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Connectivity
Lagardère Active’s Dray: YouTube
French broadcaster Lagardère Active signed a deal in April to make its content available to the YouTube community in France, as Lagardère Active looks to cater to consumers who want […]
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Technology News
BT Deploys iDirect Evolution Platform Upgrade Satellite communications solutions and services provider BT is upgrading its EMEA satellite network infrastructure to iDirect’s Evolution platform. The upgrade aims to allow BT […]
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Government/Military
ATK, NASA Complete Second Ares Development Motor Test
[Satellite TODAY 09-01-10] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and NASA have conducted a cold-temperature ground test of the second Ares five-segment Development Motor (DM-2), ATK announced Aug. 31. Initial test data […]
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Government/Military
Elbit Systems Selects Harris Tactical Radios for ADF
[Satellite TODAY 09-01-10] Harris Corp. has received a $9.5 million contract from Elbit Systems to provide engineering services to support the Australian Department of Defense’s (ADF) Land 200 communications modernization […]
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Connectivity
Shifting Market Dynamics Forces Content Providers to Explore New Revenue Streams
Numerous studies forecast massive growth in the consumption of video services via mobile devices, some predicting that mobile video will account for two-thirds of mobile handheld data use by 2015, […]
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Connectivity
Content Delivery: Demanding Consumers Seek Simple Solutions
Content creators are shifting their thinking about delivering their products, no longer focused solely on the TV consumer and looking at users that seek entertainment via other devices. The challenge […]
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Connectivity
ictQatar-Eutelsat Alliance: Hosted Payload Evolution
Eutelsat and ictQatar announced in May a strategic alliance for the joint procurement of a communications satellite to be positioned in Eutelsat’s 25.5 East orbital slot. ictQatar is the Qatari […]
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Connectivity
FCC Jurisdiction for Maritime Communications
If a maritime vessel is in no-man’s land, does that equate to being in no-rules land? With regards to satellite maritime communications, it may appear so, but it’s not quite […]
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Connectivity
Customers Seek One-Box Solution to All Their Needs
I did not intend to have three stories in the September issue that expressed the same theme, but by the time the writers had finished their work, articles that looked […]
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Connectivity
Astrotech Ends 2010 With $1.6 Million Net Loss, Strong Backlog
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Commercial space services provider Astrotech Corp. posted a fourth quarter fiscal year 2010 net loss of $1.6 million and decreased revenues, which impacted the company’s full-year 2010 […]
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Government/Military
Boeing’s GPS-2F Satellite Enters Service for the Air Force
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] GPS 2F-SV1, the first of 12 Boeing-built U.S. Air Force Block 2F satellites, has entered service, Boeing announced Aug. 30. The Air Force’s GPS Wing transferred […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat Signs Pakistan Broadcaster Capacity Deal
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Pakistani broadcaster Sports Star International Private (SSI) to deliver two Urdu-language satellite channels, A-Lite and A-Plus, on the AsiaSat 3S satellite, […]
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Connectivity
Newtec Contributes Technology to Tapeless Broadcast Migration in Iraq
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Iraqi satellite broadcaster Alsumaria has selected Newtec’s DualFlow and FlexACM technologies to help continue its migration toward tapeless news production, Newtec announced Aug. 30. Alsumaria’s fleet […]
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Connectivity
Iberium Releases Demodulator Core for U.S. Mobile DTV Markets
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Iberium Communications, a provider of digital TV (DTV) demodulation intellectual property, has released its Santana digital demodulator core for the U.S. mobile DTV market, the company announced […]
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APL Develops Temperature-Sensitive Satellite Tracking Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Global shipping line APL has created SmarTemp, a satellite tracking service that monitors the temperature and humidity of refrigerated containers carrying sensitive cargo, APL announced Aug. 30. […]
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Government/Military
SRA Receives Air Force Task Order for Space Surveillance Network Research
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Technology and strategic consulting services and solutions provider SRA International has won a military task order under the U.S. General Services Administration’s mission-oriented business integrated services contract, […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Wins NASA Engineering Support Contract
[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Raytheon subsidiary Raytheon Technical Services Co. (RTSC) signed a deal with NASA to support facilities and operations for astronaut training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Sonny […]
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Government/Military
L-3 GCS Wins $170 Million U.S. Military VSAT Contract
[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] L-3 GCS was awarded contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide Panther VSAT manpack satellite communications systems and associated equipment to support communications for […]
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Connectivity
Polsat Breaks Through Three Million Subscriber Barrier in Poland
[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] Cyfrowy Polsat, the Polish DTH operator, had over 3.2 million subscribers at the end of June, according to its 2010 half-year results issued Aug. 26. […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev Takes Net Loss in Third Quarter; Lowers 2010 Revenue Projections
[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] Canadian satellite technology company Com Dev International will post a net loss of about $1.6 million in its 2010 third quarter, compared with a net income of […]
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Connectivity
MultiChoice Expands Online TV Offerings in South Africa
[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] African pay-TV operator MultiChoice has announced three new distribution deals for its DStv on Demand service, the company announced Aug. 26. MultiChoice signed deals with South […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Establishes North Dakota Service Center to Serve Bakken Shale Region
[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] RigNet, a provider of remote communications and collaborative applications to the global oil and gas industry, has recently opened a service center in Dickinson, N.D. The […]
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Connectivity
STM Group Launches SatLink 2000 VSAT Unit
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] The STM Group has launched the its SatLink 2000 VSAT Indoor Unit (IDU), supporting IP throughput up to 30 Mbps and operating on DVB-S2 carriers at information […]
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Connectivity
Telecast Unveils New Fiber Optic Transceiver for Satellite News Gathering
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] Telecast Fiber Systems has released its CopperHead 3050 camera-mounted fiber optic transceiver designed to meet the requirements of electronic and satellite news gathering journalists transmitting HD video […]
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Sensio Enters 3-D Technology Partnership with Trident Microsystems
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] Sensio Technologies has partnered with 3-D-capable set-top box and TV semiconductor solutions provider Trident Microsystems to integrate Sensio’s 3-D technology into Trident’s products, the companies announced Aug. […]
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RRsat CFO Resigns; Aber to Assume Financial Leadership
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] Broadcast content management and distribution services provider RRsat Global Communications Network appointed David Aber CFO after its current CFO Gil Efron resigned after four years of service, […]
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Connectivity
APT Satellite’s 2010 Half-Year Profits Jump 85 Percent
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] Hong-Kong based operator APT Satellite saw profits almost double in the first half of 2010 to $12.54 million, an increase of over 85 percent compared to the […]
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Government/Military
Harris Selects General Dynamics to Upgrade, Deliver GOES-R Antennas
[Satellite TODAY 08-27-10] General Dynamics Satcom Technologies received an $80 million contract from Harris Corp. to design, manufacture and install six new 16-meter antennas and upgrade four 9-meter satellite communications […]
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Connectivity
Latens Wins Nepal DTH Content Security Deal
[Satellite TODAY 08-26-10] Latens has signed a contract with Satellite Channel Nepal, a pay-TV provider in the South Asia region, to provide its conditional access content security services for the […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Satcom Sees Increased USAT Deployments for Oil Spill Clean-up
[Satellite TODAY 08-26-10] Cobham Satcom reported an increase in orders for its Sea Tel Ultra Small Aperture Terminal (USAT) marine stabilized Ku-band antenna system, as its applications in the global […]