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[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Eutelsat Communications has reported a close to eight percent increase in overall revenues for the six months to the end of December. This was one of the...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] BSkyB is the big winner in the latest U.K. Premier League soccer rights auction, which concluded Feb. 6. The satellite pay-TV operator won five out of the...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Spacenet has announced details of a collaboration with a leading NASCAR racing team. Spacenet said, Feb. 9. that its Connexstar satellite communications services have been deployed to...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a new deal to boost communications to Nigeria’s financial community. The company said, Feb. 9, that long-time customer DCC Satellite & Networks...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] AsiaSat has signed a C-Band capacity deal with Fashion TV (FTV), the company announced Feb. 9. The deal is for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 to launch...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Globecomm Systems has seen a decrease in revenues and profits for the second half of 2008. This was one of the highlights of second quarter and half...

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] A new private satellite operator has been established in the Middle East. The creation of a new $500 million company, ‘SmartSat’ was announced Feb. 9. The company...

Updated — February 6, 2009 – 6:20 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 22 * Mission: STS-119...

The Missile Defense Agency gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $250 million contract for continued work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the company announced. That one-year pact covers...

The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $31.3 million contract extension for more M299 launchers for the Hellfire missile. Lockheed will provide the launchers and related equipment to the...