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[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Italy’s state-owned broadcaster RAI, commercial broadcaster Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TI) will launch TivuSat, a free-to-air satellite platform on July 31, the companies announced July 22.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] SpeakerBus has struck a deal with Thuraya to provide netted communications solutions to its customer base through a service branded Thuraya NettedComms, SpeakerBus announced July 22.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] QSAT, a satellite service provider based in Qatar, has launched a next-generation iDirect Evolution network covering the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe, iDirect announced...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Orbital Sciences has delivered the Optus D3 satellite to Arianespace for its scheduled mid-August launch, Australian telecom Optus announced July 22.     Optus D3, the third D-series...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Boeing Co. saw its second-quarter profit grow 17 percent to $998 million, compared to $852 million in the same period in 2008, according to the company’s 2009...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Sencore, a satellite content delivery specialist, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Wegener, the company announced July 21.     The acquisition, if completed,...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Arianespace won a contract to launch the Hylas telecommunications satellite for Avanti, Arianespace announced July 22.     Hylas, built by EADS Astrium, has been scheduled for launch...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Lockheed Martin Space Systems quarterly net sales decreased by 7 percent to $2 billion from $2.2 billion in 2008, according to the company’s second-quarter financial results, released...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Tandberg Television signed a contract to supply high-definition (HD) encoders and decoders to GlobeCast Australia, Tandberg announced July 21.     GlobeCast Australia will use the encoders and...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Qwest Communications has entered into agreement with DirecTV to sell its satellite TV service to DirecTV customers for another five years     The companies said the service...