Author: JJ McCoy

Correction

The item “European Satellite Navigation Competition Offers Prize” in the May 10 Satellite Today should have said that Application Center Ltd. Oberpfaffenhofen is launching the competition, with Bavarian Ministry for...

Premiere Nears 3.5 Million Subscribers

German pay-TV operator Premiere reported nearly 3.5 million customers in Germany and Austria, the company announced May 10. Premiere added more than 50,000 subscribers in the period ending March 31...

SkyNet 5 Begins Operations

SkyNet-5A, the first of three military communications satellites for the U.K. Ministry of Defense, has entered service, Astrium announced May 10. Through subsidiary Paradigm Secure Communications, Astrium is the prime...

MRC Names Marketing Executive

Microwave Radio Communications (MRC) has named George Maier its director of product marketing for the broadcast sector, the company announced May 9. Maier will lead product development activities for MRC’s...

OpenTV To Power HD Service For Russian DTH Operator

Russian direct-to-home operator NTV-Plus will launch high-definition (HD) services using OpenTV’s digital television solutions, OpenTV announced May 8. NTV-Plus, owned by Gazprom-Media, delivers more than 90 channels to 560,000 subscribers....