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[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] Arqiva is supporting a new military history channel launching on BSkyB’s direct-to-home platform, Arqiva said July 9.     Under a five-year contract, Arqiva will provide playout...

[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] Magellan Aerospace delivered the Cassiope small satellite platform to Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), Magellan announced.     The first of the MAC-200 small satellite buses...

[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] SES Americom and SES New Skies will be combined into a single operating segment, parent company SES announced July 10. Robert Bednarek, president and CEO of...

[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] Ciel Satellite Group received approval from the Canadian government to develop several orbital slots, SES, the primary shareholder of Ciel, said July 9.     Industry Canada...

[Satellite Today 07-10-08] Integral Systems Inc. named John Higginbotham the company’s new CEO effective immediately, Integral announced July 9.     Higginbotham founded private equity firm SpaceVest Capital (now RedShift Ventures)...

[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] Pace expects to perform ahead of expectations over the next year, the company said July 10.     The set-top box manufacturer expects to benefit from a...

[Satellite Today 07-09-08]  RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. signed an agreement with WatchIndia TV, a subscription-based live broadcast and on-demand video platform and subsidiary of Live Asia TV.     According...

[Satellite Today 07-09-08] Portuguese airline TAP will run a six-month commercial trial of GSM mobile calling and messaging enabled via SwiftBroadband with equipment supplied by Inmarsat partner OnAir, TAP announced....

[Satellite Today 07-09-08] Thales Alenia Space is ready to deliver the high-resolution optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades earth observation satellite, the company said July 9.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-09-08] CETel has announced a contract with Arabsat following the launch of Arabsat’s BADR-6 satellite, CETel said July 9.     CETel, a satellite communications service provider, has committed...