backup launch services utilizing Sea Launch’s Zenit 3SL rocket, the companies announced Nov....

[Satellite TODAY 11-28-12] NewCom International has launched a satellite-powered distance education network covering 26 schools in the Nudo de Paramillo Region in Northern Colombia built on the iDirect satellite communications...

[Satellite TODAY 11-28-12] Nearly half, or 49 percent, of video consumers are viewing over-the-top (OTT) video through a broadband connection on their television sets in addition to the content they...

[Satellite TODAY 11-28-12] Foxtel has selected Digital Rapids to provide encoding and streaming solutions to underpin Foxtel’s new video initiatives, the companies announced Nov. 28.       Foxtel purchased...